Blogs about Computers, internet, tech

One thing that’s helped me keep up with blogging this month is seeing my web analytics numbers go up. I maybe check my analytics too often, but at least it’s a good motivator to be …

For some reason, most of my (ca. 12.000) songs were deleted from my iPhone – not the related meta data, though: Everything was still showing up, but the songs without album art in those screenshots …

On AI and community owned data TL; DR – Imagine a world where communities nurture, own, govern and sell access to their data. Community owned data could give us a better, more vibrant AI ecosystem …

Kerfuffles are Kerfuffles. Causing one recently, with its particularly low-stakes aspects (what’s done is done, no actions appear to be planned, I’m already doing things differently, etc.) allowed me to at least re-visit a policy …

I recently discovered that there's an old software edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (the second edition) on archive.org for download. Not sure how legal this is, mind, but I thought it would be useful …

maybe I should quit while I’m behind I play the violin. I started when I was about six, but didn’t get serious until I was nine, when my parents gave me a new instrument as …

The manuscript for ‘A Logic Named Joe’ In 1946, my grandfather, writing as ‘Murray Leinster’, published a science fiction story called ‘A Logic Named Joe’. Everyone has a computer (a ‘logic’) connected to a global …

Disclaimer, just in case… 🔗 I work for Google on the Chrome Developer Relations team. But for this post, I want to make it super duper clear that I'm speaking not on behalf of my …

Tense, emotional climate science-fiction that doesn’t quite come together by Kevin Fox, Jr. This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered …

Last year I was asked to contribute to the Serpentine Galleries’ Infinite Ecologies Marathon, a prelude to their Inifinite Ecologies programme, with something that expressed what I thought was missing from most discussion and practice …

From John O'Nolan (CEO of Ghost):How did Stewart's infamous "we don't sell saddles here" essay go down internally, at the time? And how do you feel that essay aged, with hindsight?Stewart shared We Don't Sell …

Introduction to everythingPlease note that I really do like Enigma, and I have mad respect for everybody who designed its levels, since the levels are an essential part of the game. As you read, please …

Note: this post requires a basic familiarity with the songs discussed. If you’re not familiar with them, I’d recommend you listen to at least a portion of the following three songs: Free Bird by Lynyrd …

I recently upgraded from a Ryzen 3700X to a 5950X. Double the cores, and nearly double the potential heat output. I didn’t upgrade my cooling solution, a 240mm Kraken X53 AIO liquid cooler.

Estoy encantado de anunciar que hoy sale a la venta La Ética del Futuro, la traducción al español de mi libro Future Ethics.Desde que publiqué el libro hace unos años, muchas personas me han dicho …

At one time I got interested in the “eye contact”, or lack of it, on video calls. I was going to present at an online conference, and I wanted people watching to have it look …

SimPocalypse Our older kiddo has been playing SimCity — the first version. I’ve always preferred the simplicity of its symbolic graphics. I remember when SimCity 2000 came out and, despite all its upgrades, I still …

A surprisingly great way to pull your brain away from your keyboardContinue reading on Medium »

I hope you’re ready for more smart home content. I’ve been wanting to get a “smart” thermostat for some time now. I put a lot of time into research, since all of the contenders suck …