Rise of America
The Marshall Plan: How America Built the World It Wanted to Live In
In June 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall gave a commencement address at Harvard that would change the postwar world. He proposed that the United St…
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Rise of America
History
The Aftermath: Rebuilding a Broken World
When the guns finally fell silent, the world faced an unprecedented crisis. The war had destroyed entire cities, shattered economies, and left millions hom…
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud IAM: The One Thing You Must Get Right (And How I Messed It Up)
I gave a service account the 'Owner' role. I know. I'm ashamed. It was my first week on GCP. I wanted everything to just work. It did work. Too well. One d…
Google Cloud Platform
Cloud IAM: The One Thing You Must Get Right (And How I Messed It Up)
I gave a service account the 'Owner' role. I know. I'm ashamed. It was my first week on GCP. I wanted everything to just work. It did work. Too well. One d…
Google Cloud Platform
I Accidentally Deleted a Production Database (And How Google Cloud Saved Me)
It was 3 AM on a Tuesday. I was tired, running a script I thought was pointed at my test environment. One wrong click. One mistyped command. And just like…
AWS
AWS Backup: Centralized Data Protection
AWS Backup simplifies protecting your data across AWS services. Instead of configuring backups separately for each service, you create backup plans central…
Google Cloud Platform
I Accidentally Deleted a Production Database (And How Google Cloud Saved Me)
It was 3 AM on a Tuesday. I was tired, running a script I thought was pointed at my test environment. One wrong click. One mistyped command. And just like…
Social Good
AI for Social Good: Tackling Global Challenges
Beyond business and entertainment, a growing movement is focused on using AI for social good—applying the technology to solve some of the world's most pr…
AI Fails
I Asked an AI to Plan My Vacation. It Was a Disaster.
Last month I let ChatGPT plan a three-day trip to the mountains. On paper, it looked perfect. Every hour scheduled. Restaurant reservations with fake names…
Rise of America
Reagan and the Reinvention of American Conservatism
By 1980, the United States was in a bad mood. Inflation had been running in double digits. The economy was mired in stagflation — the combination of high…
CSS
Responsive Design: Mobile First vs. Desktop First
When I built my first responsive site, I designed it for my 24-inch monitor and then tried to 'shrink it down' for phones. It was a disaster of overlapping…
Rise of America
The New Deal: When America Reinvented Its Government
By March 4, 1933, the day Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the thirty-second president of the United States, the American economy was in a stat…
Accommodation
Budget Accommodation: Hostels vs. Motels vs. Airbnb
Accommodation can eat up your budget if you’re not careful. In my early traveling days, I stayed in hostels. They are great in cities like New York, San…
Technology
Wearable Tech: From Fitness Trackers to Medical Monitors
Wearable technology has evolved from simple step counters to sophisticated health monitoring devices. The latest smartwatches and rings can track electroca…
Security
WebAuthn: Passwordless Authentication with Biometrics
WebAuthn (Web Authentication) is a browser API that enables passwordless authentication using biometrics (fingerprint, face ID), security keys (YubiKey), o…
Automotive
Tesla's Cybertruck Disaster or Genius? We Finally Know
When Elon Musk revealed the Cybertruck in 2019, he smashed the windows on stage. It was supposed to be unbreakable. It broke. People laughed. Orders still…
Hardware
Microsoft's Surface Hardware Is Finally Good After Years of Failure
Microsoft first tried making computers in 2012. The Surface RT was a disaster. Slow. Confusing. It ran Windows RT, not real Windows. It failed. But Microso…