Here, Lemme Snap You Somethin’
What happens when Snapchat becomes a showroom for personal porn? From unsolicited sales pitches to children's safety, I'm asking who's exploiting whom—and who's responsible for the environment.
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Curiosity
What drives and innovates?
12 articles
Could Old Glory Carry Five More Stars?
America's flag has changed 27 times. Could it change again? From a forgotten 48-star flag to five territories choosing their futures, an exploration of Old Glory, self-determination, and what it means to form a more perfect Union.
Leave the Clock Alone
What if the daylight saving time debate has been asking the wrong question? Instead of changing the clock to fit our schedules, maybe we should leave the clock alone and change our schedules to fit the daylight.
What Is Toxic Femininity?
What is toxic femininity, and how is it different from women’s equality? A look at gender, entertainment, parenting, authority, and the cultural pendulum that can turn correction into permission—and permission into inversion.
"Talking" on a TTY
A random thought about TTYs became a journey through telegraphs, telephones, texting, three little dots, and the signals between us. Maybe better communication isn't always about what technology can add.
Who Loves a Good Movie Easter Egg?
Life is filled with little Easter Eggs waiting to be noticed, wondered about, picked up and shared. But in a world increasingly focused six inches in front of us, perhaps the first challenge is simply remembering to look up.
Taking 10 Seconds
What happens when technology gets faster, but our patience gets shorter? From dial-up to digistressors, Taking 10 Seconds explores glitches, expectations, emotional dials, and what I began noticing when I spent more time in the woods.
What Is (And Isn’t) AI Slop?
AI slop is real. But can you identify it just because AI touched the work? From sewing machines to CNCs, fireflies to 52!, the better question may be how much human thought remains behind the tool.
The Consumable Human
The ancient agora gave Greeks a place to gather and persuade. The digital agora added something new: the ability to measure us.
The Layers We Live In
Over the past century, humanity has transformed the electromagnetic environment from a relatively simple background into a dense, overlapping web of signals.
The Playground, the Scoreboard, and the Speaker
What happens when the public square learns to respond to the scoreboard?