Baby with the Bathwater

Branching from yesterday’s post, I want to acknowledge something about technology. Nothing will ever be perfect. While discussing artificial intelligence and self-driving vehicles, I received unexpected blowback from …

Perspective Shift

Not everyone is excited about technology. I am a technology enthusiast. I closely follow the new and innovative trends and technologies that will shape our future. Because of …

Syria

Power has shifted in one of the most unstable regions on earth. I took a break from most forms of media over the last few weeks to give …

100K

The price of a single Bitcoin topped $100,000 this week. Ten years ago the price was a little over $300. A few years before that you could buy …

Pronunciation

Sometimes I pronounce certain place names properly, other times I don’t. Depending on who I’m speaking to they either roll their eyes, give me a look of mild …

Preparation

Good preparation is an often-overlooked skill. In interviews, Matthew McConaughey has mentioned how important preparation is. He says that the reason he seems so laid back and appears …

Omnivert

“Are you an introvert or an extrovert?” I hate this question. While these traits are part of our psychology, and very little of our psychology has hard rules, …

Write Now

Writing down thoughts is a strict rule I’ve adopted over the last year. The number of times I’ve forgotten a great idea because I believed that I’d remember …

Peeling Carrots

I had a conversation today with someone at work. He mentioned that he likes his job because he makes it something to enjoy. Even though the work itself …

Fight or Flight, or…

After a well-deserved sleep, I look back at the wild encounter that I had yesterday. It was a surreal experience. Not since I was young and dumb have …