It's been almost 2 years since my last post! I don't know if anyone is still reading this. If you are, thank you! Why haven't I posted more? Partly it is the broad transition to microblogging, which everyone is using more than long form. But part also is that I have negative feelings about where tech has been going. I'm a tech idealist. I think tech can and should be a force for good in the world. I have spent most of my life trying to build systems where computers are helping humans. Sometimes this is by computers sifting information that is hard for people to find on their own. Sometimes this is by computers surfacing other people that can help. Lately, some tech companies have been favoring exploitation and deception. Data is being used to manipulate. Tech is becoming customer hostile. I've been lucky. I have gotten to work on some amazing things. There is a joy to helping someone discover a new book they will love, a bit of knowledge added to a life. Man...