Archive - Five Slices

Krishna plays chess

A story from my life

Jul 3 •

June 2025

Facebook's inside story is a disgustingly good page-turner

A review of "Careless People" by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Jun 25 •

Five Slices #31: Hidden scripts

Ideas beneath the surface that shape our lives

Jun 11 •

May 2025

Five Slices #30: Human-friendly design is when form fits context

Creating spaces and products with life in them

May 28 •

Five Slices #29: Ideas have a life of their own

We don't have ideas, ideas have us

May 22 •

Five Slices #28: The business of writing

Tales from the publishing industry

May 15 •

Five Slices #27: Scams and capers

Scammers, tricksters, and the schemes they pulled off

May 7 •

April 2025

Five Slices #26: Fantastic buildings and where to find them

One man's folly is another man's legacy

Apr 30 •

A bunch of stuff I wrote on my garbage blog

Something different this week

Apr 24 •

Five Slices #25: A letter about letters

You've got mail

Apr 16 •

Advice about advice

What I've learned about giving and taking advice

Apr 13 •

Five Slices #24: I See Fire

The musician terrorist, Hemingway Effect, the stock market in chaos, Gell-Mann Amnesia, Vesuvius Explodes

Apr 9 •

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