Stories by jacobobryant

How Yakread's RSS recommendation algorithm works

Rereading Schenck vs. United States (2022)

Why the Answer Is So Often Ads

You Probably Shouldn’t Work at a Startup

Why I like Clojure as a solo developer

The Centralized Internet Is Inevitable (2020)

RSS Is Great for Recommendations

Reimagining the Research Lab (2021)

Be Indulgent

My home-grown product analytics dashboard

Using JavaScript libraries from Clojure

How to beat social media's network effects

(Re)introducing Yakread: a smart newsletter reading app

In Defense of Recommendation

Funding Software Innovation

You can help unbundle social media

New industries come from crazy people (2021)

How to rebuild social media on top of RSS

New Industries Come from Crazy People (2021)

Considering the Kids Online Safety Act

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