https://ar.al/ Aral Balkan 2018-05-24T10:09:31Z Aral Balkan [email protected] https://ar.al Human Rights ★ Social Justice ★ Ethical Design https://ar.al/images/aral-432.jpg Copyright © 2001-2016 Aral Balkan. All content released under Creative Commons Attribution England and Wales. Feed for Node.js <![CDATA[Analogy 101]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/analogy-101 2014-03-04T09:30:00Z <![CDATA[Fork me on GitHub Retina Ribbons.]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/fork-me-on-github-retina-ribbons 2013-03-25T21:30:00Z <![CDATA[nodemon]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/nodemon 2013-02-16T14:30:00Z <![CDATA[Open iTerm tab in same directory.]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/open-iterm-tab-in-same-directory 2013-03-21T11:30:00Z <![CDATA[npm install -g — ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/npm-install-g-please-try-running-this-command-again-as-root-administrator 2013-02-11T14:52:00Z <![CDATA[Setting up SSL with nginx (using a NameCheap EssentialSSL wildcard certificate on DigitalOcean)]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/setting-up-ssl-with-nginx-using-a-namecheap-essentialssl-wildcard-certificate-on-digitalocean 2014-08-11T22:08:00Z <![CDATA[Fun with developers’ penises and PHP: the male gaze, revisited.]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/the-male-gaze-part-ii 2013-02-25T19:30:00Z PHP UK 2013.]]> <![CDATA[Responsive typography with CSS Feature Queries]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/responsive-typography-with-css-feature-queries 2013-04-09T15:51:00Z <![CDATA[Upcoming events: Sept/Oct 2013]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/upcoming-events-september-and-october-2013 2013-09-03T12:30:00Z Prometheus with a residency at Lighthouse, and talks at various international conferences on Indie Data and Exprience‐driven Open Technology.]]> <![CDATA[Vector diagonal stripe patterns.]]> https://ar.al/scribbles/vector-diagonal-stripe-patterns 2013-03-02T16:00:00Z <![CDATA[A letter from Lindsay]]> https://ar.al/notes/a-letter-from-lindsay 2013-04-21T16:30:00Z <![CDATA[2012: year in review.]]> https://ar.al/notes/2012-year-in-review 2012-12-31T22:00:00Z iPhone workshops, lots of talks at conferences, a magical hack, TED@London, Young Rewired State, an award for Voice of the Year, a chapter on mobile design considerations in a new book, lots of travel, my first standing ovation for a talk ever, a personal reboot, and more. If this is , just read This Is All There Is and Design is Not Veneer, and watch my talk A Happy Grain of Sand to get a good idea about who I am, what I do, and where I stand at the end of 2012.]]> <![CDATA[2014: The Rise of Indie Tech]]> https://ar.al/notes/2014-the-rise-of-indie-tech 2013-12-31T20:00:00Z <![CDATA[A Nancy Writes Back (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Digital Imperialism)]]> https://ar.al/notes/a-nancy-writes-back-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-digital-imperialism 2014-10-17T12:10:41Z <![CDATA[Accessibility For Everyone]]> https://ar.al/notes/accessibility-for-everyone 2017-09-26T13:00:52Z Laura Kalbag has been writing a book on accessibility. It’s called Accessibility for Everyone. You should read it.]]> <![CDATA[Aanmoediging van individuele onafhankelijkheid en een gezond algemeen goed]]> https://ar.al/notes/aanmoediging-van-individuele-onafhankelijkheid-en-een-gezond-algemeen-goed 2017-02-18T15:45:14Z 1); een maatschappij waarin de omgeving die iedereen toebehoort ook daadwerkelijk publiek is en wordt gedeeld door en met iedereen.]]