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The Universe is a startupEarth is 4.54 billion years old. It was born 9.247 years after the Big Bang, which happened 13.787 billion years ago. Meaning that our…Dec 4, 20192Dec 4, 20192
What does the Internet make of us?“We shape our tools and then our tools shape us,” wrote Father John Culkin, SJ, a Professor of Communication at Fordham and a colleague of…Sep 13, 20192Sep 13, 20192
If Your Privacy Is in the Hands of Others Alone, You Don’t Have AnyPrivacy regulations are good, but without a clear understanding of them, or enforcement, they can actually make things worse—especially if…Sep 3, 2019Sep 3, 2019
This thing is bigger than journalismWe who care about journalism are asked to join the Save Journalism Project, and its fight against Big Tech. Their pitch begins,Jul 17, 20191Jul 17, 20191
A Privacy ManifestoThe following lives in continuous draft form at the ProjectVRM wiki. Improvements are welcome. (Details in the Call to Action at the…Jul 6, 20194Jul 6, 20194
The Wurst of the WebDon’t think about what’s wrong on the Web. Think about what pays for it. Better yet, look at it.Mar 23, 2019Mar 23, 2019