Writing, software, and a sense of place
I’m Jarrod. I make software and write about the lives we build with technology.
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Writing / Private Worlds
Four essays on ownership, attention, identity, and care.
- 01Privacy & ownershipRead & explore →
A More Personal Internet Might Be a Less Public One
What if a more capable digital life could also be a more private one?
- 02Abundance & attentionRead & explore →
When You Can Build Anything, What Deserves to Exist?
As making gets easier, deciding what to keep becomes a more personal discipline.
- 03Memory & identityRead & explore →
The Right to Outgrow Your Own Profile
An assistant can remember who you were and still leave room for who you might become.
- 04Technology & careRead & explore →
The Household Deserves Good Software
The real test of a personal system is whether ordinary life becomes easier for the people around it.
From an idea to a place you can explore
Some questions are better explored in flight.
Adirondacks — A Bird’s Life is a browser world built around real terrain, changing light, and a bird’s perspective.
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