Sovereignty isn't a place
Sovereignty is everywhere. But what the hell do we mean by it?
More issues
The only way to build trust is to be trustworthy
Everyone seems to be asking how to build trust in AI. But maybe we should be focusing on being trustworthy?
Thoughts on AI shit storms, where and when AI is used, and focusing on showing rather than telling.
Hello, I'm an agent
On introductions, trust, openness, and who gets to visit the internet.
Hello I'm an agent, can we talk?
Cut me some slack
Another blog with climbing references. This one about The Great Western in Yorkshire and about the need for slack.
Finding friction
In a world of easy answers what we really need is space and time to work reflect, adapt evolve. Maybe we need friction.
Weeknote 60
Back from a break, back to school, backing off from things, paying attention.
Boring is beautiful?
Sharing the tiny boring and privacy focused tools I use for myself in a Set.
A TechFreedom startup stack?
What would a TechFreedom tech stack look like if you were starting from scratch? A question I was asked, and one which actually tested my thinking around what is the best approach here. Fundamentally it comes down to how much of a pain in the arse are you willing to put up with!
Recap May - July
My somewhat regular round up of all the posts and weeknotes and things I’ve been up to, for those of you who said you might like such a thing. the first TechFreedom cohort finished, The Slow Post happened, the Organisational Resilience programme came to an end, FIELD STATION emerged
Building Soundings: a question-shaped layer over UK open data
Another blog on the ins and outs of something I've built, what it's all about, and why it might be a useful tool and/or concept. This time: Soundings an MCP server that wraps UK open data behind question-shaped tools.