Tech, Food, and the Musings of Jason Perlow

Facing Down the Abyss: The Urgent Call to Defend American Democracy

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

My Wikipedia page is being deleted because I'm not notable enough

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

It’s not me, movie theaters, it’s you

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

The Return of Tech Broiler

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

Four Years in Open Source: Insights and Reflections

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

Apple's Vision Pro isn't a product for most of us or even me... Yet.

But it will revolutionize personal computing as we know it.

From bittersweet to rotten: Twitter as you knew it is dead

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.

On entering the Twitter Schnookiverse

Verified. And then not.

Nostalgia: Is it poison, pleasure, or both?

Some old things need to be left alone and unaltered. Some are positive enhancements to our lives when brought back under a modern context.

Your appliances are crap

All your white goods are no longer made like they used to. Here's what you need to do to protect yourself.

We should be all be as unsuccessful as Jimmy Carter

In the four decades since leaving office, the man redeemed himself from a weak single-term presidency and will set the standard for statesmanship for former leaders, forever

RIP Raquel Welch, The Hottest Girl Ever With a Laser Gun

After 25 years of tech journalism in print and web, it's time for a pivot