Stories by benwerd

Some thoughts on Brendan Eich and Prop 8

Some things I learned as a technical co-founder

At a demonstration against surveillance, why film all of our faces?

Here Comes Explode (or, how everything changed one Friday afternoon)

We can still bring back net neutrality. And we should.

Why Firefox is my primary browser, & why we should be wary of h.264

I will not be a dopamine monster: saying "no" to social media addiction.

Our Chief Mistakes

2014 - The Year of Technology Backlash?

We need open, accelerated file transfer (and Aspera is not the answer)

Gendered pronouns in software: a quick primer

A tech startup model that doesn't ever work

San Francisco: the shine has come right off for me

We'll Never Be Google (Royals)

Why I support unions and the BART strike

Why "engineers first" matters

Why we play Moneyball rather than Powerball

Outsiders are agents of change

Phones aren't relevant in 2013 - so why am I forced to pay for one?

Building a business is the best kind of engineering challenge

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