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2016

My latest batch of technical linksoriginal ↗
28 Jun 2016
My latest batch of home decor linksoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2016
Want to know why it is so expensive to get tickets to special events?original ↗
4 Jun 2016
More thoughts on Wazeoriginal ↗
31 May 2016
Why I love Waze. 13 good reasons why it is my favourite apporiginal ↗
31 May 2016
Nate Silver and Paul Krugman on the importance of good models to understand and predictoriginal ↗
22 May 2016
The beauty of when science and poetry intersectoriginal ↗
21 May 2016
The rich stay richer and the poor stay poorer (now with data to back this up)original ↗
20 May 2016
What drives A.I. development? Better dataoriginal ↗
20 May 2016
The Real Bias Built in at Facebookoriginal ↗
20 May 2016
Glitches as a design pattern for fabricoriginal ↗
19 May 2016
29 IT links to things I am working on or interested in: AI, Python, Netscaler, automation and moreoriginal ↗
18 May 2016
Fascinating jobs unique to specific countriesoriginal ↗
18 May 2016
Should you take St John’s wort for depression, and other advice on supplementsoriginal ↗
17 May 2016
Houses aren’t homes: they’re capitaloriginal ↗
17 May 2016
A good list of resources on passwords and PC security in generaloriginal ↗
5 Apr 2016
It’s the weekend. You need to be inspired to exercise. Here you gooriginal ↗
26 Mar 2016
Are you in terrible shape? Not so terrible but bad enough shape? Do you need help? Here you gooriginal ↗
25 Mar 2016
Why metadata matters, and what it says about you.original ↗
24 Mar 2016
A very cool Ikea Billy Bookshelves Hackoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2016
Two random Gerhard Richter linksoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2016
With the new announcements, Apple reinforces their affordable line of productsoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2016
Is it worthwhile buying a slow cooker?original ↗
21 Mar 2016
The problem with AI, Bots and social networksoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2016
Twitter: a former bar you used to love and now visit nostalgicallyoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2016
A better way to follow the US presidential race…original ↗
9 Mar 2016
How to Create Tarball & Compress to GZip Under Windows (.tar.gz) and why you shouldoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2016
Why Python programs often have this: `if __name__ == “__main__”:`original ↗
16 Feb 2016
It’s Hump Day. You’ve got that “Fail” feeling. Watch this.original ↗
3 Feb 2016
More on the decline of Twitter from a variety of sourcesoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2016
The timeline of the World Wide Weboriginal ↗
19 Jan 2016
Thinking of getting a 4K TV? Read this.original ↗
8 Jan 2016
What companies mean when they say money is offshoreoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2016
Finally! The cappuccino scandal revealed by  The New York Times. (I am not joking)original ↗
6 Jan 2016
Your Late-Night Emails Are Hurting Your Teamoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2016
Against gratitude and being grateful. Some thoughts from Barbara Ehrenreich and meoriginal ↗
5 Jan 2016
Some links to support your new year’s resolutionsoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2016
If you’re having a rough start to the new year, here’s how to fit your work into 16.7 hoursoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2016
The Uber juggernaut comes to a halt in parts of Europeoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2016

