In the heyday of the net-neutrality fight last decade, tech activists and companies warned of a doom scenario without it: […]
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Heard Tell Radio: Ukrainian Refugees, EU POV of Russia’s Aggression, & Technology Adapting To Crisis
Broadcasting extraordinaire Andrew Donaldson invites me on his excellent program Heard Tell to discuss the latest in Ukraine, the EU […]
Why Consumers Should Oppose the Latest Senate Antitrust Actions
The U.S. Senate is considering two antitrust bills by Sen. Amy Klobuchar that would significantly harm both consumer choice and […]
Halting Targeted Advertising Kills Industries and Dumbs Down Tech
When we hear gripes about social media, one of the top concerns is targeted advertising. On any given day, this […]
6: Technology as Pharmakon
The question of the impact of technology is a major theme in today’s culture. TV shows, books, and even entire […]
Facebook Trustbusters Are Motivated by Partisan Politics, Not Concern for the Consumer
Channeling the spirit of Theodore Roosevelt and nostalgia for the early 20th century Progressive Era, the latest bad idea being […]
Crypto Imagination and the Coming Nightmare
In one of the episodes in the newest seasons of Netflix’s Black Mirror, a young woman visits a strange museum […]
The Innocents Abroad Episode 14: Ruled By Algorithms
On this episode, Todor and Yaël debate Man versus Machine. What happens when the machines take over? What about our […]
Technological literacy is doomed
My debut fiddling with computers was about 20 years ago, in 1996. My dad bought us a Compaq Presario running […]