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October, 2015

Help me debug a personal project

Working title: ten questionsA fully anonymous site where you answer 10 questions that attempt to pinpoint your beliefs on social and economic issues. These aren't essay questions, exactly, but neither are they multiple choice: the idea is to get you to explain your point of view without judgment. Each question ...
October 21, 2015

Untestable, unsafe and on the freeway: why cars need to be open source

Our devices are working against us.  Recently, we learned that Volkswagen was falsifying its mandatory E.P.A. emissions tests. Because each test has a set of characteristics that don’t accurately match real-world driving conditions, the internal software running in 11 million cars could deduce that an official test was taking place. Under ...
October 19, 2015

I am not a developer

Since co-founding Known with Erin Richey eighteen months ago, one of my biggest professional challenges, both inwardly and outwardly, has been this: I am not a developer. I have development skills and was a startup CTO for a decade. Absolutely. I know how to architect a system and write code. I can ...
October 9, 2015

The whole Internet: much more than the web, apps, or IoT

This morning, I woke up and checked my notifications on my phone. (I know, I know, it's a terrible habit.) I took a shower while listening to a Spotify playlist, got dressed, and put my Fitbit in my pocket. I made some breakfast and ate it in front of last ...
October 9, 2015