A Declaration of War — In my wildest dreams, I never expected to write these words. It is with a heavy heart that I do. I have LOVED technology from my very earliest memories. I was fascinated by technology. Intrigued by technology. Drawn to technology. And increasingly beguiled by technology. No longer. I thought it…

i.e. Exploring the Quantification Effect — Abstract (TL;DR): Occam’s razor posits the problem-solving heuristic that “entities should not be multiplied without necessity,” or similarly, “of two [or more] competing theories, the simpler explanation of an entity is to be preferred.” That is to say, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. The polyonymous Benford’s Law (a.k.a. Newcomb-Benford…

& How to Address Wicked Problems — There’s been a lot of buzz about the documentary “The Social Dilemma” that was released on Netflix last year. It’s been a great catalyst for starting much needed critical discussions on ever more urgent social issues. When participating in these discussions it’s not uncommon to hear the following solutions or…

It was summertime in Washington state. Or no — maybe it was fall. Maybe spring? I can’t remember. Anyway, my wife and I were visiting family on Whidbey Island. Fun Fact: it’s the longest island in the US. It was to be one of the last times we were going…

Don’t be fooled — it’s violating yours too! — There’s a scene in the TV series “The Middle” where Mike Heck gives a bumbling speech at his brother’s wedding and closes with the following: “We’re all gonna die. And we’re all gonna have a gravestone with a dash on it, 1942–2016,1963–2038, and that dash represents your life. …

I accidentally stumbled onto Medium. I saw an article that intrigued me on another social media platform (which is rare these days). I read it and thought to myself, “damn that was an awesome article and is exactly what I been thinking too.” …