How I Stopped Hating Running
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
How to Fight a Crisis with PR
Just listened to a podcast with Nikita Bier by Lenny Rachitsky that explained the power of communications very nicely. Nikita is famous on Twitter for...
What Makes Telegram Special
Telegram is a secretive social media platform with 900 million users. Their employees aren’t allowed to talk about their jobs. It only has one product...
How Twitter Changed Since Elon's Takeover
We’ve all seen these posts about how Twitter fired 80% of its employees, and then nothing happened. Seems it ultimately did affect their revenue: Internal...
What The EU Should Have Done Instead of DMA
The Digital Markets Act is a bad law. I can understand the idea that led to it. Digital tech companies have a lot of power, and existing regulations don’t...
The United Internet is Collapsing
The internet is probably my favorite invention in the whole world. It’s hard to compare it with penicillin or electricity, of course, but I still remember...
Why Arc is The Best Browser
Arc is an alternative Chrome-based browser with a unique interface. It’s become so popular that The Verge reports on pretty minor updates. I switched to it...
Can Markets Regulate Themselves?
People arguing about regulation tend to favor one side of the argument and believe that either the government or the market has the capabilities and the...
Why Execution Eats Ideas For Lunch
Most people tend to overvalue ideas and undervalue execution. In my experience, that holds even for many people in the tech industry. In general, this...
The Unsettling Battle Between Media and Technology
Balaji started a discussion on Twitter that finally pushed me to put down my thoughts on the matter. Some time ago, around the early 2010s, a tectonic shift...
