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25 April, 20174 April, 2017

Can someone please explain why Google Search has suddenly turned useless?

A raccoon diving into a trashcan.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

The quality of Google results appears to be going rapidly downhill. What’s going wrong with Search?

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11 April, 201722 February, 2017

‘But no women applied for the position!’

A Black woman consulting her laptop.
Posted in gender, technology by s.e. smith

Lots of dudes like to claim that they don’t have women on their teams because there weren’t any available to hire. Here’s why this is wrong.

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29 March, 201729 March, 2017

Why would you trust the tech industry?

A server.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

Don’t trust the woke tech industry to be your saviour, because it doesn’t have a good track record on the subject.

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27 February, 201711 January, 2017

Resistance: Don’t tweet, call

A tangle of power lines against a dark sky.
Posted in politics, technology by s.e. smith

Well-meaning activists often encourage people to use social media to reach elected officials. This is a bad and ineffective idea.

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15 February, 20174 July, 2017

Make your social media more enjoyable with the unfollow button

A keyboard.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

People use social media in lots of different ways. If you don’t like the way someone you’re following uses it, there’s a very easy solution to your problem.

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12 January, 201718 November, 2016

Trumping the tech industry

A view of a keyboard.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

The tech industry needs to accept its ethical responsibility in light of growing government oppression.

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15 December, 20166 October, 2016

Real names policies don’t work, so stop proposing them

An array of nametags in fancy cursive writing.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

Periodically, the ghost of real names policies rises again in discussions about online abuse. Such policies do not work, so why do people keep promoting them?

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23 November, 201620 September, 2016

Enough with the unnecessary tech innovations

A brick bridge.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

What if you build it and they don’t come? Not all technical innovations are needed, or even particularly welcome, so how can the tech industry learn to do the most good?

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27 October, 201626 August, 2016

Why aren’t more of us working from home?

A Black woman with natural hair working on a laptop.
Posted in technology by s.e. smith

In an era of growing connectivity, why do so many workplaces still insist on demanding that people report for work in person?

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7 October, 201616 July, 2016

Therapy in the internet age

A handwritten sign advises the reader: Sorry no internet today.
Posted in disability, technology by s.e. smith

Are psychologists and counselors keeping pace with online culture? Should they be?

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