Reflections

Let me pay for Firefox!

If Mozilla wants to sustain and grow Firefox, it must adopt a business model…

What’s so hard about developing software?

Why do non-technical people sometimes dramatically underestimate the time, money, and…

Is concern about social media overblown?

In criticizing social media, I’ve encountered the objection…

Do we really need comments sections?

Do social media platforms and news websites really need comments sections? I don’t think so.

The Ten Commandments of Computer Security for Mere Mortals

Ten common-sense guidelines that anyone can…

Governor Parson, apologize to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which responsibly disclosed data leak

Last week, I read the bizarre story of Governor Mike Parson of Missouri vowing to prosecute local journalists who notified his office of a data leak in a state…

Leaving Mozilla

At 15, I decided to one day work for Mozilla. Now, after 8 years at the company, I…

Gradually Reduce the Number of Eslint Problems in Your Codebase

How can one improve the quality of an existing JavaScript codebase when there is already a backlog of ESLint warnings and errors?

When a README accidentally becomes a manifesto

I recently started work on a project I’m calling Ensemble. Ensemble will be a minimalist data-sharing platform. It will allow data scientists to quickly and easily create public dashboards with no web development experience.