Loving a dog
On the final day of April 2026 she drew her last breath. On June 1 she would have turned ten. She has meant the world to us, and more.
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LinkedIn removes clear support for trans people
In the last week of July 2025, which also happens to be Pride week here in Stockholm, LinkedIn has changed its policy texts on what language and forms of expression is tolerated. Previous terminology that explicitly addressed offensive treatment of trans people has been removed.
Accept, leave or reform the unsustainable
When topics of discourse prove difficult to approach, stories can help us on our way. This famed short story about a graceful city with an unexpected abberation helps me reflect on where I want to apply my capacity for writing, sketching and teaching.
Big Trek from Big Tech
I spend a great deal of time evaluating tools that can replace the Big Tech variants that mistreat us. This includes services that just make my online life easier, with bonus points for small, friendly and sustainable.
Data Shadows in Government Erase Human Worth
We find ourselves in a situation where the authorities have heaps of information about you as a citizen, and you don't know what this information is, whether it is correct or what it is being used for. Do the authorities themselves know?
Typewriter design we still rely on
What did the SHIFT key really shift and why do computer programmers still have to care about carriages? Learn all about it, and why the original Qwerty layout didn't offer keys for the digits one and zero.
Heart surgery logistics and Therblig moments
On the art of focusing on design as a strategy to avoid thinking about the drama of reconstructive heart surgery and a new mechanical heart valve.
My tender heart and I
I'm in the process of preparing for open heart surgery. It's an elaborate procedure where I'll get a new
Generative AI can not generate its way out of prejudice
The concept of "generative" suggests that the tool can produce what it is asked to produce. In a study uncovering how stereotypical global
On Nielsen's ideas about generative UI for resolving accessibility
"Accessibility has failed as a way to make computers usable for disabled users." Thus begins a newsletter by Jakob Nielsen. And had it
ChatGPT 4 fails at solving a Captcha and progress is slow
An image of ChatGPT solving a captcha was spread far and wide recently. The most beautiful thing about the image is of course that it
Benefits and risks of synthetic video and audio
In the one-minute video below I am speaking seven languages. In truth, I can speak two of those. None of the audio is actually me
Deepfake porn using any person on Instagram
When we can no longer control where our face appears, what happens to our perception of identity?
If a hammer was like AI…
Computations will “estimate” your aim, tend to miss the nail and push for a different design. Often unnoticeably.
The Elements of AI Ethics
Let's talk about harm caused by humans implementing AI.