The Internet Archive is Far Too FragileA weeklong site outage is a damning indictment of an unserious organization.Oct 15, 20242886Oct 15, 20242886
Reading AI-generated communications is enslavement by the robotsHumans have finite time on this earth. It’s an insult and ethical crime to cause someone to contemplate AI content under false pretenses.Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 2024
Signed and unsigned comparisons in Motorola 6800 assemblyJust the most incredibly niche post about something that is not very clearly explained anywhere.Dec 4, 20239Dec 4, 20239
Hayes Valley’s Supervisor is Pushing to Get Rid of PROXY. It’s a terrible idea.Dean Preston isn’t ambivalent, he’s gunning to build. He should go home — or go big.Jun 25, 202321Jun 25, 202321
It’s Time for the Internet Archive to Grow UpPoor usability and careless downtime are hampering one of the internet’s most important resources.Mar 22, 202333Mar 22, 202333
If you care about Hayes Valley’s public space, the city needs to hear from you ASAP.Important info, plus email addresses to write to today.Jan 20, 20225Jan 20, 20225
Published inThe Bold ItalicThe Days Inn Palm Has Seen a lotA brief history of my favorite San Francisco treeSep 8, 2021852Sep 8, 2021852
Published inDebuggerSorry, Big Brother Is Here to Stay‘Smart’ home appliances are cheaper, better, and creepier. There’s only one company that might think different.May 27, 20212752May 27, 20212752
Published inOneZeroWhy We Need to Rethink the Computer ‘Desktop’ as a ConceptThoughts about a new direction for desktop UIMay 18, 20212.9K57May 18, 20212.9K57
San Francisco’s Street Signs: A Visual HistoryA Detailed & Illustrated Compendium of Recent Designs (1921-present)Apr 27, 20218Apr 27, 20218
Did the Gardner art thieves use the Museum’s own Guidebook as a shopping catalog?The Gardner Museum’s old Guide offers uncanny clues to the choice of some paintings and art taken in the 1990 heist.Apr 25, 20211451Apr 25, 20211451
Naim Audio NAIT Capacitor ListWant to recap an original Naim NAIT? Here’s what the authorized shops use.Apr 12, 2021101Apr 12, 2021101
Don’t feel bad about getting the vaccine!If you’re eligible for the shot, just go ahead and take it.Apr 6, 202124Apr 6, 202124
NFTs are a goddamn disaster right nowDigital art and collectibles are a rich vein of opportunity, but this isn’t the way.Mar 18, 20211.6K18Mar 18, 20211.6K18
Published inThe Bold ItalicLet’s Make Parklets and Shared Streets a Forever ThingSan Francisco streetscapes feel fun and weird and creative and human nowMar 8, 20211181Mar 8, 20211181
Apple Beige, revisited.Designer Jerry Manock clarifies the Apple II’s color and production history.Feb 25, 20213551Feb 25, 20213551
Introducing the RGBA bitmap file format.rgba is the dumbest possible image interchange format, for your programming pleasure.Feb 20, 20211022Feb 20, 20211022
Published inMarkerCan the Clubhouse Craze Outlast the Pandemic?The startup’s opportunity is not conference calls, it’s neverending drive-time radioFeb 15, 20213543Feb 15, 20213543
“What time did you sleep last night?”Help me solve a linguistic mystery. Does that question sound right to you?Feb 7, 2021412Feb 7, 2021412
Building a Java Virtual Machine Part 4: Fake Objects, Fake Machines.Implementing the rest of our first instruction, plus: what the heck does the JVM execution environment actually look like?Feb 6, 20212Feb 6, 20212
