I didn’t think I’d like Northern Ireland. It’s probably because of my Irish grandmother’s disdain for the British. What could the North possibly have to offer that’s worth leaving the Republic? Kinbane, that’s what. I took my family to Ireland for three weeks in 2024. I’d been twice before — […]
Yearly archives: 2026
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It was a simpler time on the internet in 2010, but early battles for corporate control were well underway. Net neutrality battles between ISPs and consumers/tech companies were raging, as were the anti-circumvention copyfights. But beyond those narrow battles, there was a broader war. Jonathon Zittrain warned of The Future […]
I remember how the web once was – and I want it back. I want to make stuff, not hate stuff. We can have a different web, if we fight for it.
I don’t need new gear to sound better. I just need to get better at using what I have. I’m using my existing gear, and getting better results.
Over the past several months, I keep coming back to this thought: The internet is a confirmation bias machine. I once believed that because the internet exposes people to new ideas, it helps us to think more carefully. I still believe it can, but the vast majority of the time, […]