- “Giving back” is inadequate if you’re a robber (or Silicon Valley expropriator).
- Why is “share data” the default? Smart cities are not for us.
- Life is too short for bullshit (so choose your priorities)
- Ralph Pentland on the past and future of sustainable water management in Canada [pdf].
- Economists (including me) on the world economy in 2019
- China’s economy is in real trouble, and its leaders are doubling down on control
- I’m glad to see Gillette asking men to do better #metoo. Related: Men taking “pick up” classes so they can “score”. FAIL.
- Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” and the Fourth Amendment
- Andrew Yang for President!
- A great summary of how megaprojects go wrong