I have often joked that if I won the lottery, the only thing I’d spend money on was an accountant to handle the paperwork. Though I may be a bit anomalous (in how much I hate wasting money and in how much I hate paperwork), relief from nuisance is incredibly valuable to many people. Just [...]

Well, I just finished up my first Android app. I wanted to do something that would be easy enough to act as a starter project, but still actually be useful — to me and to others. So I decided to build an unofficial app for Philip Defranco.1 Although that’s not as creative as a wholly [...]

When I’m browsing a website, sometimes I find myself needing to search for a specific topic on the site. Some sites have their own search boxes, but, in my experience, such homegrown site searches tend to be disappointing. (They can, however, often be improved using a Google Site Search.) Historically, I’ve typically resorted to opening [...]

When consolidation occurs in these markets, we need to pay attention. These are the words of Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller, on the proposed acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast. He is the great grandson of the original John D. I guess after a few generations, an apple can cover quite some distance. And [...]

I love debate. For me, the line between a good conversation and an LD is thin, and mostly relates to time limits. Obviously, this love can be something of a challenge, socially speaking — though I do like to think that, as I’ve grown older, I’ve gradually developed a facility for “shooting the shit” or [...]