One of the truisms of pandemics is that they're a function of public health, which means that their duration relies on public perception as much as it does on, say, the actual science of the virus. Hell, our…
A couple weeks back, people noticed that BMW has been trialing a subscription service to enable heated seats in their vehicles, which caused all manner of outrage for car enthusiasts. Since BMWs would already have the hardware components installed, the…
As I'm typing this out in June of 2022, it's been 2.5 years since the original COVID-19 virus strain was first found in humans—though it certainly has felt longer than 30 months. The…
I studied Computer Science in college, but opted to for a degree through the College of Letters & Science, which meant that my core CS classes were augmented with coursework in the humanities: linguistics, rhetoric, music, and the like. I…
It's close to the end of another year, which makes for a good excuse to take stock of these last 12 months, take a deep breath, before charging forward into 2022. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is still very much…
I think of myself as a technologist, someone who sees of technology as a positive force on society, the continuous endeavors that strive to move us towards better futures. It accomplishes that goal by enabling more possibility with greater efficiency…