Category Archives: Tech Essays

Our tech essays category features long-form posts, commentary, and opinions about various issues involving tech, usually from a pro-open source and humane perspective.

June 6, 2021

Jun 2021

The Downstream Effects of Bing’s Tiananmen Square Censorship

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Examining an unfortunate incident in where Bing China’s censorship escaped China.

April 4, 2021

Apr 2021

The Small Web, Artisanal Content, and Humane Design

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜On artisanal content creation and humane web design〜

February 21, 2021

Feb 2021

RSS as a Facebook Alternative

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Wherein I recommend using RSS/ATOM feeds for news and reading instead of relying on Facebook or similar central portals.

November 27, 2020

Nov 2020

On Children and Internet Sharing

Nicholas A. Ferrell

The importance of giving children the space to think and feel for themselves about personal privacy on the internet.

October 21, 2020

Oct 2020

Experiences in the Yandex Webmaster Portal

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I offer an English-speaking webmaster’s perspective on using Yandex’s Webmaster Tools.

October 19, 2020

Oct 2020

The Aesthetic Digital Environment

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜A case for an aesthetic digital environment〜