I found a chess set designed by Karim Rashid that is identical to a single piece I photographed recently. It confirms the origin of the minimalist set I encountered and highlights his distinctive industrial design style.
I examine the 2001 reports and rumors suggesting that the reclusive chess legend Bobby Fischer may have returned to the game to play anonymous, high-level matches against grandmasters on the Internet.
I highlight the release of the swivel-arm iMac G4 designed by Jonathan Ive, linking to Apple's official product page and a satirical infographic from The Onion regarding the computer's distinctive new industrial design.
I read 51 books in 2025, primarily using AI summarization to process 44 titles in a single week. My highlights include Bert Hölldobler’s The Ants and Brandon Sanderson’s Wind and Truth, alongside deep dives into biology and psychology.
I've shared Josh Kaufman's list of 42 essential books that comprise a "Personal MBA." Covering strategy, finance, and management, these readings offer a practical, low-cost alternative to formal business school through self-directed study and practice.
I walk through my first impressions of Google Chrome's 2008 launch, highlighting the fast installation, the built-in task manager, and features like DNS pre-fetching and the Javascript console's autocompletion while noting some early rendering bugs.
