This week the wonderful Climate Action Tech kicks off its #LetsGreentheWeb campaign. It invites people to measure the carbon emissions of websites using Wholegrain Digital’s Website Carbon Calculator and share the results online from February 15 – 19, 2021. This is a jumping off point…
Pirate care, sustainable internet, pluralistic democracy and beautiful futurisms. This is about the future in times of crisis. The incredible Julia Kloiber led the publication of the latest issue of Ding magazine today. Thank you to the amazing contributors—from Hong Kong to Venezuela, Belarus and…
Cross-posting from a recent Twitter thread: In 2016, I started talking about IoT as an amplifier and multiplier of harms. At the time, focusing on connected devices seemed wise. The capabilities and ubiquity of smart devices was growing. Amazon Echo, for example, was just rolling…
ThingsCon is publishing its wonderful annual State of Responsible IoT (RIOT Report) shortly. As part of the publication, ThingsCon is sitting down with contributors from the report and talking about the issues they wrote about. Check out my episode about greening the web. More episodes…
The toy manufacturer Fisher Price released a play set for the home office. Kittens and puppies feature as your coworkers when you flip open your laptop or make a call on your smartphone. The telecommuter headset, to-go coffee cup and charts depicting hockey-stick growth complete…