I don't use makeup. I put lotion on my skin and balm on my lips if they feel uncomfortably dry, if you want to call that cosmetic. If someone wants to film me then they'll …

When I was visiting my friends Zack and Pam we watched the "Accession" episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and two bits moved me: a poet discovering that his work is still read, two …

Yesterday I delivered a reasonably well-received talk at Open Tech NYC in which I introduced the crowd to their New York open tech neighbors. That is, I explained the four freedoms that define what make …

I can't recall ever visiting Pittsburgh before. I'll be there Monday through Wednesday to visit a friend; if you are there and would like to grab a beverage, let me know!

I am irritable today because of a bunch of little things so it's a good time to remember good things. Beautiful photographs, like this thoughtful, funny shot of a Bollywood movie set in 1948, and …

I am trying to take today off. I spent two weeks in California, working all day and then often doing work-related socializing in the evenings, and came back on Saturday morning, after which I did …

There are so many things I ought to be doing, and instead I spent several hours today editing Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, reviewing new articles, and uploading photos or improving captions on Wikimedia Commons. It makes …

I know I'm missing some, but here are some books I've read in the last few months. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. SO GOOD. READ …

I hope you'll read two blog entries I just wrote, whether you consider yourself a "techie" or not. They're meant to explain why the recent Wikimedia data center migration was difficult and took a long …

As you saw if you follow me on Twitter or Identi.ca, I just finished watching Roots. It's phenomenal, of course, though it's disappointing that so much of it is fictionalized (for instance, the conscience-torn captain …