I am the poster child for impostor syndrome. Even though my credentials on my team are as good as anyone’s, that my photography is lovely, and that my writing is widely read and enjoyed, my late starts in all of these things make me feel less qualified than everyone else. As a result, whenever I…
If your idea of piracy comes from Pirates of the Caribbean, you probably picture swaggering captains, chaotic crews, and a life ruled by impulse and rum. The real story of Ching Shih looks very different. In the early 1800s, she commanded a fleet of hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of pirates—not through charm…
On a recent trip to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, we followed a road around the back side of the Elk Refuge just south of the park (it’s open to the public). At the head of one private driveway, we saw a sign that read, “Your GPS is wrong—this isn’t the place you’re looking…
A headline about another tech layoff doesn’t even raise eyebrows anymore. It may never have bothered you, especially if your job isn’t “in tech.” We acquired one of our most skilled teammates as a result of a major tech layoff. Does it matter to you, anyway, if you don’t have a job in tech? It…
I love learning new photography techniques, as well as different methods of processing the images. Focus stacking isn’t something I anticipate using a lot, but I’ve been wanting to learn how the process works and what I can do with it. I also believe that in the places where I can use it, nothing else…
Have you ever hit “Send” on an email, assumed it went where you sent it, but the other person swore they never received it? We expect it to just work, right? Well, like so much of our technology, because we don’t see what’s going on behind the scenes, it’s feels a bit like magic –…
Recently, I was shopping in a grocery store. It was a large shopping trip with items on my list from several departments. As I approached an aisle that contained some of my needed items, two women were standing at the near end, both with shopping carts, facing opposite directions and talking together. I stood for…
There’s a decent chance that you found this post through social media. Most of us today use some form of social media: Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok, and a few others. There are other platforms that we need to consider when we explore today’s topic of platform risk. We use online marketplaces like Amazon and other…
I’ve heard several friends call social media “the new town square” — a big public space where anyone can say anything. Is it, though? Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok aren’t public parks that a city runs. They’re privately owned spaces run to pay dividends to their shareholders. That means the people who own and operate…
In the past year, we’ve seen a pattern emerging. As you’re typing in a box, the application tries to finish your sentence. You may have interacted with a chatbot on a website. Your browser’s search bar seems to “understand” what you meant, not just what you typed. These moments are all powered by the same…
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