PinnedSimon PittinOneZeroIn Praise of DonglesThere’s more to adapters than meets the eye·11 min read·Jan 24, 2020--4--4
Simon PittSoftware Used to Eat the World. The World is Biting BackIf anything is being eaten, it’s software companies as Series A round by Series B round, their stocks and voting rights are sold to…·6 min read·Feb 9, 2024--9--9
Simon PittinDebuggerAn Ode to UndoIt’s not what you can do with computers, it’s what you can undo·7 min read·Oct 30, 2021--5--5
Simon PittSocial Media Platforms Are All the SameAnd many of us are trying to quit them·6 min read·Oct 19, 2021----
Simon PittinOneZeroApple’s Malicious Compliance with Charger RegulationsThe European Commission is about to force vendors to standardize connectors. But will Apple add USB-C to the iPhone?·8 min read·Sep 29, 2021--4--4
Simon PittinOneZeroWhat Sort of Technology Adopter Are You?Innovator or laggard? Do you hold back because you have refined tastes or because you are late to see the potential?·6 min read·Sep 20, 2021--5--5
Simon PittinAge of AwarenessOur Strange Ideas About Owning SpaceWho owns spaces on our planet (and beyond) and what does owning them mean?·7 min read·Aug 22, 2021--2--2
Simon PittinDebuggerThe Joys of Old-Fashioned, Low Tech HardwareMy clock isn’t smart, but it works even if US-East-1 is down·7 min read·Aug 5, 2021--3--3
Simon PittinOneZeroHow Easy Things Became Hard and Hard Things Became EasyHard computing problems have become either trivially easy or so impossibly difficult it’s not even worth trying anymore.·5 min read·Jun 30, 2021--5--5