Even though I love technology and incessantly download productivity apps, I still am a paper-and-pen guy. I love the feel of fine artisanal Japanese paper notebooks and extra-fine nibs of my Sailor… | Continue reading
You might have heard that Leica has a new lens called the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 1: 2/50 ASPH. For a few weeks now, I have had the opportunity to use a pre-release version of the lens on my SL. I’l… | Continue reading
Before you read, disclosure: I despise Allbirds. They are tasteless and are a perfect allegory for the technology sector’s idea of aesthetics. I can’t for the love of god figure out why… | Continue reading
The first thing you notice is how less crowded the streets are in the city. Of course, the old synapses kick in, reminding you that everyone who can has left town until the cooler temperatures retu… | Continue reading
Dave Winer, the godfather of blogging, and in my mind, the singular most influential thinker on all things Internet, media and mediums, shared a link to a Wired post about DaveNet, which in 1995 wa… | Continue reading
Elon Musk wants to rebuild the Internet in space. He wants the space network to carry half the long-distance Internet traffic. How much is that? If the current trends of doubling of traffic every t… | Continue reading
When you come to think of it, a boat sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge that itself is enveloped in a cocoon of fog is what #fogust San Francisco Bay Area all about. | Continue reading
We are stronger as a result of our diversity – not weakened by it. Humanity evolved elsewhere – not in America. As such we are all immigrants. Full stop. We have had a space station in … | Continue reading
According to Dscout, the average smartphone user touches their phone 2,617 times each day (if you’re in the top 10%, it’s actually more like 5,427). Another study shows the average American spends … | Continue reading
Here are some stunning color photos of the legendary Romanov Costume Ball of 1903. The people pictured were all about that Czar life. This is the work of Olga Shirnina, who has colorized these and … | Continue reading
A 97-year old philosopher tackles a big question: What is the point of life? Nothing to read here. Instead, watch this 20-minute film to get an answer. | Continue reading
Glass Microbiology is a series of artworks made out of glass to represent the global impact of disease — amazing stuff by British artist Luke Jerrarm. | Continue reading
August, the month known as “Fogust” around these parts, is a pleasant reminder of my fondness for fog. For the past sixteen summers, it has been a welcome presence. Now, when I look outside my wind… | Continue reading
A few days ago my friend Felix let me use one of his Fuji cameras. It has been a while since I owned an xPro2 and forgot how much I love that form factor. I don’t much care for the Fuji rendi… | Continue reading
“Swimming to America, a Love Story.” My friend Elise Hu shares the story of her dad’s swim across treacherous waters that eventually brought him to America to live out an immigrant’s dream. In this… | Continue reading
And to measure yourself against no one but yourself. Raise your standards as often as you can, but not because someone else you chose out of the lineup of success is somehow ahead of you. — S… | Continue reading
Let’s celebrate the onset of August, or, as we San Franciscans like to call it, Fogust! I love the month of August, because it means moody photos and waking up to the foghorn instead of the alarm c… | Continue reading
As Uber has grown as a business, we have seen a qualitative degradation of nearly every aspect of their user experience, whether it is driving safety, route optimization, or general app-to-curb tim… | Continue reading
Cole Rise, a photographer and a programmer behind Lite.ly was one of the first people I interviewed for Pi.co, my interview series. And during our conversation, he shared his dream of building an e… | Continue reading
Erik Torenberg, one of the partners with Village Global, recently tweeted that “startup investing’s weird bc it takes 10+ yrs to be great—not bc of skills gained but bc of feedback loops. You could… | Continue reading
Can you turn algae sludge into shoes? There is one company that thinks so. No one should use software that runs slow. That’s why we need fast software, which makes it a good software, argues Craig … | Continue reading
Amanda Kludt, editor of Eater: Be exceedingly friendly. That means (cringe) introducing yourself. Asking people their names and remembering them. Introducing yourself again. And again. Tip well. Ha… | Continue reading
To feel without inhibition, without cynicism, without jadedness, without the incessant need to find humor, to trivialize, to share, or to otherwise subdue an emotion; to allow unbridled emotion the… | Continue reading
Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that the cover of the July 29th issue of Time magazine, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon, is “brought to you by … | Continue reading
