Webmaker in a Year
After publishing this, Laura generously sent me a [remixed comic](https://laura.makes.org/thimble/some-css-cheats-i-like) with very cool CSS tricks. Will try these out tomorrow!
Terms and Conditions May Apply
[Trailer](http://www.trackoff.us/) for an informative and timely documentary about online privacy, a project by [Demand Progress](http://www.demandprogress.org/). Check it out and take action.
Happy 4th of July! Now Stop Watching Us.
Taiwanese animation about Prism, [Stop Watching Us](http://stopwatching.us/), and an NSA octopus.
Making a difference by making the web
These days, with all the Prism/Tempura surveillance we’re learning about, **one can feel quite powerless.** For many it seems that there are just two responses: to either disengage with the web and [go completely offline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7ebyqBn_M&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZP7ebyqBn_M) or to shrug and say [“I’ve got nothing to hide.”](http://michellethorne.cc/2013/06/orwell-vs-kafka-against-nothing-to-hide/)…
Orwell vs. Kafka: Against nothing-to-hide
In debates about the need to protect privacy, the most common response from people is, **”Well, I have nothing to hide.”** Daniel J. Solove in The Chronicle of Higher Education [unpacks this reply](https://chronicle.com/article/Why-Privacy-Matters-Even-if/127461/) and provides nuanced arguments about **why the usual back-and-forth on privacy is…