Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy This episode of Peoples & Things completely nerd sniped me. On recommendation from Biella Coleman, hosts Lee Vinsel and Paula Bialski interview Ben Collier about his new book Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy (available Open Access from MIT Press. I love ethnographic works on computing history and especially admire Biella’s book Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking.
As part of the pre-wedding I just did a West Coast Swing lesson in German! 🕺🏼 🇩🇪
Made it to Germany!
🤯 At the Frankfurt Airport Train station ⛲️ at the Wasserturm in Mannheim 🍟🌭 vegan currywurst
Off to Germany! 🇩🇪
Thanks London, was a blast.
Wow I got 英語お上手ですね’d by a London cabbie this morning on the way to the train station!
Last day in London. Visited Westminster Abbey. A few fun wide angle shots of the complex interior design. 🇬🇧
Round 2 at the British Museum 🥊
Had so much fun reconnecting with everyone at Newspeak House last night (and meeting some of the other fellow-candidates I hadn’t met before) that I am going to go again tonight for Ration Club to hang out more. If you are in London, come by for 7pm
As is the custom, I got lost in the Barbican
Spending some time at the British Library 📚
The Treasures exhibition is such a brilliant reminder of why books are important, and how they can be such beautiful objects.
Somewhat embarrassing that I got lost trying to find the tea room at the Royal Geographical Society 😅
On an absolutely brilliant day I am at the Royal Geographical Society about to check off a 20+ year bucket list item: examining Sir Francis Younghusband’s notes on Tibet, Kashgar, and the Roof of the World 🏔️
(No, I did not intentionally wear the brand colours 😅)
England is kinda like Japan in how it blends old and new…
“EAT, REST, & PRAY”
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Chat, what do you say when the Finnish guy sitting at the table next to you, with a fresh commemorative military tat on his arm, says he just got back from 2 years in Ukraine and he would go back if it weren’t for his 15 year old son sitting across from him eating a plant-based burger? 😳
Well I got the Shard! ☝️
Been wandering around all afternoon. Hopefully between the sun ☀️ this cookie 🍪 and this Colombian handdrip ☕️ I can stay awake until the evening.
Landed at Gatwick 🇬🇧
Just having a toastie and a coffee before heading into London. Gorgeous sunny day 😎
#DXC2026 was a great time! Got to chat with legends like Cory Doctorow and Bruce Schneier, meet my pals at Hypha and The Dais, folks from CivicTechTO, CBC, Torstar, The Local, and the federal gov. 🤝 Evan Solomon the AI Minister popped in, and I saw Bob Rae! Thank you for the invite! 🙇♂️
I’ll see you all next in London 🇬🇧 @newspeak.house for luma.com/qjj9c8d7 /cc @protocolsforpublishers.com
Stressful day when checking into my flight realizing I was not allowed to check any luggage! Full flight! And me on middle leg of a 3 country journey 😵💫 Came to the airport 4 hours early and they were able to squeeze my bag (with my wedding suit!) onto the plane! Relaxxxing now 💆♂️
What a day. Wrapped up IETF AIPREFs WG, hung out with Hypha at 1RG, then went to the DXC opener got to meet Cory Doctorow and talk about cool spots in London. 🤩
A few snaps from a rainy and foggy downtown Toronto. 📸
After the IETF AIPREF WG meeting I went downtown for a Goodbot social ahead of DXC.
Tomorrow morning will the last of the IETF and then in the evening the DXC conference starts with a talk from Cory Doctorow.