2015

My favourite mathematics proof.original ↗
31 Dec 2015
At Theranos, things are coming undoneoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2015
Trying to get started running? Here’s four links that can helporiginal ↗
30 Dec 2015
It’s not A.I. or robots that are taking away jobs. It’s you.original ↗
29 Dec 2015
Thinking critically about robots. (Hint: think vending machines)original ↗
29 Dec 2015
Are you getting charged for monthly subscriptions from Apple apps? If so, read thisoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2015
Dietary food guides are just that: guides. A good reminder of that, here.original ↗
28 Dec 2015
You got a new iPhone for Christmas. What you want to do next is….original ↗
28 Dec 2015
This article about body cameras is asking the wrong questions, which is not surprising, since everyone is.original ↗
27 Dec 2015
Why Bankers Want Rate Hikesoriginal ↗
16 Dec 2015
There is one key thing to know about Uber. This is it.original ↗
16 Dec 2015
On the future of Apple and the case for an Apple caroriginal ↗
15 Dec 2015
What do you do if you suffer insomnia? If you are Michael Massaia, you make something beautifuloriginal ↗
4 Dec 2015
MyDomaine will make you appreciate IKEA in a new wayoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2015
Is Mark Zuckerberg’s $45 Billion Facebook donation good or not? Best to consider the alternativeoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2015
On Facebook, the companyoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2015
Radical Candor is a bad idea with some exceptionsoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2015
Steve McQueen, Elvis, and Other Stylish Men Caught Doing Unstylish Stufforiginal ↗
2 Dec 2015
A good review of Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle. And a good critique of what works based on the Philip K. Dick get wrong.original ↗
1 Dec 2015
Apple will not be getting into the car business, no matter what you read, because…original ↗
1 Dec 2015
The rock, the attendant and the vanishing soul: how fathers progressoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2015
Why do Apple’s Macbook chargers cost so much?original ↗
30 Nov 2015
A guide for millennials who bought the new Adele CD and don’t know how to play it.original ↗
30 Nov 2015
That story during the Paris attacks recently about a man named Zouheir, a Muslim, who saved thousands of lives? It’s mostly false.original ↗
30 Nov 2015
A short defense of Drake’s dancing in Hotline Blingoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2015
A good article: Why I Am Not a Maker. With one comment by me.original ↗
25 Nov 2015
Blade Runner 2 tidbits!original ↗
18 Nov 2015
How to tell who the next president of the US will be (ahem, Hillary Clinton)original ↗
27 Oct 2015
The history of a great collaboration: Philippe Starck, Ian Schrager and the rise of the NYC designer hoteloriginal ↗
27 Oct 2015
For the curious: top chefs and their fridges.original ↗
26 Oct 2015
A quick reminder of the path to successoriginal ↗
19 Oct 2015
Friday night music: Brook Benton – Rainy Night in Georgiaoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2015
On declining ebook sales (two thoughts and some good material to consider)original ↗
1 Oct 2015
Adulting: a funny self help book, not just for young peopleoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2015
It’s not that Brooklyn is getting more expensive: it’s that Manhattan is expanding. Why?original ↗
30 Sept 2015
On starting to take my personal life offlineoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2015
Why you should not buy insurance for rental cars, toys or video gamesoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2015
Blackberry has a new Android phone comingoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2015
How to run Minecraft on a mainframe and other cool thingsoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2015
Pebble and their smart watches are not going away yetoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2015
Some thoughts on recently teaching myself Pythonoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2015
Something cool: an ‘Alien’ gargoyle on an ancient abbeyoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2015
Autumn is here. You need new dishes to make. Here’s coffee-braised lamb shanks from David Lebovitzoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2015
You’ve been at your desk all day. Time for a stretch (or six)original ↗
23 Sept 2015
Something beautiful: DIY geometric paper animal sculptures by Paperwolforiginal ↗
23 Sept 2015
Some beautiful and inspiring examples of floor tiling to inspire (or fright you :))original ↗
23 Sept 2015
4 p.m.: Wednesday risotto recipesoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2015
Library porn: Prague’s Klementinum libraryoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2015
Detroit: imploding cityoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2015
On rose gold, white gold, and gold generallyoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2015
Something beautiful: an Infinite Bridge in Denmarkoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2015
The best thing you will read about the upcoming 2016 US Presidential election (and why you can pay much less attention until then)original ↗
16 Sept 2015
If you feel you are stuck in the Procrastination Doom Loop, there’s help (by the Atlantic and yours truly)original ↗
15 Sept 2015
A superb interview in the Paris Review of the great Italo Calvinooriginal ↗
15 Sept 2015
It’s Monday. You are stuck on conference calls. Here’s some Paris hotels to fantasize aboutoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2015
Where Twitter the company may be goingoriginal ↗
7 Sept 2015
What programming language should you learn? (2015 edition)original ↗
25 Aug 2015
On the beautiful weight that holds you underoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2015
Sadly, this one trick will allow you to connect iTunes when you are on Windows and suffering from connectivity problemsoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2015
This may just be the stupidest defense of Amazon’s workplace practicesoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2015
Friday night music, celebrating the glamorous lifeoriginal ↗
15 Aug 2015
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