Share this post
More and more grant-funded internet freedom projects are moving to direct revenue. ChatSecure is the latest: https://chatsecure.org/blog/sustainable-open-source-starts-with-you/
Crazy that it's necessary, but 1Password's new travel mode keeps your accounts safe as you cross borders. I'm loyal. https://blog.agilebits.com/2017/05/18/introducing-travel-mode-protect-your-data-when-crossing-border...
Platforms like ZeroKit are theoretically great, but the code should be auditable to protect against backdoors. https://tresorit.com/zerokit
Blockstack sounds great; decentralized names and certificates are a huge step forward in particular. Let's see. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/05/23/blockstack-unveils-a-browser-for-the-decentralized...
Bombing a room full of kids is sick. Impressed by the Manchester community rallying: Holiday Inn taking in kids, cabs giving free rides.
I've been very blockchain-skeptical. This podcast episode is helping to change my mind a bit: http://a16z.com/2017/05/19/congressional-blockchain-caucus/
I'd missed this article about Facebook's campus. Interesting reading: what fosters creative productivity? http://go.theinformation.com/f8ff6ee6d714dece
There's a lot to think about here, but in principle this seems like a good idea. Protect your users. https://twitter.com/datagrok/status/866312196225024000
Meanwhile, in Britain ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cqHmCGe6tA
Jean is awesome, and she will help you give your engineering team superpowers. https://jeanhsu.com/the-next-phase-9ba903a76c83?source=linkShare-3b16402f5b9d-1495412080
Wait wait wait. I was excited about Star Trek Discovery, but Rainn Wilson is playing Harry Mudd in nine episodes?!
That people are only productive because of fear of poverty is a shortsighted view of human nature, and it makes me sad every time I hear it.
Interesting perspective. https://www.byline.com/column/68/article/1674
I'm going to the #IndieWeb Summit in Portland next month. If you care about an independent web, you should too. http://2017.indieweb.org
This is why I still think journalists should be posting on their own sites and only syndicating to Facebook. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/19/facebook-blocks-malta-journalist-joseph-muscat-panama-...
Good thing Britain hasn't spent years trying to build a digital economy. I'm glad I'm not running a UK startup. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/theresa-may-internet-conservatives-gov...
My worlds colliding: @Medium's new audio versions are powered by @MatterVC company @SpokenLayer. https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/18/medium-launches-audio-versions-of-stories-for-members/
Facebook and Twitter are not good organizing tools. Using them has led to a tactical freeze for many movements, says @zeynep. #nmvsummit
"Let's treat this as the emergency this is." Sobering words from @zeynep: if we don't seize the moment, we may never get it back. #nmvsummit
"The first opportunity to demonstrate teeth is a wave election in 2018." - @zeynep. And then it just gets harder from there. #nmvsummit
Werd I/O © Ben Werdmuller. The text (without images) of this site is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
