Occasional shop talk about journalism, technology and a few other things
Checking your e-mail in the middle of a baseball game is a selfish and crass thing to do. But it paid off–in a selfish and crass way–Sunday afternoon when I glanced at my device between innings and saw a new … Continue reading →
I wrapped up this year’s fourth and final business trip to Las Vegas on Friday, and now I’m looking forward to having almost five months without the City of Bad Decisions in my schedule before CES inevitably draws me back … Continue reading →
My seventh year of Black Hat is in the books, and once again I fought a losing battle with my own schedule. Which I would have lost by a much larger margin if I’d accepted more than a tiny fraction … Continue reading →
Monday, I head to Vegas for the Black Hat information-security conference but also for the Ai4 conference, where I’m moderating a panel discussion Tuesday afternoon about ways to put generative AI to work in large-scale workplaces and another one Thursday … Continue reading →
For decades, it was screamingly obvious that Washington Dulles International Airport desperately needed three upgrades: extending Metro to there, replacing its horribly cramped C/D concourse, and retiring the giant, wheeled Mobile Lounges and Plane Mates that haul passengers around my … Continue reading →
Mowing the lawn Saturday reminded me that my yard is once again starting to look its worst, between the heat and occasional dry stretches and weeds starting to get away from me. But when it’s that hot outside (the last … Continue reading →
I installed a whole-number release of Google’s mobile operating system on my phone Wednesday, and about the only way I can tell that I’ve gone from Android 16 to Android 17 is when I clear my notifications. Instead of the … Continue reading →
This week may have featured an unwanted import of smoky, hazy air from Canadian wildfires, but at least that miasma did not descend on the District until Friday–the day after I got to the one Fort Reno concert I’m likely … Continue reading →
Members of the Washington Post’s extended diaspora, meaning both former employees as well as past freelancers, have begun getting an unwelcome reminder of that chapter in their professional lives: a letter from the Post, sent from an address not in … Continue reading →
After the previous week’s surplus of published work, this week had only one post under my byline. 7/7/2026: Another Airline Starts Flying With Starlink, But Many Passengers Will Have to Pay, PCMag After all of the other writing I’ve done … Continue reading →