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Ted

Ted

The aquatic skinwalker (and design discussion)

Mar 23, 2026

Analogue Gaming: Cards & Dice as Game Consoles

An essay about the "analogue" movement and its lack of analogue gaming.

Mar 19, 2026

The Machine Still Clatters

Institutional Rot, the Personalist State, and the Long Decay of the American Republic

Mar 7, 2026
Betty Jones

Betty Jones

The Private Detective that's not human (and evolution of her design)

Mar 5, 2026

California's Age Assurance Lacuna

California's Digital Age Assurance Act presents new headaches and concerns for operating system maintainers and app developers. But is it the catastrophe some claim?


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Mar 2, 2026

Each Word Arrives

I don't have thoughts and then find words for them.

Feb 28, 2026

Control

Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 19, 2026

Control

Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 19, 2026

Control

Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 19, 2026

Control

Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 19, 2026

the seventh star

in disbelief, lies a garden of thoughts, broken hearts, and wishes never fulfilled... but at the same time, a lesson for the future

Feb 18, 2026

We Crave Open Culture

Essay about the importance of free participation in culture.

Jan 26, 2026
Sniff Test

Sniff Test

An essay about scent, memory, and sex, originally published in August 2025.

Jan 5, 2026

Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web

For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 16, 2025

Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web

For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 16, 2025

Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web

For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 16, 2025

Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web

For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 16, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy

Mozilla's new strategy document confirms their position, and the end of their stewardship of the open web.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Nov 20, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy

Mozilla's new strategy document confirms their position, and the end of their stewardship of the open web.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Nov 20, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy

Mozilla's new strategy document confirms their position, and the end of their stewardship of the open web.


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Nov 20, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy

Mozilla's new strategy document confirms their position, and the end of their stewardship of the open web.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Nov 20, 2025

Faith

Generative AI answers prayers. That's why we should be terrified of it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Oct 16, 2025

Faith

Generative AI answers prayers. That's why we should be terrified of it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Oct 16, 2025

Faith

Generative AI answers prayers. That's why we should be terrified of it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Oct 16, 2025

Faith

Generative AI answers prayers. That's why we should be terrified of it.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Oct 16, 2025

The Tyranny of False Positives

It's time to move beyond true/false, positive/negative.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Aug 16, 2025

The Tyranny of False Positives

It's time to move beyond true/false, positive/negative.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Aug 16, 2025

The Tyranny of False Positives

It's time to move beyond true/false, positive/negative.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Aug 16, 2025

The Tyranny of False Positives

It's time to move beyond true/false, positive/negative.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Aug 16, 2025

For Mom, One Year Later

It's been a year since my mother passed away. I wrote her eulogy, and I'd like to share it with you so she is remembered.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 30, 2025

For Mom, One Year Later

It's been a year since my mother passed away. I wrote her eulogy, and I'd like to share it with you so she is remembered.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 30, 2025

For Mom, One Year Later

It's been a year since my mother passed away. I wrote her eulogy, and I'd like to share it with you so she is remembered.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 30, 2025

For Mom, One Year Later

It's been a year since my mother passed away. I wrote her eulogy, and I'd like to share it with you so she is remembered.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
May 30, 2025

Prophecy

How a liberal arts education showed me the future


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Apr 15, 2025

Prophecy

How a liberal arts education showed me the future


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Apr 15, 2025

Prophecy

How a liberal arts education showed me the future


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Apr 15, 2025

Prophecy

How a liberal arts education showed me the future


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Apr 15, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part II

What is Mozilla? What do they think they are, how does that differ from our expectations?


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Mar 10, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part II

What is Mozilla? What do they think they are, how does that differ from our expectations?


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Mar 10, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part II

What is Mozilla? What do they think they are, how does that differ from our expectations?


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Mar 10, 2025

The Mozilla Cycle, Part II

What is Mozilla? What do they think they are, how does that differ from our expectations?


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Mar 10, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

It's Not a Damned Calculator

Generative AI is not a calculator. Thinking of it that way misses the point.


T
Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Feb 11, 2025

The Year of Disconnect

In 2024, Tech companies gave up the game. They never cared about you, and they never will again.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 25, 2024

The Year of Disconnect

In 2024, Tech companies gave up the game. They never cared about you, and they never will again.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 25, 2024

The Year of Disconnect

In 2024, Tech companies gave up the game. They never cared about you, and they never will again.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 25, 2024

The Year of Disconnect

In 2024, Tech companies gave up the game. They never cared about you, and they never will again.


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Taggart Tech
taggart-tech.com
Dec 25, 2024