Knowing when to leave

I wrote this in my blog drafts well over a decade ago (exact date unclear). I thought I'd publish it as-is as an aside. I'm sure it was going to be an excellent full post, but clearly this is just the intro. I still agree though:

imperfect notes & my second subconscious

I've never been a great notetaker. Winnie Lim suggests I might be overthinking it: it's not a second brain but a second subconscious mind.

"Disagree and Let’s See"

"Disagree and commit" is disingenuous. This is a better idea.

The Optical Illusion of Prosperity

"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."

The EFF we need now

Why the next era of digital civil liberties requires a tighter mission, a bolder strategy, and a clearer view of how power works.

Of the web

"These days people use the term "web" to mean basically something you can view in a web browser. But that does not mean it is *of* the web."

The State of the Open Social Web

A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.

Open Source Power

"In hindsight I don't think any reasonable person can say that we're collectively better off. Democracy is losing, and tech is playing an undeniably outsized part in that."

Honor The Maker's Schedule

"As an innovation leader, it is your job to ensure that your organization has explicit norms that enable your people to do deep work." Meeting culture is one place they often fall down – this is a great way to better support your teams.

Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine's video archive

"As generative AI content starts to fill our social apps, a project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is launching with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s backing."

I Want You to Understand Chicago

"I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time."

Time to start de-Appling

"You have some serious thinking to do about what you intend to trust to the Apple stack altogether going forward, even things like passwords."