In my last post, I discussed how and why Covid-19 would change work. You can find it here, but TL;DR: New digital norms will form, permanently imbuing the knowledge economy with a remote-friendly flavor. It seems equally clear that Covid-19 will have... Continue Reading →
Allow me to get this out of the way: I would prefer if none of this had happened. I would prefer if the novel coronavirus hadn’t jumped from its original pangolin/bat/civet host and into a human being. I would prefer... Continue Reading →
I used to have a Spotify subscription. As a music fan, nothing could be better. Within hours of signing up, Spotify learned my musical proclivities so well that I began to hang out on the app’s Discover tab waiting for... Continue Reading →
The NFC Championship took place in Santa Clara last Sunday. The 49ers ran all over Green Bay, winning 37-20, in what can only be called a drubbing. But I’m not here to talk about the game. I’m here to talk... Continue Reading →
UPDATE! Since I published this post, Apple reverted their policy. Hurray for muckraking! How To Make Friends The iPhone’s “Subscription Management” menu is famously inaccessible. To get there, you must slay an ogre, somersault through an intergalactic wormhole, and click,... Continue Reading →
Hello, loyal readers (i.e., Mom)! Recently, I’ve begun using this blog for more than just Data Science writing (e.g., promoting my novel, complaining about the Bay Area, etc.). That said, I know many of you are primarily interested in my... Continue Reading →
I live in the Bay Area. The Bay Area is extremely expensive. (Source not cited.) Oppressively high housing costs have led to all kinds of fun social pathologies. San Francisco’s homelessness crisis is only the most well-documented. There is also… Continue Reading →
That's Right, I Wrote A Novel Hello, prospective content consumer! I'd like to hawk you my book tell you about my comedic novel, Good Intentions. It's about an angel working at a heavenly bureaucracy that's being "disrupted" by the smartphone... Continue Reading →
I was interested in whether "woke" companies donate disproportionately to Democrats, or if their embrace of progressive causes is one big branding exercise. The answer? Kinda both (but mostly branding)! I'm unbelievably proud to say that my findings were published... Continue Reading →
