Learning, Thinking, Building
These days, my mind feels locked in a three-way tug-of-war. Aside from adjusting to life with a newborn (we've got 4 now!), my priorities and thoughts are...
Independent Research: A 6 Month Retrospective
Happy New Year! In June of 2021, I stepped away from full-time employment to focus on research. Over the last six months, I've been scouting the territory,...
Real-Time Apps and Thinking about Thinking
It's been almost a month since I've written an update. Things have been busy! If I don't write these on Monday morning, they mostly don't get written. Here...
Glimpses of the future
I have a bunch of half-finished articles I’m working on right now, none of which are ready for publication. Instead, enjoy a few inspirational links I’ve...
My Research Portfolio, Updated
My Research Portfolio, Updated if you are a creative person who is drawn to working on many things at once, there is nothing wrong with youthere is only a...
Why Blockchains Matter
Why Blockchains Matter A few weeks ago I wrote about what blockchains are, describing four technological analogies for the blockchain: the blockchain can be...
My time, Looted
Oh my! I've missed sending out my weekly update the last two weeks. And I've genuinely missed it! Writing this update each week has become an important...
Kickin' tires with Croquet
I know I promised part two of Blockchains are a big deal where I describe why they are a big deal. That’s still coming! Instead, today I’m giving a quick...
Blockchains are a big deal
Blockchains are a big deal If you’re where I was several months ago, you may have this general sense of “something is happening over there with the...
Weekly research summaries and glimpses of the future
Weekly research summaries and glimpses of the future Today marks the 8th week in a row I’ve written an update. If you haven’t read the past updates, they are...
Embodied computing
It's Monday and I'm back at my desk, in my home office, after a bunch of travel. I was on the road for three of the last four weeks, in Texas, then Utah, and...
Chasing Alan Kay
Chasing Alan Kay In the past week, something finally clicked for me: mediums > tools. About a year ago, I was the recipient of a 2+ hour lecture from Alan...
Why tools for thought need an interchange
Why Tools for Thought Need An Interchange Today I’m going to be facilitating the third Tools for Thought Interchange event. While each of the speakers will...
Programming and literacy
I'm setting aside my devices for a full week to enjoy a digital fast / analog feast in the Utah mountains with my extended family. I wrote the following...
Research as a portfolio
Research as a portfolio Over the past year, I've been soliciting advice for how to pursue "transformative research." The cornucopia of counsel I've received...
Innovating at the fringes, mapmaking, and legibility
Happy 4th of July, observed! I was talking with a friend recently the challenges of working at the fringes of several established fields. I see computers as...
Teamwork in public, "setups", and sharpening your tools
Happy Monday! Today marks day one of my return to the land of flexible employment. That's right: as of today, I don't have a full-time job. 😬 For now, I plan...