Humans tend to simplify complex systems into binary choices, but life is often more nuanced. The controversy over a boxer with XY chromosomes competing in women’s boxing highlights this complexity and maybe calls for a bit more understanding, empathy and compassion…
Category: Writing
Fidelity, bandwidth, resumes and dating profiles
Are we settling for less in hiring and dating because we’re not using all the data available? I think so…
Advice for those going to work for an early stage startup.
Considering going to work for a startup or quitting your day-job to build something? Check this before you do…
You are still a hypocrite…
Oh God. Jeff is writing about Protect Our Winters again…
The bike “tune-up” is bullshit (and other relics of yesteryear…)
Maybe skip the annual “bike tune up” this year…
Does it make any sense to field a world cup DH mountain bike team in 2024?
The economics seem to ignore the obvious…
Net Present Value is Ruining Real Estate
What are we (really) optimizing for in real estate?
Why Every Product Manager Should Read “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell
I am just finishing up Malcolm’s Blink, a book about how we humans often “think without thinking”. This is hardly … More
E-Bikes: Stop Teasing Us
Two things compelled me to write this piece. First, I bought a SurRon (okay, my girlfriend did). Second, Specialized dropped … More