Meng Weng WongThe First Church of Chatbot: or, HOWTO Pwn a Democracy using Common Ingredients Easily Found in…(a design fiction, originally written April 2017, published May 2018)20 min read·May 18, 2018--2--2
Meng Weng WongZen and the Art of Internet InfrastructureIf Buddha built the Internet, what would the OSI model look like?3 min read·May 13, 2017--1--1
Meng Weng WongZero-Sum/Fantasy/Politics versus Abundance/SF/TechFantasy spans many subgenres, but it is anchored in medievalism: the settings of epics like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones are…2 min read·Jan 17, 2017----
Meng Weng WongOn the Citational Complexity of DisciplinesWhen computer scientists want to assess the efficiency of algorithms, they employ the notions of time and space complexity. These measures…3 min read·Jan 4, 2017----
Meng Weng WongEverything Old is New AgainTechnologists sometimes suffer ahistoricism: because so much in the world of technology is new, when confronted with current affairs…2 min read·Nov 29, 2016----
Meng Weng WongPitching A Fit, or #64SFWhat do Lean Startups have in common with Chinese characters? By the end of this article, you’ll have learned a new visual vocabulary…6 min read·Jul 19, 2016--2--2
Meng Weng WongThe Potlatch as Probiotic Petri DishIn human prehistory, were tribal feasts a mechanism for spreading advantageous gut bacteria?1 min read·Jul 13, 2016--1--1
Meng Weng WongProlog is like FTL fuel for your spaceship.It’s amazing, but has one big gotcha.2 min read·Dec 22, 2015----
Meng Weng WongOther Blockchain-based Social GraphsBlockchains could enable the future of democracy through transitive delegation micro-voting.2 min read·Sep 16, 2015--3--3
Meng Weng WongSo you got rejected for Singapore PR; now what?To avoid disappointment when applying for Singapore permanent residency, you need to go in with the right expectations.2 min read·Jul 20, 2015----