Nest and HoneyWell
Nest hit a nerve. Thermostats are not the most popular topic for high-tech and Internet blogs – but Nest hit a nerve. Nest offers a thermostat for the home. Probably because it’s a San Francisco start-up, possibly because it has some leadership that once worked at Apple, or possibly because it has a nifty display [...]
Version 0.9. What Do You Think?
I’m excited to announce that we silently launched our new website last week. Like a startup we took a very “version 0.9” approach. What I would love to do with this post is tell you our goals and solicit reactions for what you like and what you don’t like. What you’d like to see added, [...]
A fun (and potentially infuriating) mental exercise
Every couple of years, I run into this probability puzzle that reminds me just how bad humans are at assessing probabilistic outcomes. Its called the Monty Hall problem, named after the famed Monty Hall game show. The puzzle goes something like this. Suppose you are given the opportunity to choose between three doors. Behind one [...]
