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I Can't Stop Using Dia Browser
August 3, 2025
I was a heavy user of Arc and abandoned it only after it was “sunset”. The app still works, of course, but I used to experience a few glitches and understood...
Highlights from Apple in China
July 31, 2025
I have finished Apple in China by Patrick McGee, a fantastic book dissecting the history of manufacturing and breaking up some common myths around it....
IMAX is a Superbrand
July 14, 2025
How many companies building cinema projectors do you know? I bet you know at least one, and it’s called IMAX. You’ve heard the name when you watched “Dune“,...
The Myths of Venture Capital
May 27, 2025
Josh Miller, CEO of The Browser Company in his latest post on finally sunsetting Arc: So when people ask how venture capital influenced us — or why we didn’t...
Why I Don’t Like CarPlay
May 6, 2025
Get into the car, take out the phone, put in into a flimsy piece of plastic that is somehow attached to the vents, connect the charger. Navigate to your...
The Sad State of Web Browsers
March 8, 2025
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re doing so through a web browser—one of the most critical pieces of software on your device. Browsers have morphed...
Why People Leak to the Media
March 2, 2025
Meta recently fired 20 employees for leaking confidential information. The company has become notorious for employees spilling details from all-hands...
iPads Are Now Both Expensive and Useless
February 27, 2025
The iPad is in a weird place right now. On one hand, the iPad Pro M4 is an extremely powerful and futuristic piece of glass with enormous power inside. On...
Why Greg Egan is The Greatest Living Sci-Fi Author
January 19, 2025
Jules Verne. Isaac Asimov. Greg Egan. These are my favorite sci-fi writers of all time. Each one represents a separate age in human history and science...
How I Stopped Hating Running
December 23, 2024
I hated running for most of my life. This year I ran 390 kilometers. I hope to do more next year. Two things changed to make this happen. First, I now live...
My Holiday Gift Guide
November 28, 2024
At the end of every year, news websites start publishing their gift guides (usually about two months in advance). It helps them gather extra traffic, and...
On Getting Older
November 27, 2024
Added another year to my age last week. For some reason, I wasn’t afraid of the infamous “30,” although turning 29 terrified me. After that happened, age...
Omnivore is Dead: Where to Go Next
October 30, 2024
Omnivore was the best read-later app for most people. It was quite modern yet had a generous free tier. Yesterday the team informed the world that they got...
Apple Doesn't Make an iPad for Me
October 23, 2024
I’m still using the 11-inch iPad Pro from 2018, and it’s great. Yes, it’s showing its age a little bit: the transitions aren’t as smooth, and the battery...
WordPress Doesn't Matter for the Future of Web
October 14, 2024
In case you haven’t been following, there’s a huge drama in the WordPress community. Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress, launched a crusade against WP...
Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless Review: A Silent Hit
October 7, 2024
You see the same suspects whenever there’s a discussion of over-ear wireless headphones with noise canceling. People mention Sony WH-1000XM5 (orthodox want...
Why I’m Excited About Meta Orion
October 5, 2024
I have read dozens of excited reviews of Orion like these pieces from The Verge and Ben Thompson . I have also seen a comparable number of people surprised...
Social Media Platforms Have Killed Links
September 12, 2024
Within cells interlinked Hyperlinks are the foundation of the internet. People say that Tim Berners-Lee invented the internet as we know it when he connected...
The Ode to Apple Notes
September 6, 2024
When I got my first MacBook in 2014, the thing that impressed me the most was how many built-in apps MacOS had and how good a lot of them actually were....
Going Direct In Communications
August 28, 2024
If you spend too much time on Twitter (like I do), you might have heard about the idea of Going Direct. It started with a growing chasm between the tech and...
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