Information security concepts for activists, journalists & troublemakers
Much attention has been given to the potential of technology to connect, empower and accelerate movements. Less attention has been given to the fact that technology also empowers the adversaries of these movements.
An Online Collaboration Handbook: How to get a group working online
Online collaboration is simply getting stuff done over the Internet, and online collaboration tools, all of them, have some means of keeping people connected, getting them the stuff they need, and sorting out what to do next.
Indaba in 2011: What we learned on the way to 3,000 completed jobs
During the past year, Indaba has moved from a good idea to a field-tested tool with strong user validation.
What the burning of Alexandria can teach us about the Internet
Alexandria had a good run — some 700 years as the center of scholarship in the Western world — but it didn’t last. It was not the books that failed. It was the ideas.
Kringle 2.0
A recipe for a delightful German pastry.
Jonathan’s reading list, Winter 2012
At a recent event featuring a great many people smarter than me I asked for recommendations on amazing books to read in the upcoming winter.
Practice Thanksgiving 2011
We’re doing Practice Thanksgiving again this year, after a year off last year for the baby-having.
Etsy.com publishes real names and purchase history of buyers
Last week, crafting marketplace Etsy.com published the real name and purchasing history of their buyers to the Web. These purchases include sex toys, gay literature, drug pipes and other presumably private transactions.
Data-based Advertising: Saving Kids from Speeding Trains Since 2010
Take a moment to envision an advertising agency. I bet you came up with a bunch of cooler than thou hipsters who drink and womanize in sleek, minimalist offices, right? I used to work in an advertising office so I am here to tell you that you are absolutely right! But here’s the interesting part: when it comes to trying to convince people to take action on climate change, those expensive square glasses and ironic t-shirts clothe the soul of Helen Lovejoy on the Simpsons.
Merry Christmas, Everyone. And Vivian says Hi.
Merry Christmas, folks. And while we’re at it, cheers to Eid, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, winter solstice, and any other solar festival you care to celebrate. It’s been an uncommonly good year for the Eyler-Werve enclave. The headline, of course, is the arrival of Vivian this February, but there’s good news on all fronts. Vivian is growing [...]