Music sets the mood: I’ve been writing fiction again lately, and I have a playlist full of music that helps me get into the right headspace. On the bus one day recently, I had paused in between thoughts and looked down at my phone. Huh, Spotify added lyrics using Genius. That’s pretty cool. (I’ve appreciated … Continue reading “A Mood”

In the tech industry, we act like time is our enemy. But time is a constraint – a necessary one. It means you can’t do everything, and you are going to have to choose battles. If you treat time like an enemy, like something you can only fight by throwing yourself at the problem until … Continue reading “Our False Enemy, Time”

People ask me why I’m still on Twitter, and in 2017, it’s been a difficult question to answer. Twitter has had an abuse problem for almost its entire life. People have felt empowered to be assholes in 140 characters or less — some because they can do so with few/no consequences, some because they’re just … Continue reading “Problematic Content”