I’m fully-vaccinated today: I got my second Pfizer jab two weeks ago. According to new guidance from the CDC, I can go without a mask in most situations. The official CDC page is really clear, and reporting has been generally good. I feel safe - but like many people, I will still …
There’s a depressing sort of symmetry in the fact that our modern paradigms of privacy were developed in response to the proliferation of photography and their exploitation by tabloids. The seminal 1890 Harvard Law Review article The Right to Privacy—which every essay about data …
Basecamp announced it would ban “societal and political discussions” at work. Although I’m sure some folks were ecstatic to hear that mentions of BLM or social awareness talks are banned from the work place and work space, the majority of folks were not happy to hear this news. …
Yesterday, Jason Fried, Basecamp’s CEO, shared an internal memo he’d written about changes at the company. In it, he details how political discussions are no longer acceptable at work, and how benefits he considers to be “paternalistic” - like gym memberships and farmer’s market …
Whenever I start up Netflix, I’m asked if I want to create an account for my children.I don’t have children. I don’t want children. I find most children annoying – not yours, obviously, yours are lovely. But I resent being asked every single time whether my imaginary kids want an …
#Black Lives Matter and thankfully today accountability started. There is a long journey ahead as lets be very clear, there is a very long journey ahead to over throw systematic racism in policing and justice.
I’ve been upgrading servers and improving performance in Micro.blog lately, a theme which will continue throughout the year to make everything as stable as possible. Sometimes this introduces new bugs or weird behavior that makes people scratch their heads. What is Micro.blog …