Technology

28 August 2026Are we being a bit dramatic?Just because you happen to be alive right now doesn't make this the most significant era in history 8 July 2026Beware the allure of speedy outputsWhat strategy can teach us about process and time 10 June 2026Let 'em cook: the looming crisis of human judgmentStop before you Google that recipe 16 April 2026Why people still protest Jacinda ArdernWhat happens when our lives are shaped by systems we can't vote out 10 April 2026Make friction cool againWhy speed is overrated and thinking is under threat 1 April 2026Cognitive sovereigntyDefend your mental territory 25 March 2026The kids are all rightDunking on grumpy Boomers, broken systems, and under-regulated techno-evangelism. Nodding to young people as they laugh their way to the group chat. 18 February 2026How 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 February 2026Is 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 July 2025Scrolling is the new smokingTech giants have copied Big Tobacco’s playbook - and it works. 1 July 2025Nepotism, networks and human connectionOn finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES 18 June 2025Bonus AI resources for paid subscribersThanks for your support, here's the goods. 18 June 2025Big things should be good for usCos you're worth it. Public value, private plunder, and general purpose technology. 12 June 2025Behind the AI hype machineAI is not a story about technology. It’s a story about power. 27 May 2025The problem with AI Conference CultureWe are letting techno-optimist corporate shills dominate the chat. Get these men off the stage. 21 May 2025There are no magical robotsAnd if there are, they look a lot like the dudes who already run the show 23 August 2024Put your bloody phone downYou're an adult, and you control your time and attention. Put down the damn phone. 21 February 2024Understanding idea technologyThe 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 July 2023The 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 January 2023How to stop AI from stealing your jobChatGPT is the latest AI tool to break the internet. Learn how to beat AI and stop it stealing your job by asking better questions.