A personal update here wrt the /now section of this little blog. Some earnest and shameless self-promotion, just like Tim Berners-Lee intended. About 18 months ago, in a fit of passion, I left my job to pursue something I care a lot about: software that streamlines parent-led early literacy instruction, while minimizing active screen time. The app is LettersPractice.com. It has a pretty generous non-expiring free tier, and then a $20 one-time purchase. Very roughly speaking, the phonetic rules of English are simple in isolation but complex in concert. This concert-complexity is difficult to manage, as is pacing of the...