I consider life hackers to be geeks, and I understand geeks to be those who are enthusiastic about a topic.¹ For instance, reef geeks …

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I’ve been thinking a lot about cultural policing, including the geek policing of “fake geek girls”. In a draft about privilege and geek meritocracy …

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Like many people, I’ve often thought of selfies as artifacts of the immature or self-obsessed. Granted, we all have pictures of ourselves, including some …

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[This was published in German as “Die Trolle Werden Aussterben” in the October 23 2015 edition of ZEIT Wissen]

We are told “Don’t read …

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This evening I’m supposed to speak with BBC’s Newsday about the Internet’s outrage over the Walter Palmer’s shooting of Cecil the …

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An interesting study is being widely commented on, but, as is often the case, the press glosses about “harassment” are a bit askew. For instance …

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In the conclusion to Mako Hill’s article “Almost Wikipedia,” he takes issue with my characterization of Wikipedia’s success as luck . (To be clear …

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A quick recap on United States intellectual property for my students.

Copyrights and patents are monopolies granted in law to creators so as to encourage …

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As I wrote in the post “Not notable: Dead to Wikipedia,” I was disappointed with the quality of my biography on Wikipedia, but (aside from …

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After roughly four years, my Wikipedia biography is no more; it now redirects to a page for my book about Wikipedia. In reflecting upon this …

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