by David | Jan 21, 2015 | technology, working
It doesn’t matter how careful you are, if you’re the last human in a world of zombies, you’re going to get eaten sooner or later. You may not have noticed, but one of the last humans not using gmail – that’s me – recently joined the...
by David | Mar 13, 2011 | economics, media, reading & writing
I noticed a while back that local indie bookseller Porter Square Books sold ebooks on their website. When I tried to buy one, I ended up with a format not readable on my Android phone, but the Porter Square crew did something I did not expect and promptly refunded me...
by David | Jul 30, 2009 | technology, transportation, urbanism
I was excited to hear that Google maps had finally added Boston’s public transit system. Now you can get directions around Boston for driving, walking, and public transit. Of course, the MBTA website has been providing a trip planning service for some time. ...
by David | Mar 31, 2009 | design, economics
Last week somebody who should have been working tipped me off to the story of Douglas Bowman, a lead designer at Google, quitting at least in part because his design decisions were being second-guessed and subjected to minute quantitative analysis. Quantitative...
by David | Jan 4, 2008 | technology, transportation
Ever seen the bumper sticker that proclaims, “God is my copilot” or maybe the one that says, “Dog is my copilot”? I don’t think you see as many bumper stickers as you used to, but these days I think if a car has one, it’s as likely...