Distilling Frenzy

Distilling Frenzy #6: Capitalism is Communism, Against Indefinite Attitudes

Welcome to this issue of Distilling Frenzy.

Nov 15, 2020

Distilling Frenzy #5: Hiatus, US-China Tech Cold War, Reflecting on {Time_Period} At {Company}

Welcome to this issue of Distilling Frenzy. Musings on our Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and God-like technologies. Often derivative…

Nov 8, 2020

July 2020

Distilling Frenzy #4: Apple's "Inspiration" for App Clip and the Future of Native Apps

If good artists copy and great artists steal, Apple is certainly a great artist.

Jul 14, 2020

Distilling Frenzy #3: Value Creation vs Value Capture, Hardware vs Software

It is now conventional wisdom that competition among firms creates value for society.[1] There was a point in the 20th century when this was in…

Jul 3, 2020

June 2020

Distilling Frenzy #2: The Richest Man in China?

The Richest Man in China?

Jun 21, 2020

First Issue of Distilling Frenzy

On "China's Tech Twitter", Apple Podcast and Regulations

Jun 13, 2020

May 2020

October 2019

August 2019

Is status really a zero-sum game?

It is typically assumed that status is a zero-sum game.

Aug 21, 2019

Welcome to the Real World

This post summarizes some of my thoughts on the differences between school /education vs work/career.

Aug 17, 2019

Believing our own Lies

This post begins with a discussion in the vein of the somewhat clichéd US vs China cultural comparison.

Aug 6, 2019

High Output Management and the Water Supply

I recently finished reading Andy Grove’s High Output Management (hereafter ‘HOM’).

Aug 4, 2019