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Debugger

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Oct 30, 2021

An Ode to Undo

It’s not what you can do with computers, it’s what you can undo

An Ode to Undo

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OneZero

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Simon Pitt

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Jan 24, 2020

In Praise of Dongles

There’s more to adapters than meets the eye

In Praise of Dongles

Simon Pitt

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Aug 29, 2025

Could There Be Better Metaphors for Software Development?

What are we doing when we “write” code?

Could There Be Better Metaphors for Software Development?

Simon Pitt

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Jul 11, 2025

Credit Card Statements are an Ode to Our Broken Digital Worlds

Technology is so complex that official solutions are indistinguishable from spam

Credit Card Statements are an Ode to Our Broken Digital Worlds

Simon Pitt

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Feb 9, 2024

Software Used to Eat the World. The World is Biting Back

If anything is being eaten, it’s software companies as Series A round by Series B round, their stocks and voting rights are sold to…

Software Used to Eat the World. The World is Biting Back

Simon Pitt

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Oct 19, 2021

Social Media Platforms Are All the Same

And many of us are trying to quit them

Social Media Platforms Are All the Same

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OneZero

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Simon Pitt

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Sep 29, 2021

Apple’s Malicious Compliance with Charger Regulations

The European Commission is about to force vendors to standardize connectors. But will Apple add USB-C to the iPhone?

Apple’s Malicious Compliance with Charger Regulations

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OneZero

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Simon Pitt

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Sep 20, 2021

What 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?

What Sort of Technology Adopter Are You?

Simon Pitt

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Aug 23, 2021

Good Jobs and Selling Out

The judgments we cast on work

Good Jobs and Selling Out

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Age of Awareness

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Aug 22, 2021

Our Strange Ideas About Owning Space

Who owns spaces on our planet (and beyond) and what does owning them mean?

Our Strange Ideas About Owning Space

Simon Pitt

Simon Pitt

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Media techie, software person, and web-stuff doer. Head of Corporate Digital at BBC, but views my own. More at pittster.co.uk Newsletter: simonpitt.substack.com

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