Convenience rules Published on April 4, 2023April 3, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Driving technological change Read More
Beware 2038! Published on March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Numbers and the sky We describe a year when the rules don’t work. Read More
Round numbers Published on February 28, 2023February 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An even ten-thousand We note an almost unknown milestone. Read More
Seldom done Published on February 7, 2023February 6, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Often is better We note ways in which modern technology makes things harder. Read More
A guide for the universe Published on January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Too much to deal with Do you need help to contemplate the universe? Read More
Rent or own? Published on December 20, 2022December 19, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com On revenue streams How and why do we pay for software? Read More
Push or pull? Published on November 22, 2022November 21, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Moving information How do you decide what you need to know? Read More
Software and film Published on November 15, 2022November 13, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An analogy with analog Trying out a smartphone app suggests similarities. Read More
Talk about the weather Published on November 8, 2022November 6, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Altostratus and a falling barometer Why would you do your own weather forecasting? Read More
Getting to print Published on November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Typesetting software The hardest part of scientific research can be publishing it. Read More
