Democracy, But Make It a Pop Quiz
One late night a colleague and I were tossing ideas around. Most of them vanished with the beer. This one stuck. At first it sounded silly,…
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Palantir Explained Like It’s Software (Because It Is)
Everybody knows the name. Nobody really knows what the software actually does. Palantir is that mysterious thing people reference in debates about surveillance, usually followed by…
Playing with Kids All Day (And Other Lies About Kindergarten Teachers)
Picture this: It’s 7 AM, you’re responsible for two dozen children who all woke up at different times, had vastly different breakfasts (or none at all)…
Surviving Modern Life with a Flip Phone (Barely)
Mama was right: Smartphones are frying our brains. App locks, screentime reminders, digital detoxes: we’ve tried them all. Nothing sticks because honestly? We’re just too good…
Austria Plans to Become Europe's Favourite Playground for Hackers
Austria is discussing the idea of requiring messenger services to install backdoors to “improve security” and help fight crime. On the surface, it might sound reasonable.…
Rethinking Open Source Responsibility
For a while now, I’ve been playing with a thought experiment: what happens when your code is used for something you completely disagree with? Open source…