Essays & Musings
Here are some words that have stuck with me. Writing is the most radical thing you can do without money. – Julian Shapiro No one human can fight a flawed system but only humans can fight the system. – Mukunth Tech enthusiasm is a rabbit hole. – Rushabh Gala Hope, such a deceptive
Misinformation on social media is a grave issue. What we’re really grappling with are sides effects of three things: * making web publishing hyper instant * bringing virtually every person in one massive digital square * leaving amplification to the algorithm instead of just people, meaning people’s emotions will be tapped
In my long work trip at Bengaluru last month, finding quiet and cheap places to read and write from was challenging. After a string of hit-or-miss cafés, I found and worked from a nearby public library. It was great. They provide ergonomic chairs and wide tables. There are also dedicated
I purchased six double-walled steel cups three years ago, and I’ve never gone back to drinking things in ceramics or glass. Here’s why. 1. Even when my beverage is really hot, the cup’s insulating layer of air between its outer and inner steel wall makes things pleasant
Essays & Musings
It’s fairly popular to write blog posts on Medium or WordPress.com. As I argue in my post on How to feel at home on the Internet, that’s a good thing compared to posting on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube or siloes alike. Unlike most social media platforms, blogs are
Essays & Musings
A nice internet friend, Kev Quirk, recently resonated with this blog post of mine and shared it with his readers. I figure this is a good time to remind my readers of the same, so here you go. Colored text links on the Internet are popular. The familiar blue touted
To Manu’s post, which says: Sometimes a beautiful sunset on a lake is all it takes to be happy. The post reminded me of my article exploring the possibilities of life on starless worlds. I can’t help but wonder about the incredible views they would miss. I’m
While I’m chiefly a space writer, I also wanted to share with my internet friends what I’m simply like as a fellow person otherwise. First off, as you probably know, here’s me in my natural habitat—exploring corners of the Internet regardless of where I’m physically
Essays & Musings
The quality of conversations on the Internet is terrible. Most platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, etc. optimize for engagement as their key metric. This spawns and rewards behavior that leads to bragging of gameable metrics such as likes and followers, self-feeding thought bubbles, knee-jerk reactions, “if you’re not
A lot of people have asked me lately how I got my space blog listed on Google News. Doing so has enhanced the distribution of my articles and the Moon Monday newsletter on Google Search and News as well as other channels like the Discover feed on Android and Chrome.
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I recently requested my Patreon supporters to move their patronage to my Donorbox so I can avoid Patreon’s high platform fees. Lately I came to realize that the actual cut Patreon takes from us creators is far higher than the cleverly advertised ~8-10%, which isn’t low to begin
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Colin Walker recently listed blogs by female authors he reads, so as to promote diversity and improve representation of voices on the Web. It’s a nice idea, and so I replied there with a quick list of my own. But I think it deserves a proper blog post to
