Book Review: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
Titanium Noir is a noir novel first, set in an interesting world second. World-building and story take a backseat to tone and genre conventions, which is
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2025: My Year in Books
Reading kept me sane in 2025. Between two young children, a hectic travel schedule, and an industry in the throes of transformation, books were the constant.
Read essayThe Same Window For Everything
I've been thinking about how I use AI tools lately. They're clearly useful. What interests me is how the experience feels.
Read essayPlayground by Richard Powers
I read most of "Playground" in a rattly old plane as it shook and juddered over the Atlantic and then the vast emptiness of Russia before landing in New
Read essayBook Review – A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout
“A Philosophy of Software Design” by John Ousterhout is a short and thought-provoking book about practical software development.
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Melanie Mitchell's book "Artificial Intelligence - A Guide for Thinking Humans" is a primer on AI, its history, its applications, and where the author sees it
Read essayThe Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel
I read Morgan Housel’s “The Psychology of Money” towards the end of last year. I found it an insightful book that took a more personal and nuanced look at
Read essayCultivating Range: Lessons for Startups in a Wicked World
I recently read David Epstein’s book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The book focuses on how to cultivate broad thinking
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