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Hi, I'm Heather Burns

— yes, that one.

HeroPress: Going back to my roots

15 March 2017

Estimated reading time: < 1
Category: ex-oss

And that’s how I got here. https://heropress.com/essays/going-back-roots/

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13 May 26

Magical thinking about magical thinking

The siren's songs have lured another government official onto the rocks.

07 May 26

The language is leaving me

I love this short open-access paper from danah boyd where she suggests shifting the term we use to describe social media.

25 Mar 26

Got a thing

~with distinction~

15 Mar 26

Development is political

Test your goddamn inputs people

28 Feb 26

I, Sisyphus

I spoke with New Scientist about a handful of clauses in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently reaching the finish line of the Parliamentary process.

20 Feb 26

The Prince, The Paedo, The Palace, and the “Safety Tech” app

Shame must change sides. And this week, that means certain corners of the "children's online safety" crusade.

02 Feb 26

the other Turing test

Everything which was behind us is in front of us. It's up to you how you respond.

30 Jan 26

At last, a wonderful day in Parliament.

This is why end-to-end encryption matters.

26 Jan 26

Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, America

Now would be a good time to familiarise yourself with the international protocols used for the collection and categorisation of digital evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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