“No… it’s a magic potty,” my daughter used to lament, age 3 or so, before refusing to use a public restroom stall with an automatic-flush toilet. As a small person, she was accustomed to the infrared sensor detecting erratic motion… Read More ›
Articles
Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things
I’m in my early-40s. I’ve often wondered if we would end up better at accepting the pace of change of technology than previous generations, like rapid change was just part of the landscape we grew up with, or if we… Read More ›
Technology takes time, for humans
A few days after writing an article lambasting the Apple Watch and asking what exactly it does, I have been wearing it every day. I don’t know how it happened and what changed, but it would appear that just… Read More ›
You’re Fired!
In early February, Vincent Viola, the nominee for Army Secretary, withdrew because of insurmountable conflicts of interest. The Wall Street billionaire was making an effort to untangle himself from his many business ties, but, as the New York Times put… Read More ›
Podcasts worth checking out
Podcasts have become even more of a common form of entertainment for me recently and so I thought I would recommend a few. If you would like to add yours to the comments, I will post them as a future… Read More ›
The Origins of the White Collar Worker
They labored in poorly lit, smoky single rooms, attached to merchants and lawyers, to insurance concerns and banks. They had sharp penmanship and bad eyes, extravagant clothes but shrunken, unused bodies, backs cramped from poor posture, fingers callused by constant… Read More ›
What does the Apple watch do?
I have been wearing an Apple Watch for the past few days to see if I can bring up some enthusiasm to understand why some people love it so much. I have failed again. The fitness bit makes sense because… Read More ›
Should you take your phone, or yourself, to the United States?
That is the rather startling advice in a blogpost that is being widely shared right now. Its author, Quincy Larson, is a software engineer, who has previously written about the importance of protecting personal data. He now fears that data… Read More ›
An introduction to the regulation of apps and wearables as medical devices
As well as use in fitness and exercise contexts, these apps and wearables can be used to provide “mHealth” services, potentially crossing the line from recreational to medical and healthcare applications. This article introduces the regulatory framework for medical devices… Read More ›
I don’t use my AirPods anymore
So, it didn’t take long for the AirPods to go back in the box and not do a lot. I don’t quite know why it happened, but there are some specific reasons that pertain to how I need to use… Read More ›
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