Ben Zotto·Oct 15, 2024The Internet Archive is Far Too FragileA weeklong site outage is a damning indictment of an unserious organization.A response icon7A response icon7
Ben Zotto·Aug 5, 2024Reading AI-generated communications is enslavement by the robotsHumans have finite time on this earth. It’s an insult and ethical crime to cause someone to contemplate AI content under false pretenses.
Ben Zotto·Dec 4, 2023Signed and unsigned comparisons in Motorola 6800 assemblyJust the most incredibly niche post about something that is not very clearly explained anywhere.A response icon1A response icon1
Ben Zotto·Jun 25, 2023Hayes Valley’s Supervisor is Pushing to Get Rid of PROXY. It’s a terrible idea.Dean Preston isn’t ambivalent, he’s gunning to build. He should go home — or go big.A response icon1A response icon1
Ben Zotto·Mar 22, 2023It’s Time for the Internet Archive to Grow UpPoor usability and careless downtime are hampering one of the internet’s most important resources.
Ben Zotto·Jan 20, 2022If you care about Hayes Valley’s public space, the city needs to hear from you ASAP.Important info, plus email addresses to write to today.
InDebuggerbyBen Zotto·May 27, 2021Sorry, Big Brother Is Here to Stay‘Smart’ home appliances are cheaper, better, and creepier. There’s only one company that might think different.A response icon2A response icon2
InOneZerobyBen Zotto·May 18, 2021Why We Need to Rethink the Computer ‘Desktop’ as a ConceptThoughts about a new direction for desktop UIA response icon57A response icon57
Ben Zotto·Apr 27, 2021San Francisco’s Street Signs: A Visual HistoryA Detailed & Illustrated Compendium of Recent Designs (1921-present)A response icon1A response icon1
Ben Zotto·Apr 25, 2021Did the Gardner art thieves use the Museum’s own Guidebook as a shopping catalog?The Gardner Museum’s old Guide offers uncanny clues to the choice of some paintings and art taken in the 1990 heist.A response icon1A response icon1
