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November, 2024

Thanksgiving is about belonging

I think Thanksgiving is mostly about belonging. I was raised in a culture other than that of either of my parents or my nationality: what they call a Third Culture Kid. With that sort of profile, belonging is hard to come by. As a child, I sounded British but wasn’t; I ...
November 28, 2024

Bluesky, AI, and the battle for consent on the open web

Why public data needs private consent ...
November 27, 2024

ProPublica is a big part of the future of news

In the Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin discusses my workplace, the journalism it undertakes, and why it's important (gift link). I lead technology, and while I sit on the business side of the operation, it's an absolute privilege to support these journalists. This is on point: “The impact is unmistakable. This year, ProPublica ...
November 21, 2024

What I want from Mozilla

What is your dream for Mozilla? ...
November 15, 2024

Bluesky, the Fediverse, and the future of social media

Today's open social networks have a lot to learn from each other. ...
November 14, 2024

PSA: Social media privacy and you

Social networks are not private spaces. ...
November 9, 2024

Non-profit newsrooms that speak truth to power

A list of sources to subscribe to and support ...
November 7, 2024

We can still rise

What a morning. I know this quote has been shared and reshared ad infinitum, but it gives me hope today, and I hope it will do the same for you: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for ...
November 6, 2024

10 distractions, in case you need them for some reason

In case you’re searching for things to take your mind off the immediate horrors of the real world for, you know, some reason, here are ten: ‌3D Workers Island is a horror story told in the form of late-nineties screenshots from forums, websites, and a mysterious screensaver. ‌Practical Betterments is a collection of ...
November 5, 2024