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Conrad Egusa is not a VB writer. He contributed a couple guest posts in recent years, and he may have done some other writing for us, but it was more than 3 years ago. Look, if you…

It might not be to your taste, but it's hardly the most important thing to focus on for this particular longread. =)

FYI, this quote was swiped from my article/interview on VentureBeat. You can read the whole thing (with a lot more context) here: http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/05/why-parse-was-th…

This is awesome. I appreciate that it's not just another checkin/dating/blathering-with-existing-friends app, but that if used correctly, it might make one smarter. Goon on ya for …

That the FBI gets data about supposed criminals from mobile carriers? That they usually have something like a warrant or probable cause to do so? I'm all about carrying a torch & p…

I've been in touch with CIQ and have written about both sides of the story. CIQ told me that if the FBI got CIQ's data, they got it from carriers, not from CIQ. It kinda makes sens…

Good lord. This is why I universally recommend journalists writing on technology take at least 6 months of programming instruction.

As someone who spends her entire day writing and reading blog posts and has developed a love/hate relationship with blogging, I think "shut the blog up" is pretty satisfying and ap…

RMS is a delightful man (I've had the pleasure of interviewing him at length in person), and his demands are completely in line with his philosophies. His dedication to free and op…

Well, I was writing it for Mashable. ;) In other words, I tried to make it interesting to a technical audience but still comprehensible to the average reader. I'm working on a more…

Why are we assuming that a tech conference should be anyone's sexual playground, be they male or female? Also, what's up with all the boy-girl, girl-boy heteronormative assumptions…

Very deft career move, Garry. You'll have more access to more people, see more fresh ideas, and have a much larger megaphone. Y-C's gonna be awesome for you, but I really can't wai…