Archive - Dan Davies - "Back of Mind"

July 2025

the network of the beast

neutral spaces, considered

Jul 31 •

all the right words, but not necessarily in the right order

a glossary of sorts, part 2

Jul 23 •

toward a theory of infrastructure brain

this is why we don't want nice things

Jul 16 •

offshoring the ick

guest post by Darren Sharma

Jul 14 •

the pendulum might be the best we can do

oscillation of the nation

Jul 10 •

troubles come in legions

asking silly questions, getting policy answers

Jul 2 •

June 2025

black boxes and smoky rooms

problematic communications, part 2

Jun 25 •

the magic button

worries about the strategic use of everything

Jun 20 •

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