Tag: technology
Teleportal: A real-time collaborative editing framework
This is a written version of my presentation at FOSDEM 2026 Teleportal is a library of tools, based on Y.js, that you add to your application to enable real-time collaborative editing like you see in Google Docs, Notion & Figma. It is meant to be a real-time collaborative editing framework, this is in distinction from a sync server, which typically works alongside your application, with it's own storage, endpoints and APIs, rather than within your application. To get a better understanding of ho...
On the Molecular Turn
If neuromorphic hardware encodes learning directly into material structure, does it answer biological computationalism's objections - or does 'biological' mark something essential?
SaaS is Becoming Restaurants
On the commoditization of software and what persists when building gets cheap.
Don’t Forget The Forgotten Tech User
Windows 10’s end-of-life points to the sheer neglect that computer users face when their world isn’t completely defined by technology.
Taking The Machine Out of The Man
AI is reshaping video production workflows -- from instant audio cleanup to auto-reframing. Here's how to leverage it without losing the human touch.
Missing The Human Touch
Tech and creativity once had a symbiotic relationship in the push towards innovation. As generative content matures, it feels like they’re starting to diverge. And that’s bad for creative people.
The Science Oven
A reflection on the microwave oven, perhaps the most important invention to come out of a World War that sparked a lot of them.
Social Gloss
In continuing with our long series of glossary entries, let’s take a look at some online-community-related terms hiding in the archives.
Disposability Interchange
Considering the tension between disposability and interchangeable parts, and how right to repair opponents are trying to have it both ways.
Free As In Internet
In the '80s, a defining online phenomenon—being able to use the internet for free—came from (of all places) Cleveland. Here’s the story of the Free-Net.
The Central Question
What is the difference between centralization and decentralization, and what should you know? I was asked this question recently; here’s my attempt to answer.
You Know, For Kids
Pondering the uncomfortable relationship kids and parents have with technology—and making a case that kids deserve the chance to fall in love with gadgets.
Vestigial Tales
Why the products you use every day, especially electronics, might come with parts or functions you weren’t expecting or have no actual use for.