Writing
Musings, and the books.
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Momentum Cancelled
For two years I paid $3.99 a month for a new tab extension.
The Drop In is Back!
For the last year, I’ve been obsessed with one question:
Introducing - Ten:Ten
In an earlier blog post, I briefly made mention of wanting to get into the world of luxury time pieces and watch trading. My interest in analog design and…
Prediction: 2026 will be the rise of an Analog Movement
I live between two worlds and passions: I am a technologist and ‘futurist’ that spends a lot of time in technical innovation. But I also love all things…
I Built a Thing: Needle & Groove
In the last couple of years, I have dived back into the world of vinyl records as a hobby. My love for music and interest in more things analog, less things…
Workflowy - Beautiful Simplicity
In a digital landscape crowded with productivity tools promising to revolutionize the way we work, Workflowy stands out by doing the opposite--it doesn't…
The Drop In - My New Weekly Newsletter for 'Optimal Self'
Introducing The Drop In: a weekly newsletter for reclaiming attention, sharpening your tools, and dropping into flow.
As Featured in DeMode Magazine
I am excited to share that my book Human Traits has been featured as a part of DeMode Magazine’s literary section for their May 2025 Global Edition.
The Scary Thing About Writing Speculative Fiction
When asked what genre Human Traits(/human) is, I respond with: “speculative fiction”, which is a relatively broad category of the fiction world. Some might…
Human Traits Newsletter - Edition 002
Edition 002 is published!
The Human Traits Newsletter - Edition 001
I just published the first edition of the Human Traits Newsletter. It can be found here:
Apple's Bet on AR/VR Takes Humanity Backwards not Forward
Now that Apple’s long-awaited Vision Pro is out and in the hands of the exclusive few wanting to be on the cutting edge of Virtual Reality/Augmented…
Making it or Faking it?
There is no question that we are embarking on an AI creation age that will be hard to decipher what is human created versus what is AI generated. AI will…
The Impact and Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Human Learning
Inspired by Seth Godin's "The End of the High School Essay" — what AI means for how we learn.
Cryptocurrency & the FTX Debacle
Hearing Michael Saylor breakdown the FTX scandal and collapse helped me to better understand just how diabolical and over the top this scheme was. If you…
Protopia: A More Hope Filled Future
Have you ever stopped to notice that most art that casts future vision, renders a dystopian perspective? There is no doubt that audiences are drawn to…
A Word On Expertise
Seth Godin is well known as an author and one of the early pioneers of Internet marketing. One of his signature traits: he publishes something everyday.…
The State of Cryptocurrency: My Perspective
Market Prices at the time of writing:
Why Black & White Photography?
In 2022, 54,400 photos are taken every second, 196 million per hour, 4.7 billion per day, 32.9 billion per week, 143 billion per month, and 1.72 trillion…
puhala.com reboot #56
56 is an exaggerated number, but there have been many iterations over the years. If memory serves me correctly, I acquired puhala.com in 1999.