We're looking for a mission-driven director of product engineering for our product team at @npub1qmg7...s6k5. Our journalists investigate abuses of trust and power in the public interest. This is a way to make a difference. (Must be US-based.)
Director, Product Engineering
New York City, United States; Remote, United States
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Director, Product Engineering
New York City, United States; Remote, United States
Let's Encrypt is ten years old. It's changed the web for the better. #Technology
Ben Werdmuller
10 Years of Let's Encrypt Certificates
Let's Encrypt is ten years old. It's changed the web for the better.
For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever.
Ben Werdmuller
Why RSS matters
The future of the web depends on simple, open standards.
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New_ Public announced its new community platform is being co-developed with five local US communities - and there's a lot more to come. #Technology
Ben Werdmuller
Introducing Roundabout
New_ Public announced its new community platform is being co-developed with five local US communities - and there's a lot more to come.
I've never been a great notetaker. Winnie Lim suggests I might be overthinking it: it's not a second brain but a second subconscious mind. #Technology
Ben Werdmuller
imperfect notes & my second subconscious
I've never been a great notetaker. Winnie Lim suggests I might be overthinking it: it's not a second brain but a second subconscious mind.
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
Ben Werdmuller
The Optical Illusion of Prosperity
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone i...
Seeing a lot of criticism of this. I won't comment on that for now, but I think it would be a valuable exercise to create a version of the linked document for the hypothetical organization people would like to see.
Rewiring Mozilla: Doing for AI what we did for the web | The Mozilla Blog
AI isn’t just another tech trend β€” it’s at the heart of most apps, tools and technology we use today. It enables remarkable things: new w...