Emerging Democratic Majority

The median voter theorem

I am puzzled by this passage from Ruy Teixeira’s piece The Emerging Democratic Majority Turns 10, in the Atlantic


Pocketing Instapaper

Weighing up read-later services

Recent history is replete with tech companies competing for our hearts, minds, and wallets. Ultimately, competition is good for consumers, but only if we set aside our loyalties and choose the better product. I recently decided to weigh up alternative read-later services. First, let me describe what they are and why I use them.


Imperfection in Design

The Z1 - A mechanical computer that ran at 1 Hz

Like many left-brain people, I am constantly frustrated by imperfection. But I’ve decided that perfectionism is totally irrational.