> <![CDATA[Alternatives]]> https://ar.al/notes/alternatives 2014-11-19T11:20:00Z <![CDATA[Apple vs Google on privacy: a tale of absolute competitive advantage]]> https://ar.al/notes/apple-vs-google-on-privacy-a-tale-of-absolute-competitive-advantage 2015-01-15T10:01:30Z <![CDATA[Be Democracy]]> https://ar.al/notes/be-democracy 2014-06-16T00:30:00Z @BeDemocracy.]]> <![CDATA[Beware of geeks bearing gifts]]> https://ar.al/notes/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts 2013-08-21T09:45:00Z <![CDATA[Constructive Disobedience]]> https://ar.al/notes/constructive-disobedience 2017-07-02T19:07:58Z <![CDATA[Codename Prometheus]]> https://ar.al/notes/codename-prometheus 2013-07-02T08:30:00Z the Snowden leaks about the NSA and GCHQ spying programmes on ordinary citizens. Our aim is to create products that are great experiences out of the box. Oh, and by the way, they just happen to be open. They just happen to protect your privacy and respect your human rights. We will need all the support we can get. Follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our mailing list, and join us as we embark on the long road to realising this mammoth task.]]> <![CDATA[Design: the ‘d’ is for diversity.]]> https://ar.al/notes/design-the-d-is-for-diversity 2014-08-28T17:32:15Z <![CDATA[DiEM25 Internet of People launch in Berlin (video)]]> https://ar.al/notes/diem25-internet-of-people-launch-in-berlin 2017-05-28T17:05:33Z <![CDATA[Ello, goodbye.]]> https://ar.al/notes/ello-goodbye 2014-09-26T07:09:10Z <![CDATA[Diversity, equality, toxicity, etc.]]> https://ar.al/notes/diversity-equality-toxicity-etc 2013-01-29T22:59:00Z <![CDATA[Europe, we need to talk about institutional corruption.]]> https://ar.al/notes/europe-we-need-to-talk-about-institutional-corruption 2015-02-24T17:30:03Z <![CDATA[Encouraging individual sovereignty and a healthy commons]]> https://ar.al/notes/encouraging-individual-sovereignty-and-a-healthy-commons 2017-02-18T15:45:14Z <![CDATA[How Web 2.0 killed the Internet]]> https://ar.al/notes/how-web-2-0-killed-the-internet 2014-06-02T13:30:00Z <![CDATA[Farewell, not goodbye: leaving DiEM25 (or “We need to talk about democracy, transparency, feminism, and Assange.”)]]> https://ar.al/notes/farewell-not-goodbye 2017-12-12T14:12:52Z <![CDATA[Ind.ie is Independent Technology]]> https://ar.al/notes/ind.ie-is-independent-technology 2014-12-09T19:12:24Z <![CDATA[Indie Data]]> https://ar.al/notes/indie-data 2013-08-30T16:30:00Z <![CDATA[Learning to think before I tweet.]]> https://ar.al/notes/learning-to-think-before-i-tweet 2012-12-18T09:00:00Z <![CDATA[Islam is Privilege]]> https://ar.al/notes/islam-is-privilege 2015-01-09T13:01:24Z <![CDATA[My question to Vint Cerf on Network Neutrality]]> https://ar.al/notes/my-question-to-vint-cerf-on-network-neutrality 2014-09-02T09:09:07Z <![CDATA[Let’s build a care.data that actually cares about your data.]]> https://ar.al/notes/lets-build-a-care.data-that-actually-cares-about-your-data 2014-02-22T20:00:00Z <![CDATA[Off to Istanbul for the Internet Governance (and Ungovernance) Forums]]> https://ar.al/notes/off-to-istanbul-for-the-internet-governance-and-ungovernance-forums 2014-08-30T13:08:42Z <![CDATA[My speech at General Assembly in Berlin, November 2017]]> https://ar.al/notes/my-speech-at-general-assembly-in-berlin-november-2017 2018-05-23T18:05:13Z <![CDATA[On design and diversity]]> https://ar.al/notes/on-design-and-diversity 2014-08-29T12:34:41Z ind.ie/summit.]]> <![CDATA[On false dichotomies and diversity.]]> https://ar.al/notes/on-false-dichotomies-and-diversity 2013-01-08T04:30:00Z <![CDATA[On evolving IndieAuth.]]> https://ar.al/notes/on-evolving-indieauth 2013-08-31T21:15:00Z <![CDATA[On iteration]]> https://ar.al/notes/on-iteration 2015-01-13T12:01:21Z <![CDATA[Pixel‐parity rems]]> https://ar.al/notes/pixel-parity-rems 2013-05-05T21:30:00Z Responsive Pixels.]]