In computer security and programming, a buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is an anomaly where a program, while writing data to a buffer, overruns the buffer’s boundary and overwrites adjacent memory locations. This is a special case of the violation of memory safety. I use it for human thinking as well. I say it when…
I thought of a great app idea, free to anyone who wants to build it. It’s an instant messenger but instead of text, you can ONLY send memes. No emoji, no text. Just memes! This is the next billion dollar app. Forget Yo and WhatsApp. It’s time for Memium! A guy on my team said…
I actually hate patents. I think they undermine the creativity and progress of technology and startups. There is a great radio program on how software patents are awful and have lost all modern meaning they once held. (Produced by This American Life in 2011) However, when I was told that there was a bonus involved, I…
The magic triangle is used for any decision making model. See Figure below. The words are sometimes slightly different, but the meaning is the same. There is only 1 rule: In any decision, you may ONLY pick two points on the triangle. The third is deficient. If you choose Scope, it means that you have…
There are lots of opinions. However, there are opinions you should take much more seriously than others. These are the opinions of 10x people. A 10x person is someone who can do the work of 10 people. When I worked with Crash Tung, he looked me in the eye and said, “Don’t hold back!” As a…
UX should apply to your working environment. Naming your conference rooms as funny names will actually change the culture in your office. Here are a bunch of name themes I have collected that are fun. Some are better than others. This is meant to inspire you to name with some fun. Snow White Snow White…
I was in a nice restaurant in Palo Alto. (Less than a mile away from Stanford University). This was a picture I took in the bathroom. Nice, real nice. Classy.
I failed high school. Badly. My grade point average, to be exact, was 2.2. I slept through Math, literally. I never got past basic algebra. I was good at “proofs” but bad at everything else. I just didn’t see the point. Well, Karma has a wicked sense of humor. Here is the joke: A child…
My kids (and many others) often complained about homework and education. “Why do I need to know this?” They were avoiding homework. As a kid, I didn’t do any homework. I had a 2.2 grade point average in high school. I went to community college and then University of Hell, I mean Buffalo. On my…
We have had the same couch for almost 20 years. It looks pretty ratty at this point and needs to be replaced. We have been searching around at different places and stumbled upon Monarch Sofas. Really interesting and counter-intuitive UX. The website looks cheap. Made us think it was a discount place, when in reality…
This year was Superbowl XLIX or “49” to us normal people. Next year, is 50, therefore Superbowl L. Doesn’t quite have a ring to it, but 50 is a milestone. The institution has held up over the years and not turned into a joke that is painful to watch. You know who I am talking…
I have a terrible affliction called “Old”. It is fairly common for people born before 1975. The symptoms are fairly broad. Weakness in the joints, inability to heal quickly, weight gain, hair loss and vision degradation, just to name a few. Seriously, this thing is worse than any disease I have ever heard of. Many…
I play alot of tennis. It is my favorite pastime and I feel I am pretty good at it. MY USTA level is 4.0. The best part of my game is my serve. This is virtually the only physical exercise I get on a weekly basis. Last September, I played mixed doubles one fateful night. …
I’m not a big fan of the personality tests like Myers Briggs and Colors. I feel like I could answer the questions either way almost every single time. Also, I feel like the results are always generalities like “You have a long ‘love-line’” that you get in palm reading. I’m a skeptic and believe I…