Our culture automatically labels you a consumer. The basic assumption about how you will operate is that you will spend your time optimizing how you spend money. First you’ll make sure you have some, and with that detail locked in, you’ll spend time picking good products, and you’ll be savvy about when and what you […]
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Streaming Apps will Eventually be the Norm
Prediction: the google play, apple, and amazon app stores will eventually move to a model similar to how music has played out – you pay to subscribe to a library, and artists are paid by actual play time. Apps are downloaded on demand, as you ask for them, rather than taking up permanent space on […]
The Natural Evolution of Phone App Organization
Over time, systems tend to evolve, shedding whats unnecessary, trending towards solutions that solve the root problems, and shedding the accidental complexity introduced by the biases of our mental models. Our solution biases arise out of experience, as we try to order our understanding of the problems, tools, and environment around us. Essential Complexity v.s. […]
The best way to restore your headlights
All headlights get this foggy haze over time. You’ve seen it. It looks like this. There is an easy way to fix this that costs about $25, and doesn’t take special tools, or a ton of elbow grease. *note, all links to amazon are affiliate links At this point in the car has seen a […]
Never procrastinate but always delay
You should never procrastinate. You shouldn’t avoid decisions. But you should always delay making a decision until the last responsible moment. I learned this concept first from Neil Ford at a “No Fluff Just Stuff” Java conference. He called it “Emergent Design”. Here’s part of his description: The hazard of Big Design Up Front in […]