Human-centric software dev + systems thinker.
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Gregory Brown
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People who build software often think of software as an asset or an artifact, regardless of what terms they use for it.
But that is increasingly feeling like a flawed mental model. The idea of a "program" is the actual asset, software is just a building material.
Seeing it that way isn't at […]
Think of this like the cloud, but inside out.
Instead of spraying data into a million corporate databases, your data would *mostly* live on a single device within your own control, whether hosted in your own home (easy + safe to do with Tailscale so long as it's private access)... or a similar […]
A thought experiment in the form of a simple question that has been yielding lots of weird but useful ideas for me...
What if personal computing truly was personal, in the sense that it was completely tuned to what you need without having to worry about anyone or anything else... how might you […]
a second personal computing revolution is about the only way other than throwing all electronics into the sea that world will ever heal from the damage tech bros did and continue to do.
If you've got a personal website where you blog, share your learnings, or do other cool stuff, drop it in this thread.
It doesn't even need to be software development specific (but if it's not, mention the theme in your reply)
The open web of "people doing cool stuff" is something worth […]