An oft-overlooked ode to the gustatory GOAT — Disclaimer: Today I woke up and chose violence. Perhaps one of the fiercest food debates, pineapple-on-pizza has divided friends, families, perhaps even nations*. People often argue passionately about whether pineapple belongs on pizza, but here’s the real deal: it’s not just a suitable topping, it’s the best one out there. Skeptical? Allow me to make a persuasive case…

Postracial myths & rose-tinted glasses vs. Colored lenses — By now I’m sure many of you are aware of the infamous job description which has gone viral for the wrong reason. In its listing seeking a Salesforce Business Analyst for client HTC Global/Berkshire Hathaway, Virginia-based IT services firm Arthur Grand (Wizard?) Technologies — whose services include human capital consulting and temporary staffing augmentation — internally specified only White candidates be considered.

It’s not what you think — it’s much worse — In the early days of the pandemic — sometime between the first and second waves, before the mass release of a lifesaving vaccine the growing parade of armchair epidemiologists, ivermectin idiots and hydroxycloroquine heretics diagnosed themselves with the privilege of avoiding — I found myself tasked with leading a Zoom…

This week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the Partnership for New York City — the nonprofit consortium of private sector executives and firms which promotes economic activity— announced a new campaign to reimagine and revitalize NYC. Predictably, ongoing local controversy centers on the…

Anonymized Personal Financial Statements — Disclosure: I am a strategic advisor to Aster Key, but more importantly, I am an fintech enthusiast and evangelist who shares their mission and vision to safeguard user data, privacy, and security, and fully support the pain points and unmet market needs their platform and product addresses. As we continue…

An app that’s more effective than a private tutor — Plenty of emerging research today confirms what many parents and teachers have known for the past few years. Of all its second-order effects, one of the most destructive tolls taken by the COVID-19 pandemic has been its devastating impact on national education and learning outcomes. With school closures, class cancellations…

The game-changing GPT-inspired conversational sales chatbot — Disclosure: I am a strategic advisor to Orimon.AI, but more importantly, I am a tech entrepreneur, enthusiast, and evangelist who shares their mission and vision to revolutionize enterprise sales, and fully support the pain points and unmet needs their platform and product address. Are you struggling to find the time…

GPT-powered WordPress plugin for 1-click content generation — Disclosure: I am a strategic advisor to StylemixThemes, but more importantly, I am a web design strategist and WordPress user who shares their mission and vision, and fully support the pain point and unmet need their platform addresses. Content creation — brainstorming, ideating, drafting, editing, and revising — for your…

Announcing my new adventure. — Friends, It’s your favorite clapper’s favorite clapper, Farooq, here to say goodbye to all of you. I’m retiring from clapping, reading, recommending, writing, gainful self-employment, all the things! It’s been a wild ride, but I think it’s time for me to move on to bigger and better things. Now, I…