technology

Spotify is trying to become podcasting's gatekeeper. We musn't let them. Members Public

While Spotify's acqusition of The Ringer is good news for the journalists involved, it's part of a worrying trend in podcasting

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
podcasting

Microsoft does sci-fi offices really well Members Public

Strange how Microsoft have finally got good at making corporate tech look sexy.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
technology

Twitter’s abuse problem is, at heart, a technology problem Members Public

This is a damning summation of Twitter’s structural problems [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/02/how-twitter-lost-the-internet-war]: > “It’s a technology company with crappy technologists, a revolving door of product heads and C.E.O.s, and no real core of technological innovation. You had Del saying, ‘Trolls

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
product management

Don't ban children from using smartphones - teach them to use them responsibly Members Public

The techno panic about children and phones is unnecessary - this is an education issue.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
education

Amber Rudd is unfit to regulate technology Members Public

It’s not often I make a statement as bald as the one in the headline of this post, but this is appalling [https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/amber-is-alert]: > Asked by a party member whether members of her government actually understood how encryption worked and the difficulties in forcing

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
encryption

The Siri seduction Members Public

For the last few mornings, my five year old daughter has spent a significant amount of time figuring out what she can and can’t do with Siri. Sometimes it’s just silly playfulness, but sometimes she gets really focused. For example, this morning she realised she could ask Siri

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
interfaces

iPad: the almost device Members Public

MG Siegler on almost being able to switch full-time to his iPad [https://500ish.com/back-at-my-machine-bebcb0ff7b4e#.bkhe3dm72] – but not quite: > This is especially frustrating to me because I see glimpses of the computing future I could have. Tonight, for example, I brought only my iPad to a cafe to

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
iPad

Misreporting the TalkTalk hacking Members Public

Tom Morris does an excellent job of highlighting the flaws in the reporting of the TalkTalk hack [https://tommorris.org/posts/9396]: > What’s curious though is how the mainstream media have not really talked very much to security experts. Yesterday, I listened to the BBC Today programme—this

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
hacking