2022.12.286 min read
2022: The Year AI Broke Through
Looking back at a year that saw AI go from research curiosity to mainstream phenomenon, while I published two books and watched the world change
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Thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, architecture, and the craft of building software.
2022.11.026 min read
Losing Interest in Phones Too
After losing my passion for cars earlier this year, I am realizing the same thing has happened with smartphones
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2022.07.226 min read
Losing Interest in Cars
With a full Tesla fleet in the household, the novelty of cars has faded in a way I did not expect
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2022.07.156 min read
James Webb's First Images Put Things in Perspective
NASA just released the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and they are redefining our view of the universe
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2022.06.156 min read
From Strangers to Founders: Published
My second book this year tells the immigration story that shaped everything, from arriving in America as a stranger to building a career in tech
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2022.04.285 min read
Elon Buys Twitter: The Most Chaotic Tech Deal in Memory
Elon Musk just agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, and the way it happened is as remarkable as the deal itself
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2022.02.275 min read
Russia Invades Ukraine: Technology in Modern War
The invasion of Ukraine is showing us in real time how technology has fundamentally changed the nature of warfare
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2022.01.215 min read
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
The biggest gaming acquisition in history just happened, and it says more about the future of tech than about gaming
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