The Largely Untold Story Of How One Guy In California Keeps The World’s Computers On The Right…

Down the rabbit hole: my brief odyssey into the esoteric world of the tight-knit time zone data maintenance community.

The future of computing is analog

Analog systems will not only observe and map the meaning of things—they will start constructing meaning as well

The Modern World Has Finally Become Too Complex for Any of Us to Understand

How to Destroy ‘Surveillance Capitalism’

Illustrations: Shira Inbar Editor’s Note: Surveillance capitalism is everywhere. But it’s not the result of some wrong turn or a rogue abuse of corporate power…

A Nude ‘Playboy’ Photo Has Been a Mainstay in Testing Tech for Decades

The documentary ‘Losing Lena’ is about the many small ways in which women are told they don’t belong in tech

Do You Really Need Another Computer Monitor?

Short answer? Yes. Yes, you do.

How ‘Digital Nomads’ Game the System to Work in Paradise

Visa scams and tax evasion are common as locals struggle with a low minimum wage

How ‘Digital Nomads’ Game the System to Work in Paradise

Visa scams and tax evasion are common as locals struggle with a low minimum wage

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem

The Definitive Oral History of TiVo

How the original DVR paved the way for Netflix

‘They Thought It Was Black Magic’: The Definitive Oral History of TiVo

How the original DVR paved the way for Netflix and the cord-cutter movement