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Prosumers Skew Expectations
Well, it keeps on happening. The Browser Company, the entity behind the innovative browser Arc, announced that they are "slowing down" the development of their flagship browser, and redirecting their team towards something completely new designed for mainstream…
Machine Learning the Ropes of Intuition
We tend to romanticize the manual past in our inexorable march of technological progress and automation. Artisanal craft over factory assembly lines. Personalized service over generic interactions. Professional piano tuner over…whatever apps would help tweak instruments' efficacies in…
What is a Photo, Anyway?
The Sony Alpha A7C II isn't a large camera—the "C" in the name stands for "compact"—and it's often paired with thin, inconspicuous lenses to maintain mobility. But despite its diminutive…
Review: Disrupting the Game
Reggie Fils-Aimé is a retired executive, most known for his long stint as the COO of Nintendo of America (NOA). His ascension, in conjunction with his distinctly American style of marketing and leadership, was in direct contrast to Nintendo&…
Controlled Set Pieces
I've been making my way through Marvel's Spider-Man 2. This game was released in 2023 for the PS5, a headliner title that served as a showcase for both the console's graphics and its…
The Evolving Motivation to Blog
A few weeks back, I attended ELC Annual 2024, a conference hosted in San Francisco focused on software engineering managers. It's a small circle of engineering people managers in the Bay Area, and a select set of folks…