> <![CDATA[On owning your own data]]> https://ar.al/notes/on-owning-your-own-data 2013-07-06T10:15:00Z Prometheus aims to change it.]]> <![CDATA[Privacy as Innovation]]> https://ar.al/notes/privacy-as-innovation 2014-09-09T12:09:17Z <![CDATA[Responsive Pixels]]> https://ar.al/notes/responsive-pixels 2013-05-05T19:00:00Z <![CDATA[Save Lindsay Sandiford]]> https://ar.al/notes/save-lindsay-sandiford 2013-04-08T18:30:00Z <![CDATA[RightsCon or a right con? (or How I learned to stop worrying and love corporate surveillance.)]]> https://ar.al/notes/rightscon-or-a-right-con 2014-03-04T09:30:00Z <![CDATA[Schnail Mail: kostenloser, echter Briefversand — für immer!]]> https://ar.al/notes/schnail-mail-de 2013-08-09T08:45:00Z <![CDATA[Schnail Mail: free real mail for life!]]> https://ar.al/notes/schnail-mail-free-real-mail-for-life 2013-08-09T08:45:00Z <![CDATA[Showing off the engine to Al.]]> https://ar.al/notes/showing-off-the-engine-to-al. 2014-09-07T13:09:21Z <![CDATA[Shakespeare and the Apple Pen (or why we are setting Swift free with Phoenix)]]> https://ar.al/notes/shakespeare-and-the-apple-pen-or-why-we-are-setting-swift-free-with-phoenix 2014-10-22T10:10:46Z <![CDATA[So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish]]> https://ar.al/notes/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish 2015-05-11T16:15:32Z <![CDATA[Spyware 2.0]]> https://ar.al/notes/spyware-2.0 2014-08-22T11:30:00Z <![CDATA[Stop staring at my willy, please.]]> https://ar.al/notes/stop-staring-at-my-willy-please 2013-01-28T21:30:00Z <![CDATA[Spyware vs Spyware]]> https://ar.al/notes/spyware-vs-spyware 2014-10-25T10:10:41Z <![CDATA[The Camera Panopticon]]> https://ar.al/notes/the-camera-panopticon 2014-12-04T21:12:59Z <![CDATA[Sites vs. Apps defined: the Documents‐to‐Applications Continuum.]]> https://ar.al/notes/the-documents-to-applications-continuum 2013-05-15T18:15:00Z <![CDATA[The missing quadrant of consumer technology.]]> https://ar.al/notes/the-missing-quadrant-of-consumer-technology 2013-08-31T16:15:00Z <![CDATA[The nature of the self in the digital age]]> https://ar.al/notes/the-nature-of-the-self-in-the-digital-age 2016-03-07T21:00:00Z an op-ed I wrote for Zeit Online. It is the first in a new series to take a critical look at technology as part of their 20th-year celebrations. This piece is based on a talk I gave at Bucerius Lab in Hamburg last month titled Digital Emancipation: Ownership of the Self in the Digital Age.]]> <![CDATA[The Orwellian doublethink of ‘open data’: when closed is open.]]> https://ar.al/notes/the-orwellian-doublethink-of-open-data-when-closed-is-open 2015-03-28T15:15:21Z <![CDATA[Towards an Indie Tech Manifesto]]> https://ar.al/notes/towards-an-indie-tech-manifesto 2014-03-12T18:30:00Z <![CDATA[Introducing the 7th pillar of DiEM25: An Internet of People – a progressive tech policy for a democratic Europe.]]> https://ar.al/notes/towards-an-internet-of-people-with-diem25 2017-05-22T12:05:11Z <![CDATA[Trickle‐down technology and why it doesn’t work.]]> https://ar.al/notes/trickle-down-technology 2013-08-31T10:30:00Z <![CDATA[We didn’t lose control – it was stolen]]> https://ar.al/notes/we-didnt-lose-control-it-was-stolen 2017-03-12T18:30:29Z <![CDATA[What is the ind.ie manifesto?]]> https://ar.al/notes/what-is-the-ind.ie-manifesto 2014-09-20T09:09:16Z ind.ie/manifesto as a series of questions and answers.]]> <![CDATA[Why?]]> https://ar.al/notes/why 2014-11-08T12:11:24Z <![CDATA[Why I’m not speaking at CPDP (Hint: it’s the privacy-washing, stupid!)]]> https://ar.al/notes/why-im-not-speaking-at-cpdp 2016-01-13T07:15:00Z