Jacob Preston

The Bleak Future of Electric Vehicles

Just to start out, I love electric vehicles. They have some very clear advantages to Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles, largely due to their independence from a limited fuel source that is fossil fuels. On top of that, they’re getting cheaper, more common, and the charging infrastructure is slowly building up better and better overContinue reading “The Bleak Future of Electric Vehicles”

Noise

I want to give an analogy of depression to help those fortunate enough to not have deeply suffered its grasp. I hope this helps others gain an understanding of how it works. Most people want to be helpful, but often don’t know how or what to do. Noise. We all go through life day toContinue reading “Noise”

Mental health impacts of a Big Tech job

This blog dives into some deep thoughts about mental health. If you feel stuck and need help, please reach out to someone and get the help you need. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline is available 24 hours: 800-273-8255. The mental health impacts of a Big Tech job are extreme, though often go unnoticed. Worse, theContinue reading “Mental health impacts of a Big Tech job”

What’s it like to work at Big Tech?

What’s it like to work at Big Tech? This is a question I had myself before actually joining Apple in April of 2018. As it turns out, it’s nothing like I had expected. To begin, I had a perception of Apple before working there. While I wasn’t the type of person to blindly think thatContinue reading “What’s it like to work at Big Tech?”