Housekeeping: Don’t Blow Yourselves Up

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, otherwise known as the day in which us Americans “celebrate the independence of [our] nation by blowing up a small part of it,” according to the ever-wise The Simpsons. Yes, Simpson’s truthers, I know the original, verbatim quote is “your nation” but I had to tweak it to make it make sense […]

Apple fans prepare yourselves: One of the original Apple I computers is going up for auction in September

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Apple fanatics around the world will soon have a chance to bid on one of the original Apple computers. The Apple I is being put up for sale by David Larson, a former Virginia Tech professor who bought the computer from Adam Schoolsky in 1994 for $ 3500. Schoolsky was a friend of Apple cofounders […]

Local tech ecosystems: Stop comparing yourselves to Silicon Valley

From Silicon Alley to Silicon Beach, existing tech hubs and emerging ones long to be seen like the Valley: the self-proclaimed epicenter of all things tech. But why is that? When did living in San Francisco become a necessary prerequisite for being a startup founder or employee? As a New Yorker, I’m a bit biased […]

Brace Yourselves for a Fast-Paced ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7

At its core, HBO’s wildly popular fantasy series Game of Thrones is a chess game. The early seasons involved a handful of characters slowly and methodically plotting their political maneuvers and adapting to situations around them in the hopes of securing the coveted Iron Throne for themselves, while others waited in the wings, quietly accruing power and preparing to strike. But […]