A historical collection of our writing.
Twitter is going public today. This is something many startups aspire to yet very few succeed in doing. My congratulations to everyone who has contributed to Twitter’s growth over the years. There are many people whose names will not be in the news today who at varying moments made this possible. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
When we invested in Shapeways at USV, one of the trends we liked was that 3D design tools were getting cheaper and more accessible. I am happy to report that Tinkercad is now an amazing entry level and free tool that runs right in your browser. This Sunday afternoon from a standing start all five […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
In the last two Tech Tuesdays, I introduced Finite State Machines (FSM) and showed examples of both their usefulness and their limitation. Just as a reminder, we study computer science theory to get a handle on two fundamental questions: what can be computed at all (computability)? And, how hard is […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
We owe many of the innovations that we use every day — from our favorite longstanding websites to the latest mobile applications — to the existence of underlying highly technical protocols. Endusers don’t need to understand these any more than drivers need to understand the workings of a car […] Read more
One of the many things I love about homeschooling is the ability to use current affairs to motivate the study of history and civics and more. And it is hard to imagine a richer quarry than NSA surveillance and spying. It has everything! Civil rights. Government balance of power. International […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Last Tech Tuesday, I presented the idea of a Finite State Machine (FSM) using a Nespresso machine as an example. We saw that what makes an FSM attractive is that we can easily analyze it using formal methods and answer such questions as to whether a particular state is ever reached or how long a […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
