The Monopoly Money Problem: Can Economics Survive Superintelligent AI?
• Technology, ThoughtsIf everyone receives the same income from AI-generated wealth, isn't it just arbitrary? What happens to prices, scarcity, and the economic framewor...
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Super Plumber Jump
• Technology, GamesSuper Plumber Jump - Interactive game
FRC Fusion Simulator
• TechnologyFRC Fusion Simulator - Interactive simulation tool
Centipede
• Technology, GamesCentipede - Interactive game
Asteroids Web
• Technology, GamesAsteroids Web - Interactive game
ASCII Bros
• Technology, GamesASCII Bros - Interactive ASCII art game
What I've Been Building: Adwave
• Work, Technology, AdvertisingWe just launched Adwave, an AI platform that helps small businesses create and air TV commercials in minutes, starting at $50.
ipaddress.io
• Projects, Tools, WebA simple tool that shows your public IP address.
ASCII Mirror
• Projects, Tools, WebA webcam mirror that converts your video feed into ASCII art in real-time.
8-Bit Mirror
• Projects, Tools, WebA webcam mirror that pixelates your video feed into retro 8-bit style graphics.
A Decade Later: What Happened to That Deep Learning System at the National Archives
• Projects, Government, TechnologyIn 2014, I built a deep learning prototype at the National Archives to process historical documents. Ten years later, I look back at what we got ri...
I Almost Quit Programming
• Personal, ProgrammingAfter years of feeling disconnected from code, Ruby on Rails reignited my passion for programming and set me on a path that would transform my career.
VideoByte Acquired by Kargo
• Work, Technology, AdvertisingAfter three years of building VideoByte, we've been acquired by Kargo. Here's what we built.
Remixd Acquired by Global
• Work, Technology, AdvertisingRemixd, the text-to-audio platform I founded, has been acquired by Global and integrated into DAX.
Deep Learning at the National Archives
• Projects, Government, TechnologyIn 2014, I joined the National Archives as a Presidential Innovation Fellow. What started as a crowdsourcing project became something different: ap...
Running the 3D Printing Station at the White House
• Projects, Government, MakerTeaching kids how 3D printing works at the White House's Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, voted one of the best stations of the day.
Bo-Bot and Sunny-Bot: Bringing the First Dogs to Life at the White House
• Projects, Hardware, Maker, White-houseLife-size animated dog bots created for White House holiday decorations, combining maker movement spirit with robotics and open-source hardware.
DiceBot: The Twitter-Controlled Dice Roller
• Projects, Hardware, Iot, MakerAn internet-connected dice roller that responds to Twitter commands, combining vintage hardware with modern IoT technology.
Autonomous Vehicles Will Change Everything
• Technology, Future, TransportationGoogle's self-driving cars have already logged over 500,000 miles. The implications for transportation, infrastructure, and society are profound an...
Making the Inc. 500: Four Years of Building Intridea
• Intridea, Recognition, BusinessHow a team of three grew into one of the largest Rails development shops in the country and earned a place on the Inc. 500 list.