Nadia AsparouhovaNot 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
Nadia AsparouhovaWho 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, 20185Jun 13, 20185
Nadia AsparouhovaAn 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, 201812May 3, 201812
Nadia AsparouhovaNo 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, 20181Mar 8, 20181
Nadia AsparouhovaThe 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, 201818Feb 8, 201818
Nadia AsparouhovaThe 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, 201820Jan 11, 201820
Nadia AsparouhovaKeeping my mouth shut(I don’t write about this topic often, so forgive me for any awkwardness.)Oct 17, 20172Oct 17, 20172
Nadia AsparouhovaThe 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, 20177Jul 25, 20177
Nadia AsparouhovaHow to give away $5,000 on the InternetEarlier this month, I announced that I was giving away $5,000, no strings attached.May 12, 201717May 12, 201717
Nadia Asparouhova$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, 201788Apr 3, 201788