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A note about personal security https://werd.io/a-note-abo/
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Hiring in an era of fake candidates, real scams and AI slop https://werd.io/hiring-in-an-era-of-fake-candidates-real-scams-and-ai-slop/
Notable links: Jan 24, 2026 https://werd.io/notable-links-jan-24-2026/
On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm https://werd.io/on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/
The Five Levels: from Spicy Autocomplete to the Software Factory https://werd.io/the-five-levels-from-spicy-autocomplete-to-the-software-factory/
The Forwardable Email https://werd.io/the-forwardable-email/
Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty https://werd.io/funding-open-source-for-digital-sovereignty/
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I lead technology at ProPublica and write speculative fiction. This is a personal account. Every day, I write about tech, democracy, and society at https://werd.io. More about me: https://about.werd.io
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