Here's the column Meta doesn't want you to see
"On Thursday I reported that Meta had blocked all links to the Kansas Reflector from approximately 8am to 4pm, citing cybersecurity concerns after the nonprofit published a column critical of...
View ArticleUpdates for ShareOpenly
I made some updates to ShareOpenly this weekend:The design now puts the shortlist of social networks you’re most likely to share to at the top. Firefish and Misskey are now supported. There are now...
View ArticleThe US aims to 'crack the code' on scaling up geothermal energy production
This hadn't really been on my radar: "Just one type of next generation geothermal — called superhot rock energy, where deep drilling reaches temperatures 400 degrees Celsius (752 degrees Fahrenheit)...
View ArticleThe Thing That's Coming
An interesting opinion piece about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the aftermath thereof, and how it all relates to the election. "But even if we had performed adequate maintenance, the...
View ArticleMaking version noir
This is completely lovely: a responsive, noir-inspired personal homepage in the form of a comic. I'm inspired. #Indieweb [Link]
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I tried Tesla FSD
So, let’s get this out of the way first: I drive a Tesla Model 3. Yes, I know. And yes, even though I bought it a few years ago, there was plenty of evidence of the CEO’s bad behavior and of poor...
View ArticleWriting a web-first resumé
I hate writing resumés. There’s always been something about the format that never really sat right with me; each entry presents work I’ve done, sometimes representing many multiple years of my life,...
View ArticleAny business that depends on third-party APIs ...
Any business that depends on third-party APIs that it does not control and is locked into using is not a good business.
View ArticleThe thing about most war commentary on ...
The thing about most war commentary on social media is that it's speculative, almost on an entertainment level. Every time, there are people who bear the cost of this, who didn't ask for it, who don't...
View ArticleI decided to give Tesla FSD a ...
I decided to give Tesla FSD a second chance today. Aside from the bit where it decided to turn onto an actual municipal train track and use it as a road, it did really well!
View ArticleWhat’s next for me…
"I am absolutely convinced that journalism’s most essential role at this critical moment goes far, far beyond what it’s doing. The status quo in political (and related) coverage consists of...
View ArticleAmazon is filled with garbage ebooks. Here’s how they get made.
"Virtually every single part of the self-publishing grift world that can be automated or monetized has been automated and monetized." This is a really depressing read: fascinating, for sure, but...
View ArticleAI isn't useless. But is it worth it?
"I find my feelings about AI are actually pretty similar to my feelings about blockchains: they do a poor job of much of what people try to do with them, they can't do the things their creators claim...
View ArticleI am convinced that ActivityPub is going ...
I am convinced that ActivityPub is going to change the entire web.
View ArticleBackdoors are an everyone problem
From the OpenJS Foundation:The recent attempted XZ Utils backdoor (CVE-2024-3094) may not be an isolated incident as evidenced by a similar credible takeover attempt intercepted by the OpenJS...
View ArticleWhat you see
"Too often, [...] we assume that the person who is the object of our feedback has something to learn and fail to notice the same thing about ourselves." This is a really important observation. Without...
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No tech for apartheid is within its rights to protest
Solidarity with the 28 Google workers who were fired for protesting Project Nimbus this week. Anonymous Google and Amazon workers described the project as follows a couple of years ago:Project Nimbus...
View ArticleThe social web doesn't exist without social justice
So much of what we build on the web is about connecting people.It is impossible to connect people effectively without paying attention to social justice and equity.Otherwise we’re just connecting the...
View ArticleVision for W3C
This is exactly what I'd hope to see from a standards organization like the W3C: "W3C leads the community in defining a World Wide Web that puts users first, by developing technical standards and...
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How I vote
I like mail-in ballots because I can do my research as I go, on my own time, in my own environment. To me, it feels a lot closer to giving the process the time and attention it deserves.I filled in my...
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