Posts tagged with Technology
The Pattern of Technology
Almost a decade ago, the comms lead at Square wrote this piece on how the media builds up, and then tears down, its subjects like clockwork. At the time, we were—to use the horological analogy—at the metaphorical 11th…
Review: Exadelic
I heard about the sci-fi novel Exadelic from this TechCrunch book review. Going through the first dozen chapters, I wasn't sure there was much more to add than what the reviewer identified right in the title of the…
FinTech Credibility
I worked at Affirm for 3½ years, before "Buy Now Pay Later" (BNPL) was coined as the instantly-approved, low-duration loan popular with online retailers today. Some would argue that the entire business model was only possible because of…
Augmented and Virtual Reality Goal Posts
A couple of weeks ago, Apple announced—to much fanfare and anticipation and rumor—the Apple Vision Pro, a high-end AR/VR headset that also introduces a new computing platform for the company. Even those with high expectations going into…
Verification in an Age of Automation
I just saw that Gmail is starting to implement its own identity verification and validation system. This comes at a time when Twitter's "blue check" system has undergone product changes that make it much less valuable,…
An E-Ink Kitchen Calendar
I've always liked E-ink as a display technology, particularly as an alternative to LCDs. They'll never be as popular , due to the inherent limitations of low refresh rates and low color saturation. In turn, they'…
