Schmud

The question of authenticity in a medium that was supposed to bring us closer together has only pushed us farther apart.

Making sense of the chaos in Kathmandu, the burning of data centers, and the real impact of banning social media.

Using Clojure to query and classify the world's knowledge.

How will we resist the crisis they are promising?

Data is reductive. It objectifies. It bureaucratizes. But is it a bad idea?

How the simple link became the foundation for artificial intelligence and all dynamic media.

The internet was a public innovation co-opted by private interests. Making it work for the people starts with a fresh approach to personal data.

When the personal computer went from being a "bicycle for the mind" to a surveilled shopping mall.

URLs are wonderful. They are both human readable and globally unique. But they can take some massaging before they're useful. Here are some practical tips using Clojure.

If we fail to see the last eight years as anything less than eight years of continuous war, we fail to understand the politics of cyberspace.