I never went looking for a mentor
I never went looking for a mentor. In 1995, I was working as the lead tech guy for an internet startup, Tripod. I spent an… Read More »I never went looking for a mentor
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Fred Turner: The link from anti-fascist art and the “historical problem” of Facebook
Fred Turner, the leading chronicler of the links between the 60s counterculture and the internet revolution, turned his sights to the rise of multimedia in… Read More »Fred Turner: The link from anti-fascist art and the “historical problem” of Facebook
Why is Verizon letting rural broadband decay?
Let me start with an apology: reading other people’s tech support horror stories is less fun than hearing them describe their medical problems or recount… Read More »Why is Verizon letting rural broadband decay?
Heroin and Hope
This story is cross-posted on FOLD.cm, where it’s got more links, images and a layout that lets you see what’s behind the links while you… Read More »Heroin and Hope
Update, or a missing person report
I just received a kind inquiry via email from a reader who wondered what had happened to this blog. It’s a fair question. It’s been… Read More »Update, or a missing person report
Urgent: Reports that Bassel Khartabil has been sentenced to death
Bassel Khartabil, a leading figure in the Syrian Open Source software community, has been imprisoned by the Syrian government since March 2012, accused of “harming… Read More »Urgent: Reports that Bassel Khartabil has been sentenced to death