I’m Joel, and I’m on a mission to Encourage, Edify and Inspire. I write short, mostly-useful essays for people who want to live more thoughtful, empathetic lives. I believe that we must serve and be useful to those around us, and that even a small
5IT is my newsletter. It’s a set roughly five links to deep and interesting technology stories most weeks.
So! Liberatory technology, the docks and the warehouses, micromobility, the new "dark euphoria," hyperobjects, containers, Earthseed, ...
Chris launched his first company, LockerGnome, to provide practical technology knowledge to millions shortly after attaining a degree in English Education. Not long thereafter, he became an expert in growing online communities – a skill tha…
Back in 2007, a text came through on David Hieatt’s phone from Tony Davidson. It read: "Don’t just stand there, do something." Dick Dastardly. At the dinner table that night David and Clare Hieatt had a conversation that sparked the idea fo…
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