Australia's ban on social media for teens is a mistake https://werd.io/2024/australias-ban-on-social-media-for-teens-is-a-mistake

The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. https://werd.io/2024/the-war-on-poverty-is-over-rich-people-won

Threads takes an important baby step toward true fediverse integration https://werd.io/2024/threads-takes-an-important-baby-step-toward-true-fediverse-integration

FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem https://werd.io/2024/ftc-bans-location-data-company-that-powers-the-surveillance-ecosystem

These Tech Firms Won’t Tell Us If They Will Help Trump Deport Immigrants https://werd.io/2024/these-tech-firms-wont-tell-us-if-they-will-help

My OKRs for 2025 https://werd.io/2024/my-okrs-for-2025

Fourteen years https://werd.io/2024/fourteen-years

The Twitter Board made a historic mistake and the World will pay the price. https://werd.io/2024/the-twitter-board-made-a-historic-mistake-and-the-world

Thanksgiving is about belonging https://werd.io/2024/thanksgiving-is-about-belonging

I wrote a long blog post this morning, then read a big chunk of novel while my child slept curled up in one arm, and now I’m going to have a big cup of tea. Maybe later: a playground. This has been a very nice vacation week so far.

For Love of God, Make Your Own Website https://werd.io/2024/for-love-of-god-make-your-own-website

Bluesky, AI, and the battle for consent on the open web https://werd.io/2024/bluesky-ai-and-the-battle-for-consent-on-the-open

AI notification summaries are so bad (whether they’re accurate or not). If anyone ever does this to my email inbox or my feeds I’m going to be so mad. I’ll pay more for a service that doesn’t do it.

Introducing Sill https://werd.io/2024/introducing-sill

Tired: Building new cities in the North San Francisco Bay.

Wired: Getting like 25-50 people together and each buying one of those $1 houses in Sardinia.

Once again, the new Trump administration looks like it’ll effectively be a pen test for the US government. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-impoundment-appropriations-congress-budget

Immigrants’ Resentment Over New Arrivals Helped Boost Trump’s Popularity With Latino Voters https://werd.io/2024/immigrants-resentment-over-new-arrivals-helped-boost-trumps-popularity-with

Health and autonomy.

I’m not a resolutions guy, but this year it’s not even Thanksgiving yet and I’ve got a list. Determined to get through 2025 with intention.

I don’t love that they feel like they need this, but what a 21st century approach to this problem. Need shelter in all-out global war? There’s an app for that. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/germany-draws-up-list-of-bunkers-amid-russia-tensions