Reading Time: 2 minPeople work hard to try to have “all of the facts” when making a decision, which is a wise thing to do. At some point, though, you need to realize that you can’t literally have all of the facts and you just need to make the best decision that you can. I love this quote […]
Technology
The magic is in the mundane
Reading Time: 2 minApple tends to do something very special with their products that other companies miss — they get the tiny details perfect. I disagree with some of their larger features and goals, but when they do something, they do it right. Going all the way back to the Apple II, Steve Jobs insisted that the chips […]
A good mental model of the internet is essential
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve talked a lot about mental models on here over the years, and even did a series of them a while back (found here). Charlie Munger is a huge proponent of them, and I found my time digging through them to be very worthwhile. However, there are models that can be more specific than the […]
Tax the things you want to see less of
Reading Time: 2 minTaxes can serve a few purposes — they can help bring in more money to the government, and they can encourage people to do less of a particular behavior (and often they do both). Toll lanes bring in revenue but also limit who is on them so that they’re a faster way to go. If […]
Unfold It
Reading Time: 3 minI haven’t talked much about my tech on here lately, because most of it has been fairly unremarkable — I love the tools that I have, but not much has been all that much different from past tools. For example, I purchased a new laptop recently (an ASUS Zenbook 14), and it’s an excellent laptop […]
Headphones for every device
Reading Time: 2 minWhile Apple (and to a lesser degree, Google) have made huge strides over the last few years in helping you move your headphones from one device to another throughout the day, it’s still often a little wonky. It can work well, but some days are better than others. I’m finding it much easier to just […]
We all have the same tools
Reading Time: < 1 minFor hundreds of years, your ability to create was dictated by the tools that you had access to. If you couldn’t afford the right tool, some types of creation were just out of your reach. Thankfully, that’s not true any more. Certainly you need to spend a bit of money to get some core tools, […]
Yes, it’s a scam
Reading Time: 2 minIt’s getting harder and harder to determine if something is a scam, particularly on the internet or over the phone, and your best bet is to just assume it is. In his book “Excellent Advice for Living“, author Kevin Kelly puts it this way: Assume anyone asking for your account information for any reason is […]
AI on a blog
Reading Time: 3 minOne of the areas of AI that I’ve very interested in is using it to comb through my own information. I’ve used it a bit with my Obsidian notes, and more tools like that are coming out all the time. While I’m using that for personal use, what if I could give you access to […]
The lock icon in your browser is going away because people don’t understand what it means
Reading Time: 2 minWeb browsers have had the padlock icon next to the website addresses for years to show that the site has an SSL certificate and that your data is protected between you and that website. For years it was mostly just ecommerce that had that, but in 2017 Google started pushing all sites to use SSL. […]