Comment with Kindness
My 2025 World Kindess Day poster campaign submission
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Thoughts from a humanitarian and technologist living in Stockholm, Sverige.
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Karin’s Imperative
My 2026 World Kindess Day poster campaign submission
January 2026 IndieWeb Carnival Roundup
For this month’s IndieWeb Carnival, people shared their thoughts on the meaning of their lives.
Fixer
I do not know the meaning of my life, but I find purpose in being a fixer architype and hope to one day fix something meaningful to others. This is my entry about the meaning of life for the 2026-01 IndieWeb Carnival.
January 2026 IndieWeb Carnival
For this month’s IndieWeb Carnival, I want to know your thoughts on the meaning of life. Why? I’m about to turn 42, the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.
Unambiguous date & time
Communicating with a globally distributed team requires clarity. Fortunately, there is an ISO standard for date and time.
What I use
The products and services that work best for me. Your meterage may vary.
What I’m Up To Now
What I’m currently up to. Last updated January 5, 2025.
Hope
3 AM thoughts on hope and gratitude in the time of the decline of the US empire
The sad state of language translation in Firefox
Firefox has made the Web less accessible to people who need to access information in another language, taken an absolutist position, and removed freedom of users to extend their browser.
Stories from the first year of chat control
A premonition of the disastrous year after the EU approves chat control—and what we can do to stop it today.
Little white lies about blue light
Research does not support the widespread belief that blue light emitted by electronic device screens in the evening is worse than warmer colored light when trying to fall asleep.
2024 Pride protest sign
Pride is a protest. This year, I raised awareness about the proposed EU chat control legislation.
The European Union must keep funding free software
The current draft of the European Commission’s 2025 budget does not include continued funding for the Next Generation Internet program.
Open letter to the Bedford Public Library
A culture war erupted in my childhood library
Janters went to therapy
While fictional, the Law of Jante’s disapproval towards individualism and personal success are very real parts of Scandinavian culture. What would a therapist say?
Tracking accessibility preferences in Plausible
How to track audience preferences for light/dark mode, reduced motion, contrast, and dynamic color range.
My silent struggle and quiet crisis with adult ADHD
Good grades and a successful career hid a lifetime of suffering.
How to track Web Monetization events using Plausible
I wanted to know which articles on my website received payments from people with Web Monetization-enabled browsers. Using Plausible Analytics, I am able to track Web Monetization API events.
Intro to the social web
What comes after Twitter and Meta? The next great social network is just the Web.
Tithe
Organizations and initiatives I support financially and why
No Chat Control
Open letter to the European Commision on its child sexual abuse prevention proposal
Legal Lee Me
The decades journey of getting my legal name to match what I call myself.
A Digital Markets Act Day poem
On March 7, 2024, the first 6 designated gatekeepers had to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act.
Mozilla’s soul searching
It’s time for Mozilla to recognize it is a better non-profit than it is a business—for the sake of the Web as a platform.
No Broken Browsers
Open letter to the European Commision on its eIDAS proposal
Introducing Leaf Computing
The leaf software architecture keeps users in control with local execution and data storage, autonomous functionality, and federated interoperability.
How to migrate from Twitter to Mastodon
Elon killed Twitter, but he didn’t kill tweeting.
Till Sverige
Reflections on 6 years of living as a US emigrant and Swedish immigrant
Email plus aliases
Your email address has a hidden super power for blocking annoying marketers and protecting you in data breaches
Investments
I am a crowdfund investor in businesses focused on environmental sustainability or technology and venture capital funds promoting diversity.
The Mary Vinoskey Cohick Studio
Today, on what would have been my mom's 54th birthday, I had the honor of dedicating the new tv studio at our high school in her honor.
Engineering Enablement podcast interview
Podcast interview on the parts of the Spotify Squad Model that were challenging and advice for leaders considering adopting the model.
Jeremiah Lee’s Manager ReadMe
An introduction to me as a manager, what you can expect from me, and the best ways of engaging with me.
High school assembly on prejudice
My high school principal asked me to speak at an assembly my senior year.
Jefferson Forest High School @ 50
Video message commemorating my high school’s 50th scholastic year
Agile User Story Estimation
A guide for estimating work using story points
How to start a LGBTQ+ ERG
The how and why to foster an inclusive workplace for queer people that treats everyone justly according to their circumstances
A year without Facebook
Results: My fears about quitting were not actualized, my mental health improved, and Facebook continued to harm society.
Sweden prioritizes making EU proof possible for those vaccinated abroad
The EU Commission allows member states to issue EU Digital COVID Certificates for citizens who were vaccinated against COVID-19 outside of the EU, but Sweden is still working on making this possible.
Colleagues, not cousins
Why we should avoid associating a work team with family.
Deloitte Digital Polska podcast interview
Podcast interview on the parts of the Spotify squad model that were challenging and advice for leaders considering adopting the model.
Togetherness Time
Fostering community and camaraderie is a valid reason to have a synchronous meeting. Here is my team’s favorite weekly meeting.
Handling remote work objections
Change is hard. Not everyone will be happy about giving up an office. Here is how to respond.
4 essential async practices
Even if your company returns to colocated work when this pandemic ends, there are practices you can implement now that help you work more effectively now and later when you return to the office.
Remote Async Work mindset
Remote work is better described as asynchronous work, a method for creating business value without a real-time dependency on another person.
The Remote Async Work zine
No one is working remotely right now. We are working in captivity. A pandemic is holding us hostage—but we can make it suck less.
3 wins Web Monetization needs to succeed in 2021
Future of Micropayments lightning talk
The Republican Party’s Last Burp of Hope
Why I’m optimistic about America—even if Trump gets re-elected
What is LongFi and HNT?
LongFi is foundational technology for realizing the potential of smart IoT devices.