I did a thing: Expressive t-shirts for makers and hackers
I’m the great-grandson of a haberdasher, as I keep telling my wife. And my mother is an obsessive maker – she used to have her own children’s ...
Author: charlie
The ineffable Maria Popova: the Universe in verse
I find myself struggling to articulate the essence of Maria Popova’s writing – how it weaves together the delicate and the scientific, the thoughtful and ...
Project: God Box – tangible prayers, with a twist
I’ve had an idea bouncing around my head for years. In a conversation with Dan Alroy, I forget what we were talking about, he mentioned a God Box. Basical...
Faux terror theater imperialism
Just wanted to vent that I went thru Keflavik airport in Reykjavik twice this year. And twice, when returning to the US, I got stopped for a deeper check. For o...
Just a thought: knowledge models into analytic models?
How do we convert textual knowledge that professionals learn into analytic data models that are actionable? 
Though came up after listening to a ton of healthc...
Project: Space Invaders game, in collaboration with Claude
About two years ago, I was at one of my Hardware Happy Hour evenings and one of the guys showed what he was doing with generative AI. He showed a logo he’...
Just a thought: AirPod hearing aids messing up social cues
When the AppleWatch came out, we had to get used to folks looking at their watch for messages and not think looking at their watch meant they were in a rush. No...
Sidebar: Analyzing the clinical trials mentioning Oura (with Claude.ai)
Part of: Oura Ring: on therapeutics and digital biomarkers In early November, I did a quick search for ‘Oura’ on clinicaltrials.gov and found 80 trials publishe...
Sidebar: Digital biomarker-guided therapy with the Oura ring – Parkinson’s Disease example
Part of: Oura Ring: on therapeutics and digital biomarkers Let’s investigate Parkinson’s for digital biomarker-guided therapy: One challenge in Park...
Oura Ring: on therapeutics and digital biomarkers
Recently, Oura, the smart ring and wellness company, announced a significant partnership with Dexcom, a maker of glucose sensing medical devices. The ...