Posts tagged with Thoughts
Educational Tradeoff
My new favorite podcast is Exponent, a podcast hosted by business analyst types Ben Thompson and James Allworth. They tend to talk a lot about the tech industry and its movements, but often provide subtle insights that, while still self-serving…
Year in Review — 2016
Man, 2016 has been a hell of a year. Globally, it has been a year that defied expectations. Brexit and the US presidential elections were at the forefront of political turmoil, but there has been major instability in various regions…
The Decline of the Cantonese Language
I have a 2-year-old son. He’ll be a second-generation Chinese-American, who — unless our lives completely go sideways for the next two decades — will attend American schools and absorb American culture like any other kid around the neighborhood. My wife…
Video Game Narratives
On the recommendation of many podcasts and some folks I follow on Twitter, I went and finished Firewatch — a new, story-driven game about a guy hanging out in a national park watching for forest fires — in a single sitting. It’…
Recognizing the Advantages of Small Groups
We’ve started to take our 2-year-old toddler to preschool this week. Parents will already know that this can be a rough process; kids don’t like to leave their parents, and most kids — like our son — are not used…
Forever Backwards Compatible
In chatting with someone on Clarity a couple of days ago, I came across a peculiar question that didn’t seem that remarkable at the time. The topic was hiring a freelancer to build a website, and what should happen…
