Stories by walterbell

A colossal elevator to space could be going up sooner than you ever imagined

Rating everything from your Uber driver to Airbnb host has become a nightmare

Code for America to Clear 54,000 More Cannabis Convictions

The Ladybird Book of Quantum Mechanics

Time protection: The missing OS abstraction

Amazon stores could be threatened by cashless trend

After accidental vote, EU copyright bill faces three legitimacy issues

Dynamicland Communal Computer

Model contract for better vendor security assessments

Europe is splitting the internet into three

Article 13 will wreck internet because MEPs accidentally pushed the wrong button

Julia Reda: EU has rubber-stamped copyright reform including Articles 13 and 11

SF considers ‘smart city’ installation of devices with cameras, microphones

Metformin for cancer prevention, longevity: popular in Silicon Valley

How does Nokia or OnePlus 'mistakenly' collect user data and ship it to China?

Rogue Airbnb listings still exist where short-term rentals aren't allowed

The chilling tale of the biggest bank scandal in Scotland history

Can a Facebook Post Make Your Insurance Cost More?

Documenting architecture: Wireshark, PlantUML and a REPL to glue them all (2017)

Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse