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Technology & Public Life

Writing on technology, computing, digital systems, and their public consequences.

Writing on technology, digital systems, and their economic and institutional consequences.

Artificial Intelligence
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Automation & Systems
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Digital Infrastructure
Writing on networks, platforms, protocols, and the institutional consequences of technical systems.

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July 3, 2026

I think 5G Standalone matters less as a consumer speed bump and more as the moment networks stop treating devices as phones with better antennas.

July 3, 2026

Yapay zekayı icat olarak değil, tekrar eden bir el işi geleneği olarak okuyorum: hattatların aksine, modelin kendi yazısını bilmediğini düşünüyorum.

March 11, 2026

I like Bitcoin and I own it, but I think its blockchain still has real scalability and efficiency problems worth taking seriously.

January 31, 2026

I look at the likely technical logic behind Anna's Archive's Spotify dataset and what it says about scraping and open access culture.

January 20, 2026

I look at the technical and geopolitical meaning of Turkcell's long Huawei relationship as Turkey moves toward 5G.

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