Insurance

The Canonization of Luigi Mangione

The assassination of the CEO of HealthUnited shocked the world. Then the world applauded.

5 min read Dec 20

Technology

Why I'm Almost Ready to Replace Google

Proton now provides a private AI tool, a cloud Drive, online documents (a la Google Docs), a calendar, a VPN, and a password manager.

6 min read Dec 9

Public Health

What is Your Life Worth?

The victims of men like Brian Thompson live with fear every day. The only difference is: our society collectively gives exactly zero f***s about the ordinary person struggling to pay their medical bills.

4 min read Dec 6

Parenting

First Week as a Dad?

Being a dad seemed like some strange monolith glimpsed through fog. More fiction than fact. Now, suddenly, I'm standing before it, humbled and in awe.

5 min read Nov 29

Poetry

Emily Dickinson's Poems Become Public Domain

Copyright ends, creativity begins. Dickinson’s Further Poems is now public—learn the story of feuds, fame, and freedom in art. When Emily Dickinson died in 188

3 min read Nov 26

Technology

QR Code Care

QR codes are awesome, but they're also one of the fastest-rising points of attack for stealing your data.

5 min read Nov 22

Technology

An Open-Source Robot?

The Tiangong robot's greatest potential is in its ability to supercharge a grassroots movement of robotics design and use... all without corporations getting in the way.

3 min read Nov 19

Social Media

The Empty Chamber of Online Intimacy

The addict knows not what he does, nor why he rages when confronted: so same is the user of the Internet.

5 min read Nov 14

Newsletter

Catching Up on Odin

A brief update, and the result of a new interview of yours-truly!

1 min read Nov 11

Gaming

Distant Worlds 2: A 4X King Not Quite Ready for the Throne

A 4X game that could be the best there's ever been... if the designers would pivot their attention toward actually making things fun.

7 min read Nov 3

Film

Get DVDs Shipped to Your Door: Help Save the Last Great Video Store

Remember the magic of video stores? You can still rent movies—and have them shipped to your door. Help a local store keep that magic alive!

3 min read Oct 19

AI

The Real Gains from AI: Why Employees, Not Corporations, are Reaping the Benefits

Corporations don't know where the gains from apparent use of AI by employees are going--but I do, and I support it.

4 min read Oct 6