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2015 August 07

The web is awesome

The open web is a beautiful thing that empowers makers while offering users leverage. There's nothing else like it. It's constantly improving. It's up to you what you do with it. [ ... 2758 words ... ]

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2014 October 08

Microblogging like it’s 2002

Every year or so, I (re)join the ranks of hackers who decide they’d like to try building a microblogging tool. It’s sometimes after Twitter or Facebook does something cruddy to remind me that I’m the product. Sometimes, it’s when jerks have the run of the place and no one can do anything about it. Often these things are highly correlated. [ ... 1041 words ... ]

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2013 April 12

I like it when services treat me like I treat my pets

I like animals, and I’ve been told that I’m good with them. I’d like to think that’s due to a mix of empathy and respect that I’ve developed over the years. It occurred to me the other day that my favorite online services treat me like I imagine my pets like to be treated. [ ... 612 words ... ]

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2012 October 01

Privacy and Social Media

Somewhat apropos of what I posted recently about freedoms, there’s been a kerfuffle about Facebook and privacy (again). A particular post I just read kind of set me off, so I decided to expand on a comment I left there. [ ... 835 words ... ]

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Tag: web

2015 August 07

The web is awesome

2014 October 08

Microblogging like it&#8217;s 2002

2013 April 12

I like it when services treat me like I treat my pets

2012 October 01

Privacy and Social Media

Microblogging like it’s 2002