To follow up on my recent post about considering leaving Facebook, I have decided not to leave but to change/refine my rules of engagement. Broadly this means only visiting facebook intentionally for a limited scope of reasons. Specifically, for each of the use cases I laid out in the previous post, this is my currentContinue reading “Follow-Up on Facebook”
Category Archives: Technology
Leaving Facebook
I’m considering deleting my Facebook account and am seeking advice on a tech stack to replace its various functions in my life. Facebook provides a valuable service, but unfortunately its business model is not aligned with the value it provides. It makes decision after decision that I disagree with ethically and it has been weaponizedContinue reading “Leaving Facebook”
Google Glass
Google officially shut down the prototype version of Google Glass (the Explorer Edition) yesterday. Following are a few thoughts based on my year of being a Glass Explorer (beta user). First, some context: early in 2014, I received a prescription for eye glasses for the first time in my life. I was told that myContinue reading “Google Glass”
Dell XPS 15
Last month I started working on a new laptop, the Dell XPS 15. This is Dell’s premium notebook, combining performance with design and competing with the MacBook Pro. I’ve always liked the hardware of the MacBook Pro (lightweight, compact, good screen, fast hard drive) but, after multiple attempts, I never really warmed up to MacContinue reading “Dell XPS 15”