Tech as Tools

My new blog post on how to lighten the stress of dealing with an abundance of information and decision-making.

We've launched a big new feature for Blocks Edit this week that we've been hard at work on since the beginning of the year!

My short write-up on attending this year’s Phoenix Startup Week.

“It should be rooted in four essential rights: first, the right to have personal data minimized… second, the right to knowledge — users should always know what data is collected and what it is being collected for… third, the right to access — companies should realize that data belongs to users… and fourth, the right to security — security is essential to trust, and all other privacy rights.” — Tim Cook

Another game I played at the time was Myst which also came out 25 years ago and couldn't be more opposite in style and theme.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is as good as everyone is saying it is. It’s an awesome addition to video games as an art form. From its attention to detail, it’s environment, it’s soundtrack. I watched a game play-through of it and enjoyed it as if binge watching a good TV series. I also enjoyed watching the first Red Dead Redemption, along with the videos I’ve linked here. Here are a couple more: On Rockstar’s history of games leading to RDR2, and a fun fan review.

Here's what my experience has been like going the no meat, no dairy, plant-based route.

Lifehacks: https://www.comixology.com/Lifehacks/digital-comic/539905

This past year I've transitioned to primarily plant-based eating, eliminating meat and dairy from my diet, along with processed foods, while reducing salt, sugar and oils. I've put together this guide during my transition to help me stay on track, and included other important health aspects to maintain like regular exercise, proper sleep and meditation/mindfulness.

Since I haven't been able to continue making comics regularly, I had to let go of my original Patreon approach. But, since I am still making things, I decided to revamp it to be about all the things!

The six degrees of Bex.

My new short story is up with a free soundtrack of songs. It's about an engineer who has just taken a trip to Japan and is unprepared for what he finds when he lands back home in San Francisco: a world 20 years into the future.