A short story set in 2026 The grocery store was quieter than usual. Not empty, not exactly—just subdued, like a library during finals week. Jenna pushed her cart through the automatic doors of Valley Market, already bracing for disappointment. Her daughter, Ava, had texted her earlier with a wish
Writing is part of my grieving process, as it is for many of us who make sense of our feelings by putting them into words. So today, I’m writing because I need to sort through this, to give myself a little space to understand where we go from here.
Edit: I wrote this blog before the attempted Trump assassination or Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race. My conclusion, however, remains the same. I use this blog for material that I find difficult to publish in the various venues I freelance for, so the topics I choose for
Today, I learned that my Wikipedia page will likely be deleted because the editors there feel I do not meet the criterion for being a notable person. In this day and age, that's probably a good thing. In the back-and-forth discussion on Wikipedia, one of the editors noted
Since I was young, movies have been more than just a hobby for me, they've been a deep passion. Going to the cinema was always an experience I cherished – the anticipation, the immersive setting of a dark room, and the surround sound system made it feel like a
In February of 2023, I joined the Substack bandwagon with many folks in the tech industry looking for an alternative pulpit to Twitter and as a blogging platform. I used it primarily for writing various thought leadership pieces that I couldn’t place in other venues, but also to write
During my four-year journey as the Editorial Director for The Linux Foundation, I've gleaned significant insights and experiences open source. My role as the head of external and strategic communications involved producing blogs and whitepapers for virtually every open source project we oversaw, alongside extensive monthly and quarterly
But it will revolutionize personal computing as we know it.
First they came for the Verified Blue Checks. Then they came for the software developers. Then the journalists left. Then they came for everyone else.
Verified. And then not.
Some old things need to be left alone and unaltered. Some are positive enhancements to our lives when brought back under a modern context.
All your white goods are no longer made like they used to. Here's what you need to do to protect yourself.