Democracy
Lifelogging under fascism
How self-tracking became self-incrimination
Ben Werdmuller
Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
Asides
What I owe to August 6
It was a war crime. And my relationship to it is complicated.
Technology
Japan: Apple Must Lift Browser Engine Ban by December
Japan, the EU, and the UK all now require Apple to support third-party browser engines. That's great news for the open web.
Technology
Silicon Valley’s Dream Tech Job Is Disappearing
“We’re seeing right now why tech needs unions.”
Technology
Ghost 6.0
The new version of Ghost connects every site to an open social network that provides built-in reach without losing independence.
Asides
Small repairs
Drinking Sunday coffee in the hyper-normal
Media
Did Craigslist decimate newspapers?
"Here in six short chapters is the tale of Craigslist’s rise to a business generating hundreds of millions of dollars a year, how Newmark has used that fortune and how newspapers, slow to adapt, failed to respond effectively to the digital shift.”
Media
Curate your own newspaper with RSS
"In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder."
AI
Evaluating AI
How to think about vendors, technology, and power
Culture
If I ran my life
Designing a values-centered life from first principles.
Media
If I ran NPR and PBS
Building community-driven public media for the post-federal funding era.
AI
Trump and the Energy Industry Are Eager to Power AI With Fossil Fuels
The Trump administration is using AI as a way to shill fossil fuels. But even for tech companies that don't care about climate change, renewables are a far better option.