Author Archives
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It’s hard trying to be rational
And yet modern life would be impossible without those rational systems; we must improve them, not reject them. We have no choice but to wrestle with rationality—an ideal that, the sociologist Max Weber wrote, “contains within itself a world of… Read More ›
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Panasonic’s guide to killing a product quickly
After a stock imagery-based investigation, The Verge discovered that Panasonic appears to have placed a white man’s head atop a Black man’s body, and also lightened the latter’s skin to match. Which, you’ll be unsurprised to hear, is not going… Read More ›
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Lance Barr retires
Lance Barr? Who is he you ask? Well, he has been doing something remarkable for 39 years… Barr’s first work for Nintendo involved designing arcade cabinets, but soon enough, he was put in charge of designing the Nintendo Entertainment System… Read More ›
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The charge 5 actually looks good
Meet our most advanced fitness & health tracker with tools like an on-wrist ECG app for heart health,** EDA Scan app for stress management and more. Get a 6-month membership of Fitbit Premium™*** and optimize your routine with Daily Readiness… Read More ›
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Stuff That Works
Tom sent me the above in response to this and it makes a lot of sense. While it is often the case that we tend to appreciate objects more after they are gone there is nothing better than doing so… Read More ›
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“UK border challenges”
Manufacturer Becton Dickinson alerted the NHS to problems in July and said the increased global demand as well as “UK border challenges” were to blame as well as a shortage of raw materials. A BD spokesperson said the company was… Read More ›
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HUAWEI GT 2 Pro review (part 1)
This is a very quick first part of my GT 2 Pro review. I simply want to cover the very first impressions a buyer can expect to experience when they open the box. And my first impressions were much more… Read More ›
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The value of something
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Hospitals and Insurers
This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a complete list of the prices they negotiate with private insurers. The insurers’ trade association had called the rule unconstitutional and said it would “undermine competitive negotiations.”… Read More ›
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Google dismantles Health unit, here we go again.
From consumer-facing products like sleep tracking tech with its Nest Hub smart home devices and Fitbit wearables to clinical initiatives like its Care Studio EHR search tool and its health AI work, Google has intensified its focus on health tech… Read More ›
