Of course we always needed a you

Of course we always needed a you

After seven years and four kids, I can say with confidence that it’s impossible to predict how a child will transform your family structure. That’s especially true for the first one, of course. The whole process of stepping into the world of parenthood—of...
What Would You Do-ooo-ooo (for a Bowl of Stew)?

What Would You Do-ooo-ooo (for a Bowl of Stew)?

Esau was not about to die. I think we can say that with some degree of confidence. He was hungry, yes—maybe even famished—and exhausted after a long day hunting in the field. But describing his condition as teetering on the verge of death was probably a touch on the...
Incremental Changes

Incremental Changes

Facebook’s homepage didn’t always look like that. Once upon a time, 20-plus years ago, it was called TheFacebook—and it was only for Harvard students. Things have changed. But not overnight. The changes were almost always gradual ones. Retooling the...
The Future He Never Promised

The Future He Never Promised

This isn’t promised, I think to myself as I wrap my arms around my wife, drifting off to sleep at the end of a long day. Not this moment. Not the next. We are still, barely motionless except for the breaths moving slowly, methodically, in and out of our lungs....
And the word of the year is “slop”

And the word of the year is “slop”

I don’t know where AI is heading. I don’t know what it’s going to be capable of in five years. I don’t know what it’s going to be capable of in five months. I don’t think anyone does, no matter how confident they sound. But I do see...