I have been sharing more photos from my trip to Porto. This photo of a lighthouse, for example. I have shared some photos of Miramar, as well. Also, I went to the Marin Headlands to get a different… | Continue reading
Earlier this week, the New York Post reported that the cover of the July 29th issue of Time magazine, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo mission to the moon, is “brought to you by … | Continue reading
The “man who became the shoe,” and a style icon. Stan Smith, that is. Great read, especially if you love sneakers. A riveting report from the frontlines of the world’s most stressful desk job. Sit … | Continue reading
The most recent issue of my weekend newsletter, in which I conveyed my disinterest in engaging with products equipped with surveillance-type technologies, elicited quite a reaction from the readers… | Continue reading
Sonos founder John MacFarlane’s vision of a connected speaker that could wirelessly stream music was too seductive to resist for a broadband and connectivity junkie like me. Even before the product… | Continue reading
Despite the hype and extended time, however, social data indicates that consumers — at least those who use Facebook — are steadily losing interest in Prime Day. Compared year over year, this could… | Continue reading
How João Gilberto’s Music Sparked An Aesthetic Revolution.The Brazilian pioneer of bossa nova passed away earlier this week, and NPR has a wonderful tribute to the king of the new cool. A fas… | Continue reading
Wow. It has been thirteen years since that fateful day when I sent out a tweet, accidentally launched the company and became part of the social media revolution. A lot has changed since then. For s… | Continue reading
AI should look and work the way society wants and needs it to look and work — aligned with the mores, laws, ethics, and principles of the science and the society we all want. – Adam Bly, form… | Continue reading
Microsoft’s president Brad Smith regularly tweets in support of the so-called Dreamers—the 800,000 people who were brought to America as children, and who cling to a precarious legal status. Micros… | Continue reading
Eleven years after Steve Jobs introduced it to the world, the original 12-inch MacBook is done and dusted, designated to the scrap heap of laptop designs. The news made me very sad. I have apprecia… | Continue reading
The difference that Jony has made, not only at Apple but in the world, is huge. He is a wickedly intelligent person in allways. He understands business concepts, marketing concepts. He picks stuffu… | Continue reading
Lee Iacocca, the auto industry legend who was credited with the launch of the Ford Mustang and the revival of a moribund and defunct Chrysler, passed away this week. It prompted me to read as much … | Continue reading
I was in Wetzlar, Germany, visiting Leica headquarters before making my way to Porto, Portugal, for a board meeting at Veniam Networks, part of the True Ventures family of companies. I made some ph… | Continue reading
Homeward Bound: The story of how rescue dogs find their way to Maine and other New England states. This is one of the most heartwarming, and riveting pieces I have read in a long time. Don’t wait —… | Continue reading
Politicians leave ne disappointes, mostly. Modern politics is not of hope but of hate. And on this special American day, all I can say, we the people are way better than them. I hope you enjoy the … | Continue reading
“You can do whatever the heck you want to do—so why are you letting other people control you?” -from Astrology.com’s Libra Horoscope for June 23, 2019 As far back as a decade ago, when it was growi… | Continue reading
Good morning! As you prepare to tuck into your cereal, you might want to read about how know how it transformed American culture. Who is JoJo Siwa? Ask a very young person next to you. Or better ye… | Continue reading
We pay a lot of attention to Amazon’s AWS, Prime and Logistics business, but we don’t pay as much attention to something which could become a big business for Amazon: the AmazonBasics private label… | Continue reading
A few days back, I had a chance to grab coffee with one of my favorite photographers, Adrian Villa. He is a software developer, who got tired of sitting behind the screen and keyboard and sought th… | Continue reading
It has been around five years since I started making photos. Over the past few months, I feel that a certain level of harmony has developed between what my mind sees and what the camera captures. T… | Continue reading
Everyone has a pet peeve. At least currently, mine is the word “content.” It falls in the category of words like “quality,” “luxury,” and “awesome” that have been overused and abused so much that t… | Continue reading
When the world’s most famous mystery writer vanished: As a lifelong fan of Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot, I quite enjoyed this wonderful retelling of a story that turned her into the star of h… | Continue reading
When the world’s most famous mystery writer vanished: As a lifelong fan of Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot, I quite enjoyed this wonderful retelling of a story that turned her into the star of h… | Continue reading