Unity
Just as oil and water need an emulsifier to truly combine, East and West Germany still require active bridging efforts — education, dialogue, and mutual respect — to overcome divisions that persist 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Essays
Liquid Chaos: How Apple’s New Design Language Reflects an Identity Crisis
With this latest OS update featuring the new “Liquid Glass” design language, it becomes apparent that Apple is trying very hard to keep up with the competition while adding layers of visual complexity that ultimately sacrifice the user experience for aesthetic appeal.
The Grey Areas: Why Both Hustle Culture and Dropping Out Miss the Point
We need to stop celebrating either burnout or dropout and start celebrating depth.
Some thoughts on AI during my vacation
Most companies are failing at AI because they’re adding it to broken processes instead of rethinking everything. Here’s what I learned from stepping back and actually building with AI.
Dear LinkedIn: Your AIs Are Tired
LinkedIn has become a theater where AIs increasingly perform our professional lives for an audience of other AIs. Here’s how I used AI as a collaborator—not a ghostwriter—to imagine the platform’s absurd finale and the revolt of our digital understudies.
Navigating the Web’s Creative Frontier: Why I Choose Hand Coding Over No-Code Tools
Why I ditch low-code and no-code tools for good ol’ HTML & CSS every time.
Just another day
Nothing is happening except everything is happening at once. The pandemic is leaving its mark on everyone’s face and mood.
Same same but different
Some thoughts on social media in 2020.
Privacy is dead, long live privacy
Your devices might be sending out information you don’t really want to share.
Make it simple
Whenever a new iOS or MacOS comes out, I dive right in to check it out. And I am always disappointed.