Making QR codes with cloud functions Jun 07, 2019 How to use Google's Cloud Functions to... cope with Google's deprecation of their own APIs. ... ➦

Apple ID's two-factor and app-specific passwords leave a lot to be desired May 08, 2019 A grumpy discussion of why usable security matters. ... ➦

Facebook Instant Articles: why hiding URLs hinders careful reading of media Apr 01, 2019 Free the URLs! They’re beautiful! ... ➦

Instamuseums and the Tyranny of Engagement Metrics Sep 20, 2018 Pop-up “Instamuseums” are a thing, according to this video from Vox and this article by Sophie Haigney in The New Yorker: people will queue around the block and pay $40 for the privilege of taking photos of themselves alongside works of installation art specifically designed for social sharing at places like the Museum of Ice Cream in New York. I’ll spare you extensive thoughts on influencer culture, and instead say this: this kind of degradation of any actual discernible point to museums was an entirely predictable consequence of arts policy. ... ➦

Quietism Sep 13, 2018 Some technical and personal reflections on this website. ... ➦

Hello World Sep 13, 2018 Greetings humans.