Low information density posts about the Internet, the way that technologies shape it, and the people that do things to it.
Latest Posts
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If you solve this CAPTCHA, you are not welcome here
Web
Abuse
CAPTCHAs are an understandable response to a bad situation, but they are no longer a *rational* response.
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Versioning JSON for APIs
Evolution
Design
Please stop with the version numbers in JSON protocols and formats.
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The Hacklore Letter and Privacy
Security
Privacy
Common advice on security practices are way out of date, but some of those practices protect privacy too.
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Status Update: AI Preferences
AI
My personal take on the status of the effort to standardize a way to express preferences about how AI uses content.
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Expanding what HTTPS means
Protocol Design
Security
IETF
What can we do for all those servers out there that want to use HTTPS, but find that they can't.
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