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Technology
Technology turns ideas into action and changes how we think, live, and work. We shape our tools - and our tools shape us.
8 Jul 2026
Beware the allure of speedy outputs
What strategy can teach us about process and time
10 Jun 2026
Let 'em cook: the looming crisis of human judgment
Stop before you Google that recipe
16 Apr 2026
Why people still protest Jacinda Ardern
What happens when our lives are shaped by systems we can't vote out
10 Apr 2026
Make friction cool again
Why speed is overrated and thinking is under threat
1 Apr 2026
Cognitive sovereignty
Defend your mental territory
25 Mar 2026
The kids are all right
Dunking on grumpy Boomers, broken systems, and under-regulated techno-evangelism. Nodding to young people as they laugh their way to the group chat.
18 Feb 2026
How AI will enshittify - and what you can do about it.
The value added by any technology product tends to erode. In the absence of regulation, here's a practical resistance strategy to protect yourself.
11 Feb 2026
Is 2026 the Year of the Terse Email?
Why my fridge is an unaccountability machine and you might need to put your consumer rights pants on.
17 Jul 2025
Scrolling is the new smoking
Tech giants have copied Big Tobacco’s playbook - and it works.
1 Jul 2025
Nepotism, networks and human connection
On finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES
18 Jun 2025
Bonus AI resources for paid subscribers
Thanks for your support, here's the goods.
18 Jun 2025
Big things should be good for us
Cos you're worth it. Public value, private plunder, and general purpose technology.
12 Jun 2025
Behind the AI hype machine
Why the public conversation about AI is failing - and what leaders should be talking about instead.
27 May 2025
The problem with AI Conference Culture
We are letting techno-optimist corporate shills dominate the chat. Get these men off the stage.
21 May 2025
There are no magical robots
And if there are, they look a lot like the dudes who already run the show
23 Aug 2024
Put your bloody phone down
You're an adult, and you control your time and attention. Put down the damn phone.
21 Feb 2024
Understanding idea technology
The ideas we have shape the world we live in. We need to question those ideas regularly, to create a society we can be proud of.
7 Jul 2023
The human hands behind AI’s ‘magic'
AI content is a less nuanced version of our existing bullshit, which is why the 'future' looks a lot like the present.
26 Jan 2023
How to stop AI from stealing your job
ChatGPT is the latest AI tool to break the internet. Learn how to beat AI and stop it stealing your job by asking better questions.