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David Nuñez
I was looking for a Nigel I could download

Jun 11, 2026

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8 min read

I was looking for a Nigel I could download

I wanted Nigel from Devil Wears Prada to walk into my bedroom. What showed up was a pile of apps and a piece of cardboard.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
A Meteor Fell and I Couldn't Find the Crowd

Jun 4, 2026

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6 min read

A Meteor Fell and I Couldn't Find the Crowd

A meteor boom over Boston, a real-time town square that had quietly fragmented into a hundred private instruments, and why the fastest civic response in 2026 is to build the answer instead of post it. Plus Watch Duty, a 48-hour moving model, and someone in a blueberry-muffin costume.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
The Card Apple Would Rather You Not Use

May 28, 2026

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5 min read

The Card Apple Would Rather You Not Use

Why digital-first wallets still mail you a piece of metal.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
The Pocket Test

May 21, 2026

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6 min read

The Pocket Test

A field guide for naming what your phone is actually doing on a walk. Five answers, one honest question.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Some apps want you to go outside.

May 14, 2026

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12 min read

Some apps want you to go outside.

On the small genre of software that uses the screen as a door, not a wall.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
My calendar lied to me, and I have only myself to blame

May 7, 2026

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7 min read

My calendar lied to me, and I have only myself to blame

A small operational fire, followed by the four-jobs question I now ask every tool in my stack. Plus: pilot logbooks, an inaccurate-planning study from UCL, and Andy Matuschak on bending software around real life.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Austin, TX: Progress & Nostalgia

Jul 1, 2022

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3 min read

Austin, TX: Progress & Nostalgia

I'm in Austin over the 4th of July weekend to visit family. Every time I come back to Texas I have incredibly mixed feelings.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
100 Days and a Restart

Jun 24, 2022

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2 min read

100 Days and a Restart

Today we launched a new MIT Museum website, and started our 100 day countdown to the opening of the Museum in its new building at Kendall.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
That New Computer Smell

Apr 25, 2021

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5 min read

That New Computer Smell

Do you remember the way your first computer smelled?

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Anything but NFTs

Mar 26, 2021

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2 min read

Anything but NFTs

So I was tempted to make this week’s newsletter about NFTs.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
The Grief Multiplier and Gratitude

Mar 19, 2021

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9 min read

The Grief Multiplier and Gratitude

Personal reflections on loss, grief, and finding gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic after losing a brother.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Happy New Year? If you say so.

Jan 8, 2021

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4 min read

Happy New Year? If you say so.

I regret my jokes at the end of last year about how “it couldn’t get any worse than 2020.” At the very least, to the extent that this country is relevant to the rest of the world anymore, we have a lot of explaining to do in 2021 and beyond.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Patience

Dec 18, 2020

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5 min read

Patience

There's something about December that sends me into a frenzy of trying to wrap up projects...

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
The Show Must Go On(line)

Dec 7, 2020

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14 min read

The Show Must Go On(line)

Somewhere in middle of Act II of Hamilton, I think between “The Adams Administration” and “We Know,” I fell fast asleep. This was the original cast on Broadway, mind you, and I was sitting in some of the best seats in the house.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Choose Your Own Adventure

Nov 13, 2020

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5 min read

Choose Your Own Adventure

Exploring the branching narratives of CYOA books through data visualization and what they teach us about choice.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Bricolage 002

Nov 6, 2020

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4 min read

Bricolage 002

This reminds me of why you should never poke a hardboiled egg after you put it in the microwave.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Election Day 2020

Nov 3, 2020

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9 min read

Election Day 2020

Almost all jurisdictions rely on electronic voting machines at their polling stations. It is worth understanding why we use them, how they work, and to what degree we can trust them.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Error 1202

Oct 23, 2020

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7 min read

Error 1202

Aboard the Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5), Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were 30,000 feet above the moon surface and rapidly descending.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
(Not So) Quiet, Please

Oct 16, 2020

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6 min read

(Not So) Quiet, Please

In a fan-less season, the home teams’ noise advantage diminishes, and players’ performance is altered. Sporting venues have resorted to many tactics to restore some crowd normalcy to the game, including pumping in fake crowd noise.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Bricolage 001

Oct 9, 2020

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4 min read

Bricolage 001

Consider these interstitial episodes a bit of a release valve for us, or perhaps a palette cleanser to let us catch our breaths between the longer essays.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Eye to Eye

Oct 2, 2020

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6 min read

Eye to Eye

Dressed in a long-sleeved, untucked white shirt, he climbs onto a platform in front of the audience.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Press 1 to Continue

Sep 25, 2020

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10 min read

Press 1 to Continue

I had a meeting with a colleague a few days ago, and she requested that instead of a video chat over Zoom, we should pick up the phone

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Time is Weird in 2020

Sep 18, 2020

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7 min read

Time is Weird in 2020

Time is weird in 2020, wouldn't you agree?

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Freediving into a Spreadsheet

Sep 11, 2020

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10 min read

Freediving into a Spreadsheet

How spreadsheets became cultural spaces for art, activism, and social action beyond business calculations.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
Happy Upgrade Day

Sep 3, 2020

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6 min read

Happy Upgrade Day

You find it difficult to describe to your unlinked friends what it’s like to have an implant. It’s not like the movies, where you jack into a matrix and gain superpowers. You don’t suddenly have brain links to everyone else’s Wikipedia rabbit holes. It’s more subtle than that.

David Nuñez
David Nuñez
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