From the Editor's Desk

A single penguin on a giant iceberg
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From the Editor’s Desk: The Problem is You (Premium)

An ongoing controversy about Rust in the Linux kernel points to a far more mainstream…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Online Accounts, a Cautionary Tale (Premium)

It was a tale that grew in the telling. Except that it really was this…

Organized
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From the Editor’s Desk: Goooal!! (Premium)

It's tempting to try to remake yourself in January. But I don't respond well to…

25 hours
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From the Editor’s Desk: 25 Hours (Premium)

This past weekend, I spent over 25 hours completing the first preview version of a…

Getting bad advice
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From the Editor’s Desk: Bad Advice (Premium)

There's nothing worse than bad advice delivered with a clueless confidence. And our industry is…

Slog
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From the Editor’s Desk: Slog (Premium)

We've been in Mexico City for almost seven weeks, our longest trip yet. I came…

Breathtaking
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From the Editor’s Desk: Breathtaking (Premium)

It is breathtaking watching governments and antitrust regulators take on Big Tech and force change…

Good: A butterfly on a building in Mexico City
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From the Editor’s Desk: Good (Premium)

All the recent travel has been disconcerting on some level, but also a great reminder…

Paul at TEC 2024 in Dallas
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From the Editor’s Desk: Stories I Wanted to Tell (Premium)

Last week, I spoke at a tech conference for the first time since before the…

No
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From the Editor’s Desk: No (Premium)

Death is an unavoidable fact, mocking us with the certainty of it happening and the…

How to react to unexpected change
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From the Editor’s Desk: Reactive Change (Premium)

Sometimes one can proactively make changes. But sometimes change is forced on you. And then…

The deck in Canton, Massachusetts
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From the Editor’s Desk: One (Premium)

Many people haven't gotten the memo on our inherent inability to multitask. But here's an…

A cave under a tree in a swamp
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From the Editor’s Desk: Only What You Take with You (Premium)

I learned everything I need to know in life from "The Empire Strikes Back." Even…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Bagged (Premium)

I am curiously fascinated by bags of all kinds, from laptop bags to carry-on luggage,…

Music
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From the Editor’s Desk: Music (Premium)

Music is personal and important, a way to measure the passage of time and mark…

Dancer and Dasher
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From the Editor’s Desk: Transitions (Premium)

Some milestones in life are obvious, while others are subtle and perhaps not recognized in…

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