startup
Blockstack
An ecosystem building the foundations for a user-owned internet. 100s of apps. Over $75M raised.
campaign
#WearAFuckingMask
A campaign that reached millions to get people to wear mask and reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
technology
We aren’t ready to own our own data...yet
We talk a lot about users owning their own data. Data ownership means control. Having control means taking responsibility. Responsibility is a lot of work! Let me explain… For the past year, this blog made a temporary move over to the salibra.com domain. The reason for this move was
lifestyle
Not in my backyard: a tool for living beyond your means
Not-in-my-backyard-ism functions as a tool for financial leverage and taking what one can't afford.
technology
The death of Jabber
Why federated chat protocol XMPP died and lessons for today's decentralization movement
china
Buying tea with WeChat Pay in a dystopian future
China's WeChat Pay gives us a glimpse of a dystopian future where your money isn't yours.
blog
Names on plane tickets are for profit, not safety
Names on airline tickets help them make more money, not keep you safe.
blog
Viral growth doesn’t mean writing viruses
The software we write is a guest on our users' computers. It should behave like one.
blog
Opting out of face scanning at Hong Kong International Airport
Opting out of face scanning at Hong Kong International Airport","description":"I tried to opt out of face scanning at Hong Kong's Airport. It was hard.
blog
Success by removing temptation
How I arranged my life so that healthiness is the path of least resistance.
blog
Building your business on digital quicksand
Domain name expiration and business
startup
New Internet Labs
Building a new browser for the new internet. Creator of the Can't Be Evil sandbox.