The end of 2021 may look much like the end of 2020 in many ways for a lot of us. The world kept moving forward, though, this year — adapting to the pandemic, grappling with unprecedented supply chain issues, and keeping the old guard of the financial world guessing about the future of blockchain technology … Read moreEnd of 2021 signal check
The Bistrocast returned in March with its first episode of 2021. In it, I spoke with Will Barkis about about the pre-existing and emerging challenges cities have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and how perspectives on smart cities technologies may have changed along the way. We covered a lot of ground, and it’s worth your … Read morePodcast episode on cities and smart ecosystems
Heading out of a historically bad year for much of the Earth, it’s hard not to view 2021 through the lens of uncertainty. After all, the COVID-19 vaccines are only just now rolling out, key metrics are still trending up, and here in California there’s no reason to believe deadly forest fires (and perhaps orange … Read more2021 hopes and predictions
The orange sky over the San Francisco Bay Area September 9 was something that no one who saw it will soon forget. It was a day where it never truly felt as if the sun had come up. Everything just kind of glowed in an alien form of twilight. So why the glow from Mountain … Read moreHow San Francisco’s sky turned orange
I really enjoyed doing the latest Bistrocast, which somehow happened to be the first episode we recorded with French guests. Listed to it on my day job’s website, or find it on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify.
I’ve gotten used to seeing Treasure Island and Oakland vanish into the fog since we switched coasts, but this past week offered something I hadn’t noticed before. The Bay Bridge poked its way out of the fog, while its lower half looked like someone had swiped a Photoshop blur brush across everything close to the … Read moreWhy San Francisco fog has been so low
I’ve got two big updates on the podcast front this week. The first is that there’s a new episode on artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Which is on Soundcloud like the previous two episodes. However, the ongoing Bistrocast podcast is now also available on iTunes as well. Click here to find it, listen to … Read moreThe podcast is finally on iTunes
Episode No. 2 from the Bistrocast is live, and live you can listen to it with the embedded player below. It’s an interview with my colleague Will Barkis about the state and future of Smart Cities technology. There’s more info on the OSV blog.
2016 has a been a busy year (to put it mildly) in some sad ways and wonderful ways, and we’re not done yet. You can see some more about what I’ve been up to since the move to California if you follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
2016 has been a rough year for losses, both in my personal life, for a few of my close friends, and in the public sphere for some great artists and entertainers. One of the toughest things to deal with after losing a loved one can be wondering after the fact if something could have been … Read morePSA after reading last week’s CDC suicide report