How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston (TED) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/HOW-TO-DECONSTRUCT-RACISM-ONE-HEADLINE-AT-A-TIME-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jul 15, 2019 Always Be Learning Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of … eating, walking or generally […]
The world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps. (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jul 8, 2019 Always Be Learning Biomimicry, the design movement pioneered by biologist and writer Janine Benyus, explained with 99% Invisible. Watch on YouTube
You’ve been training AI for free (The Verge) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/maxresdefault-1-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jul 1, 2019 Talkin Tech Modern AI needs tons of data for training and quality control — and a lot of it is coming from human beings, whether it’s contract […]
Writing Code You Won’t Hate Tomorrow (Coding Tech) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/maxresdefault-2-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jun 24, 2019 Dev 2 Dev As developers we write code every day, but we frown at it a week later. Why do we have such a hard time with code […]
How Smartphones Sabotage Your Brain’s Ability to Focus (WSJ) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/maxresdefault-2-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jun 17, 2019 Talkin Tech Our phones give us instant gratification. But there’s a cost: loss of attention and productivity.
A mind-blowing explanation of the speed of light | Michelle Thaller (The Big Think) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jun 10, 2019 Always Be Learning Light exists outside of time. – The only things that travel at the speed of light are photons. – Nothing with any mass at all […]
Google’s social app failures (and their comeback plan) (TechAltar) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/maxresdefault-1-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Jun 3, 2019 Talkin Tech Google has no social media apps anymore and they are struggling to establish a popular chat app as well. How come they can’t seem to […]
I was to learn later in life that, perhaps because we are so good at organizing, we tend as a nation to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. Mohamed Hamad May 27, 2019 Words of Wisdom I was to learn later in life that, perhaps because we are so good at organizing, we tend as a nation to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
Why mirrorless cameras are taking over (The Verge) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/maxresdefault-1-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad May 13, 2019 Worth a Thousand Words While mirrorless cameras have been rising in popularity since at least 2013, driven in large part by Sony’s A7 and Panasonic’s GH cameras, this past […]
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. the first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe, say or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate. Mohamed Hamad May 10, 2019 Words of Wisdom Our culture has accepted two huge lies. the first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe, say or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
Cereal makers sold us a breakfast myth (Vox) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Apr 8, 2019 Always Be Learning Cereal companies have perpetuated a big myth about breakfast: that the first meal of the day is crucial to good health. And one of their […]
The Truth About Wasabi (The Atlantic) https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/maxresdefault-2-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Mar 25, 2019 Always Be Learning Have you ever eaten wasabi? If you answered “yes” to that question, you are likely mistaken. Most sushi eaters—even in Japan—are actually being served a […]
We faked a model to the top of London fashion week https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/maxresdefault-4-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Mar 23, 2019 Killin Time We created a fake model and got him to the top of london fashion week 2019. His name is Max Fosh and welcome to streetsmart. […]
The State of CSS – The State of the Web https://www.mohamed-hamad.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/maxresdefault-3-400x225.jpg Mohamed Hamad Mar 22, 2019 Dev 2 Dev In this month’s episode Rick Viscomi and Una Kravets (Director of Product Design, BDG Media) discuss the state of CSS. The memes have not been […]