Not writing on Medium anymoreI switched back to my personal blog a few months ago. It’s a much quieter space to publish in, free of claps and comments, which suits my…Aug 16, 2018Aug 16, 2018
Who pays the toolmakers?I recently watched App: The Human Story, which I discovered via The Developers Union, a group of app developers formed to negotiate better…Jun 13, 2018A response icon5Jun 13, 2018A response icon5
An alternate ending to the tragedy of the commonsI recently read Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons and have been evangelizing it so enthusiastically that I figured I’d do a quick…May 3, 2018A response icon12May 3, 2018A response icon12
No ExitLife on the internet can feel like a proverbial family reunion dinner. One relative makes an off-color remark, and all the kids leap half…Mar 8, 2018A response icon1Mar 8, 2018A response icon1
The developer’s dilemmaWhen it comes to making money, software developers are an odd bunch. Developers produce code, and code is in high demand. At a glance, it…Feb 8, 2018A response icon18Feb 8, 2018A response icon18
The problem with votingI read, with great interest, Fred Ehrsam’s post on blockchain governance, as well as Vlad Zamfir and Vitalik Buterin’s responses.Jan 11, 2018A response icon20Jan 11, 2018A response icon20
Keeping my mouth shut(I don’t write about this topic often, so forgive me for any awkwardness.)Oct 17, 2017A response icon2Oct 17, 2017A response icon2
The Kite debacle is democracy at workBack in May, the users of Minimap, a popular Atom package, noticed a curious update: when editing Python files, Minimap now suggested…Jul 25, 2017A response icon7Jul 25, 2017A response icon7
How to give away $5,000 on the InternetEarlier this month, I announced that I was giving away $5,000, no strings attached.May 12, 2017A response icon17May 12, 2017A response icon17
$5,000, no strings attachedWhen I was in college, I faced a pile of unappealing job opportunities, things that required polishing my résumé to a pyrite gleam and…Apr 3, 2017A response icon88Apr 3, 2017A response icon88
