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Technology & Public Life

Writing on technology, computing, digital systems, and their public consequences.

Writing on technology, digital systems, and their economic and institutional consequences.

Artificial Intelligence
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Automation & Systems
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Digital Infrastructure
Writing on networks, platforms, protocols, and the institutional consequences of technical systems.

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July 3, 2026

A provocative essay on privacy, public legibility, institutions, encryption, and the modern bargain between secrecy and order.

March 11, 2026

I like Bitcoin and I own it, but I think its blockchain still has real scalability and efficiency problems worth taking seriously.

January 31, 2026

I look at the likely technical logic behind Anna's Archive's Spotify dataset and what it says about scraping and open access culture.

January 20, 2026

I look at the technical and geopolitical meaning of Turkcell's long Huawei relationship as Turkey moves toward 5G.

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