"It is a mistake to let aesthetics drive your rational decision making."

"There's something to the idea of the autonomous character. Big chunks of our wetware are devoted to simulating other …"

"I'm of the opinion that science fiction writers suck at predicting the future. We mostly go around describing the pre…"

"Any time someone puts a lock on something you own against your wishes, and doesn't give you the key, they're not doin…"

"The real damage from terrorist attacks doesn't come from the explosion. The real damage is done after the explosion, …"

"Open platforms and experimental amateurs … eventually beat out the spendy, slick pros. … Relying on incumbents to pro…"

"A tablet without software is just an inconveniently fragile and poorly reflective mirror, so the thing I want to be s…"

"As someone once said, "Just because you're not interested in politics does not mean that politics won't be interested…"

"It's impossible to overstate how bonkers the idea of sabotaging cryptography is to people who understand information …"

"I'm not a lawyer— I'm a kind of mouthpiece/activist type, though occasionally they shave me and stuff me into my Bar …"