Does the generation of AI have to be so grim?
How many humans does it take to make tech seem human? Millions. Source: Inside the AI Factory: the humans that make tech seem human – The Verge Back in 20...
Category: The Narrative
I see so much of my own past in how Google Reader died
Great article looking back at the growth and termination of Google Reader. Google Reader was supposed to be much more than a tool for nerds. But it never got th...
Social media’s end: a long decline seems so sudden
Maybe we should all embrace the downfall of social networks, and maybe my (and our) need for a global water cooler is just a vestigial feeling we’ll all be rid ...
Project: “My heart beats for you”
I was inspired by this clever little Valentine’s Day card from the delightfully creative Charlyn (left), made with a wee Trinket M0 (a fave of mine), Neop...
This call to bring back blogging got me reminiscing
Twitter is creaking. Social media seems less fun than ever. Maybe it’s time to get a little more personal. Source: Bring back personal blogging – The Verg...
It’s time we hack the shit out of this virus
The subvariant, known as XBB, accounted for about 52.6% of all cases in New England during the period of time between Dec. 18 and Dec. 24, according to CDC data...
Jammin’ to the venture beat. And my first patent thrown in for good measure.
Back at the end of 2002, if I recall correctly, Nokia set up an internal Venture Challenge – a challenge to have folks submit ideas, find some promising o...
Teasing out my cultural connections through genetics
Special note: Talking about personal genetics is difficult: what you say not only reveals so much about you, but also your parents, your siblings, and your chil...
“The road less traveled”: getting it wrong, but getting it right
Back in 2014, I was invited back to my graduate school as part of a professional development series for science grad students. Most of the speakers before me we...
My greatest story, never much told: Nokia Cloud
In early 2004, I joined the small Nokia Lifeblog team to lead sales and marketing. Over the roughly 18 months I was with the team, I learned so much about the f...