F/LOSS
Better tech worlds
The move towards European digital sovereignty needs careful thought before duplicating existing technology ecosystems. Now is the time to imagine a more open, independent, and intentional computing future.
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meta
Friday bonus: On not capitalizing my name
A brief explanation of the choice to not capitalize my name, where it came from, and what it means to be a common noun instead of a proper noun.
F/LOSS
Why I love F/LOSS
It's back to basics with an essay about Free/Libre and Open Source Software, and why I think it matters – especially for people who don’t yet know it well. What is it, and why should you care about and for F/LOSS?
bookpile
Bookpile 3: Standards and their Stories
Bookpile is short posts on Fridays about what I’m reading now and what I’m liking about it. This week, it’s Standards and their Stories, a collection edited by Martha Lampland and Susan Leigh Star.
art
The Ubiquitous Monster Game
In 2018, I mentioned the Ubiquitous Monster Game in a project about 5G/Internet of Things for public good. Ubiquitous Monsters were the worst-case case. Here, I go into more depth on the Ubiquitous Monster Game itself, and what it can teach us.
coping
Coping 2: Braindumps
Coping is short posts on Fridays about coping methods for doing creative and focused things in an unfocused world. In Coping 2, braindumps.
ELSA
AI-cologies for everyone
What is an AI-cology, why does it matter, and what is it good for? AI-cologies are a way of thinking about, locating, and questioning the ecologies around and in a particular AI-involving system. This essay takes the example of one specific camera to explain how AI-cologies are constructed.
coping
Coping 1: Rage-making
Coping is short posts on intermittent Fridays about coping methods for doing creative and focused things in an unfocused world. They are often not at all novel, but I want to highlight them because, for me at least, they work well. In the first Coping, rage-making.
nature
Interview with the seagull
What does it mean to think about the planet’s inhabitants, beyond the humans? Is thinking about them enough, or do we need to find ways to consult them?
bookpile
"Book"pile 2: The Real World of Technology
Bookpile is short posts on Fridays about what I’m reading now and what I’m liking about it. In this week's Bookpile, Ursula M. Franklin's The Real World of Technology.
ELSA
What I mean when I write about ELSA
There’s a concept called “ELSA” that I talk about a lot. As you might guess, ELSA is an acronym. It stands for “Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects.” Used in the study of emerging scientific and technological developments, it brings people with expertise in ELS aspects to the table.
bookpile
Bookpile 1: Enshittification
Bookpile is short posts on Fridays about what I’m reading now and what I’m liking about it. In the first Bookpile, Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification.