Ten years ago, I worked on the System-on-Chip that would become the heart of the Xbox One game console. It was a dream job, but one I didn’t think would last long. Down the street in Mountain View a small company called OnLive¹ was developing revolutionary tech to enable game…

The Small World of Western Journalism — It’s a Small World After All In 1967, famed psychologist Stanley Milgram wanted to know how many links there were between any two people. He gave test subjects packages with the name of a target individual. The subjects were asked to forward the packages to anyone who might know the person named. Without phone books or…

A Ranking of the Most Powerful and Connected Media Personalities — Why Twitter? With news that Elon Musk is acquiring Twitter for a hefty premium, the obvious question many are asking is, why? From the man himself:

6 Tricks That Got This Website Millions of Clicks — It’s hard to remember, but there was a time when Gawker was one of the most popular properties on the web. This trailblazing blog captured the attention of millions, spawned a collection of hit sites, and forever changed the tone of journalism. Instead of a deferential posture towards public figures…

4 Reasons to Find Religion — “And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith” -Romans 14:23 The late David Foster Wallace said that all men are religious, the only choice is what to worship. In the year 2021, this insight is so commonplace as to be boring. Science is…

A balloon cannot lift a child No matter how tight The seal the words seared into my lips, true and plain . See the autumn leaves The field of red red and brown and green Succumb To the colder ground . I sucked at my thumb You get lost one…

Disaster without a face All that awaits At the in-between state The cliff of seas and questions If my parents loved me, why do I hate myself ? What is this loop? Where is true unity? You crystal lattice You vibrating infinity Where is it? A genuine destiny I want…

Data on the World’s Richest People — 2020 was a banner year for American billionaires. Their net worth increased by an amazing 466 billion dollars while most of us struggled to weather a global pandemic. This has led to the usual recriminations. Bernie Sanders says there should be no billionaires. Elizabeth Warren says we should tax them…

Protest or Riot — Who Decides? — Life, Liberty, and Hypocrisy for All The shocking events of Jan 6, 2021 make for fun media analysis. In one day, the conservatives media became sympathetic to rioters and antagonistic to Capitol Hill police. …