A Car dealer shut off a car
while someone was driving
Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party
Proton, the company behind the eponymous email provider Proton Mail, has won itself a loyal fanbase of dissidents, investigative journalists, and others skeptical of the prying eyes of government or…
Alternatives to Google Products – Complete List for 2025
With growing concerns over online privacy and securing personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google products. After all, Google's business model essentially revolves around data collection…
this is your Chinese spy speaking
now for something personal
Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
Did you know that the internet is held together by a network of undersea cables? And did you also know that these cables can trace their origin back to 1850s?…
Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?
In this episode, I chat with author Cory Doctorow about "enshittification," his viral term for how digital platforms and smart technologies inevitably get worse over time. We explore how monopoly…
For Love of God, Make Your Own Website
The internet sucks now--but it doesn't have to.
escaping the memory hole with the internet archive
fighting linkrot
Happy Birthday Internet
at UCLA
Phones Are Good, Actually with Taylor Lorenz
This week, Taylor Lorenz fights our latest moral panic. Are phones really making kids anxious, or are kids just good at noticing what's going on? {listen}