Archive - Amateur Technology

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Small Grants

A collection of life-changing stories.

Mar 6 •

January 2024

Protocol Histories

Illuminating the hidden role of technical standards with oral histories.

Jan 21 •

December 2023

Standards Make the World

A longer, wider perspective on technical standards.

Dec 16, 2023 •

May 2023

How Willow Garage changed robotics by taking the long view.

May 18, 2023 •

April 2023

Research Scraps Vol. 2

Standards, Protocols, and Techno-Cooperation

Apr 21, 2023 •

Every amateur technology scene needs a storyteller.

Apr 12, 2023 •

Research Scraps Vol. 1

Notes, Quotes, and Unfinished Thoughts

Apr 6, 2023 •

March 2023

What should science cost?

Hacking the economics of scientific equipment.

Mar 25, 2023 •

Watch the Amateurs

Comparing the early days of radio to the current LLM craze.

Mar 4, 2023 •

What I mean when I talk about amateurs.

Mar 1, 2023

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