labor for developers Labor for Developers, Pt 1: "So what *is* labor?" For most of its history, the programming labor force has been passive and relatively submissive to its employers. There have been exceptions[1], but mostly before what we think of today as "
Looking back, and looking forward 2018 wasn't the worst year of my life, but it was definitely the strangest. 2018 was the year I walked a picket line for the first time. 2018 was the year I became
Sam Altman's Manifest Destiny, Part 5 It with a heavy heart that I must announce that Sam Altman is at it again. It's been a year and a week since I last got mad online enough to yell about
The moral economy of gophers (This post is based on a twitter thread, so if you'd like the tldr up front start here) The tech industry is notoriously fixated on a pathological version of Modernism politely euphemized "
SAMD Part 4 (Back to part 3) Well this took a turn. I'm going to set the article aside for now, because it's now very clear there's outside context that needs talking about. That outside context's
SAMD Part 3 (Back to part 2) It's been a bit! I've been busy with exchanging my labor for currency, also just with life. Anyway! Onward and downward (through the article)! Paragraph 4: Techie "lol
"SAMD" Part 2 Yesterday, we talked about the title (slavery and genocide are great!) and first paragraph (who needs a state when you can have private companies?!). Today, we've got some finer, higher-class bullshit. Let's go!
Sam Altman's Manifest Destiny: an Exegesis, Part 1 The New Yorker published a story, "Sam Altman's Manifest Destiny" (or "SAMD" for short) about Y Combinator et al. I tried to livetweet my reactions to it, but was
Tech to English translation guide I know lots of people have trouble understanding the crap people in tech talk about, so I've assembled a translation guide. Uber for <thing> - noun - A car service contacted
12 Days of Secmas On the first day of secmas my true love sent to me: An 0day in a prod tree On the second day of secmas my true love sent to me: Two backdoors and
% echo "Hello world" >> blog.md So, since I deleted the last try at one of these 5 years ago now, maybe I can give it another shot?
