All You Fascists (Bound to Lose)
A collection of Woody Guthrie covers
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Sustaining innovation has failed us. It's time to think more radically
Some innovations create a new future that serves people better. Some sustain the status quo. It's time to think more radically.
AI is not a magic wand and it won’t fix your problems
Without investment in people, processes, and working conditions, AI becomes merely "a technological smoke screen for deeper institutional decline."
The world is not a database
One of the most important pieces of AI commentary: "software brain" is important to understand if we want to get through this era with our humanity intact.
Notable links: April 24, 2026
Data and electronic civil rights in wartime; building safer creativity at work.
In wartime, megascale data centers may make way for distributed architectures
"To avoid collateral damage, countries consider ditching giant server hubs for smaller, distributed ones—especially now that military and civilian data live side-by-side."
XOXO Explore is fitting showcase for a brilliant experiment
XOXO was completely wonderful. This site is a lovely showcase of why.
The user-tailored newsroom
Newsrooms typically treat publishing as a one-size-fits-all broadcast. What if they tailored their work to a reader's needs and interests?
It pays to reward curiosity more than looking smart
"Curiosity signals that ideas are welcome, not risky." Modeling it is a crucial part of leading a team.
Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators
For instance and community operators, "copyright’s “statutory damages” regime allows for massive, unpredictable financial liability. That’s why it’s important to limit your risk." This guide helps you to get started.
The Technological Republic, in brief
In which a defense contractor lays its anti-democratic, pro-fascist ideology bare.
Notable links: April 17, 2026
How AI is affecting thinking and distribution – and why relationships are still at the heart of great teams.
Democracy
Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.
"Google had already disclosed my data without telling me. There was no opportunity to contest it."
Business
You Own Your Role, We Own The Outcome
"A mantra to clarify ownership while reinforcing shared responsibility." I agree with every word.
Technology
FBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database
An innocuous iPhone notifications setting could put your Signal contacts at risk.
Democracy
Stop Flock
Flock is building a national surveillance network. A protest movement is forming to tear it down.
Technology
One size fits none: let communities build for themselves
How open protocols and agentic development could lead to a whole new generation of social applications.
Technology
The bottleneck shifts to distribution
"There is a fixed amount of scarce attention to go around, and too many people want it. The metagame becomes: secure attention by any means necessary."
Democracy
When the President threatens to commit a genocide
This cannot continue.
AI
"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds
"Experiments show large majorities uncritically accepting “faulty” AI answers." Increasingly, incentive structures are asking them to.
Notable links
Notable links: April 3, 2026
A dystopian week, with a glimmer of hope: alternatives are available.
Technology
The open web isn't dying. We're killing it
Julien Genestoux thinks the open web needs netizens. I agree – and in 2026, that's indistinguishable from citizenry.
AI
An AI company set out to fix news deserts. Instead, it copied local journalists’ work
"Nota shut down its news sites after Axios and Poynter found dozens of plagiarized quotes, phrases and photos."
Technology
LinkedIn Is Illegally Searching Your Computer
LinkedIn is using invasive techniques to fingerprint your browser. Together with its understanding of your identity and professional history, it has the ingredients for an incredibly detailed profile.