Mar 12The Commons Creatives Never Asked For— — THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS — — I have zero patience to find Medium’s now-hidden “Publish un-listed” feature. I first heard of Creative Commons sometime around 2004/5. My social circle at the time were mostly Bay Area makers, artists working outside the gallery system, and fellow crewpeeps…14 min read
Jul 2, 2017Allyship + Friendship : Offenders + VictimsDave and Chris. By now, everyone knows: they both really fucked-up. They not only fucked-up, but they (and many others) have also fucked-up with either hitting on, violating consent with touch, or behaving inappropriately with many more prospective founders & startup execs, than any of us probably realize. We—women—don’t often…Harassment6 min read
Oct 26, 2016CA Proposition 63—Please vote NO.Of all the policy domains in the United States, firearms policy seems to be the most divisive. …Elections5 min read
Oct 11, 2016Quantified SomethingWhen Withings’ scales came out, I was delighted. Until last year (I’m almost 43), my metabolism had been unbearably fast. I’ve also had a lifelong allergy to dairy products. …Health7 min read
Published in Human Development Project·Sep 21, 2016American SkittlesA bowl of Skittles is pictured, with the question: “If I told you just three would kill you, would you take a handful?” The individual asking the question is a young white American man. College educated, elite boarding-school reared, and the son of a presidential candidate; EVP of a major…Skittles4 min read
Published in Human Development Project·Jan 30, 2016Open Letter To The NFLOriginally penned/published in late 2014. I’m an avid ice-hockey fan, and an occasional (bad) player. I also used to race motorcycles. I get what it is to do something that carries with it significant risk for life-changing head injuries. …NFL7 min read
Jan 27, 2016On Culture, Kindness, Firearms, and Good Intentions.This article originally published 25 June 2014 in The Bold Italic A public tragedy happens. Media outlets storm the airwaves with non-stop coverage. The families impacted plead their hearts to the millions fixated in mourning. It becomes clear to everybody that this could have been prevented. Solution? …Guns4 min read
Jan 27, 2016Neighbors, UnequalThis piece was originally published in The Bold Italic, 07 March 2014 as “Who Gets To Live In San Francisco” Earlier this week, The Examiner reported that the SFMTA is widening its ban on oversized vehicles in the city, adding 61 new locations to the list of areas where people…San Francisco4 min read
Jan 23, 2016Dear Medium: The 1:1 Story/Publication Restriction Is LameHi Medium Product People: I know, when all the stories can go into all the publications, curatorial clarity gets muddled, all the publications get weaker because no one stands out as strong, it all gets redundant and Rhododendron Red gets confused with candy-apple red—yadda yadda yadda. It’s true. …Medium4 min read
Published in Tech Diversity Files·Jan 6, 2016Universal Categories: A ProposalA continuing pain-point in Diversity reporting, is a consistent taxonomy for categorizing individuals across all types of businesses within a specific sector (eg: Tech). Why does this matter? …Diversity6 min read
