Dealing with email embarrassmentI assumed that by now we’d be using something better than email. (Remember Google Wave? No, I don’t either.) But we aren’t. So it’s…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
The First First-Person WarDrones are changing the way wars are fought, but they’re also changing the way we experience those wars.Nov 14, 20241Nov 14, 20241
It’s Music, Jim, But Not As We Know ItAccusations that some big name musical acts have been miming their vocals raises some tricky questions.Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 2024
Finding a way out of subscription hellIf your revenue model relies on misleading, impoverishing and gaslighting your customers, then you probably should rethink your model.Oct 3, 20241Oct 3, 20241
Breaking the wall: Drawing the right lessons from Blade Runner(s)This is the second in a series of pieces I am writing on dystopian movies — — broadly defined — and what they tell us, or could tell us…Sep 2, 2024Sep 2, 2024
The Civil War in Our HeadsI finally braced myself to watch Alex Garland’s Civil War and saw a mirror. It wasn’t a pretty sightAug 12, 2024Aug 12, 2024
Behold, the Ghost of Sir Clive, the Bridge Builder We Need Right NowWe’re in a stasis you might call stagnant tech. How can we find a way forward?Aug 6, 2024Aug 6, 2024
Anticipating the wave train of AIWe’ve been poor about trying to predict the real, lasting impact of generative AI.Jul 2, 2024Jul 2, 2024
We need to talk about our AI fetishDon’t allow those developing AI to lead the debate about its futureMar 25, 20248Mar 25, 20248
Yes, we should care about Julian AssangeWhy his actions have, among other things, exposed technology for what it is — and why we owe him for thatFeb 23, 202410Feb 23, 202410