Stories by dredmorbius

A “No” Button for the Web

A conversation with Google’s in-house philosopher

Race is an illusion: a very powerful one, often fatally so

The Declining Half-Life of Secrets

Sander van Der Leeuw: Origin of Cities

Occupation classifications: Growth and change over the Industrial Age

Is Advertising Morally Justifiable? The Importance of Protecting Our Attention

UI Fail: How Our User Interfaces Help to Ruin Lives

False Authority

Autoplay is bad for all users

A Primer on the Greek Crisis: from the start until now [pdf]

Donald Hoffman: Do we see reality as it is?

“The Appropriation of Cultures” by Percival Everett

Ello's ad-free social network comes to the iPhone

Going Somewhere? (Mozilla Firefox)

Taxes are a really awesome invention, probably the best ever

How the Post Office Sells Your Address Update to Anyone Who Pays (2013)

Ask HN: What Are the Big Problems?

What If There Are Just Too Many People on Earth?

Americans’ Attitudes About Privacy, Security and Surveillance

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