The Calculator and the Auditor: The Layer of Thinking You Can't Safely Offload
A calculator never handed you a confident wrong answer. The one layer of thinking you can’t safely offload is the one that would notice if the offloading went wrong.
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The Crutch and the Tutor: Cognitive Debt Is a Design Choice, Not a Property of the Machine
Every new cognitive tool triggers the same panic. The research says the real question isn’t whether AI harms thinking — it’s who designs the tool, and in whose interest.
What 'Open Source' Actually Means (and Why GitHub Is Betting You Don't)
GitHub wants you to email California lawmakers to stop an AI-transparency bill ‘to protect open source.’ The whole ask depends on you not knowing what open source actually is. So let’s fix that.
The Architecture of Comfort: How Convenience Became a Containment Strategy
Convenience isn’t just ease—it’s a containment strategy. The fediverse offers a path to intentional discomfort where we rebuild our political muscles, not because it’s easier, but because the friction is the point.
Owning the Terms: What Self-Hosting Actually Changes
Self-hosting changes the questions you ask about community and infrastructure — but not everyone needs to own the house. The fediverse works because of the choice, not because of the server.