Two years ago, I wrote a blog post, “Life, only moderately messed up: understanding (my own) high-functioning depression” that was widely shared and appreciatively received.… Read More »Life, Only Moderately Messed Up, part 2: Getting Help
Here’s a quick experiment – I’ve been publishing stories on FOLD and replicating the text here on this blog. But FOLD now supports embedding –… Read More »Lessons from Letterlocking: a serendipitous academic encounter
Something odd about teaching at a university – everyone wants to call you Professor, or Doctor. I am always flattered by the upgrade, but I… Read More »That’s _Professor_ Bozo to you, Pal
In the fall of 1993, I was 20 years old. I’d just graduated from college, and had lived most of my life in my parents’… Read More »In loving memory of Patrick Fiachie
I started noticing the solar panels four or five years ago. My neighbors’ barns starting sprouting them, neat black rectangles covering the south-facing roofs. Down… Read More »Rooftop solar, and the four levers of social change
My dear friend danah boyd led a fascinating day-long workshop at Data and Society in New York City today focused on algorithmic governance of the… Read More »Ben Franklin, the Post Office and the Digital Public Sphere