Cyborgs
CYBORG FOUNDATION | Rafel Duran Torrent from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo. The video above isn’t particularly new (some four months old I think at the time…
Category: culturally insensitive
Defaults
_At SxSW 2011, a photo booth that strangely used @aol.com as the first default email provider._ I grew up in a culture of strong defaults. Growing…
Lessons from Go
Recently, I’ve been trying to get back to learning [Go][1]. I had dabbled a little a few years back, but then (like now) at a very basic beginner…
Assume less, ask more!
Three notes to myself, based on experiences and conversations about the things others do well. One, to avoid misunderstandings, or disappointments based on misunderstandings, try to **express your…
The last of the Zivis
Today, the last of the Zivis finished their last day at work. Calling this The End of an Era wouldn’t be overstated: From 1973 to 2011 (today, actually),…
The Robustness Principle for inter-personal communication
The technologists among you will remember [Postel’s law][1], also known as the Robustness Principle: > TCP implementations should follow a general principle of robustness: be conservative in what…
Thoughts on the mainstreaming of openness
Disclaimer: I’m strongly biased towards openness. I prefer free and open software over closed systems, I prefer an open and decentralized web over a closed and centralized one.…