Who Killed Miss Norway? "Five years ago, the news that a beauty pageant participant had died in a car crash stunned her virtual world friends. But was it really an accident?"
A Rape in Cyberspace A 1993 detailing of a cyber-rape in a MOO. Reflections and retellings of a horrific moment. Brings up an interesting dialogue to structure, philosophy and morality, in regards to a world increasingly normalizing hanging out online. Also a great read from the retrospective of our current times.
Reflections on Trusting Trust "To what extent should one trust a statement that a program is free of Trojan horses? Perhaps it is more important to trust the people who wrote the software." I actually don't understand C at all, but the implications of this on a more metaphyisical spectrum gave me joy.
The Ten Commandments: Israel’s Shared Purpose Interesting insights on sharing your vision from a Jewish perspective.
We are more than a disorder Great insights on intersex bodies, from an intersex person.
On Troll Hugging, Hole Digging, and Improving Open Source Communities Article and writings on being a good human. Written from a programming perspective, easily applicable everywhere. I don't feel like I can ever read this one enough.
VPN - a Very Precarious Narrative Friendly elaborations on VPNs. Demystifies and establishes where their usage belongs.
If your website's full of assholes, it's your fault&If your website's full of anonymity, that might be okay Writing and follow up on website owner accountability. Does freedom entail cruelty?