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You’d have to be deeply off-grid to be missing the policy debate around Apple “unlocking” the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone.  The issue has all of the trappings of a serious, technolog...

https://payne.org/blog/apple-vs-the-fbi/

One of my first jobs at DEC was writing “design verification tests” for the Alpha (née EVAX) processor. These tests were assembly language programs that tested for correct CPU operation, and...

https://payne.org/blog/the-myth-of-the-myth-of-the-10x-programmer/

If you’ve missed the breaking Jeffrey Epstein-MIT Media Lab-Joi Ito drama, you can catch up quickly: Joi Ito apologies for taking Epstein money, an all-hands lab meeting gets messy, Ronan Farro...

https://payne.org/blog/mit-jeffrey-epstein-and-reputation-laundering/

You have to be living under a rock to miss all of the punditry & chatter about WeWork’s IPO filing. If you haven’t read their S-1, it’s a piece of work: it’s the most audacious tech IPO I...

https://payne.org/blog/wewhat/

Exploring Different Options: CBD Gummies and THC Gummies Understanding the Key Differences Between THC-infused Gummies and Non-intoxicating CBD Gummy Products CBD gummies and THC gummies may look...

https://payne.org/blog/king-zuckerberg/

I’ve always felt my “best” Hacker News comments are the ones most down voted, like this nugget from about a year ago: (From: “Zuckerberg struggles to name a single Facebook competitor“)...

https://payne.org/blog/big-techs-competitor-government/

I’ve probably had a thousand or more discussions about startup equity: figuring out how much to offer, negotiating, or advising others. It’s a very tricky topic: in part because it’s nearly...

https://payne.org/blog/dividing-founder-equity-in-the-very-beginning/

I’ve written before about powerful advantages Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook have in the software industry.  These four companies control major parts of the ecosystem, take out upstarts w...

https://payne.org/blog/thirty-percent-internet-gorilla-tax/

I’m not a fan of the term “Internet of Things” (IoT), but it is the best way to describe a future where more and more devices are Internet-connected.  As computation and communication get�...

https://payne.org/blog/the-internet-is-ready-for-things/

During the legendary Boston winter of 2015, I pulled out of a downtown parking garage one evening and nearly rear-ended a dumpster. It was sitting in the middle of a usually busy three-lane road,...

https://payne.org/blog/googles-car-vs-a-boston-winter/