Karin’s Imperative
My 2026 World Kindess Day poster campaign submission
My 2026 World Kindess Day poster campaign submission
For this month’s IndieWeb Carnival, people shared their thoughts on the meaning of their lives.
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.
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.
My 2025 World Kindess Day poster campaign submission
What I’m currently up to. Last updated January 5, 2025.
3 AM thoughts on hope and gratitude in the time of the decline of the US empire
A premonition of the disastrous year after the EU approves chat control—and what we can do to stop it today.
Pride is a protest. This year, I raised awareness about the proposed EU chat control legislation.
The current draft of the European Commission’s 2025 budget does not include continued funding for the Next Generation Internet program.
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?
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.
How to track audience preferences for light/dark mode, reduced motion, contrast, and dynamic color range.
Good grades and a successful career hid a lifetime of suffering.
Organizations and initiatives I support financially and why
The decades journey of getting my legal name to match what I call myself.
On March 7, 2024, the first 6 designated gatekeepers had to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act.
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.
The products and services that work best for me. Your meterage may vary.
What comes after Twitter and Meta? The next great social network is just the Web.
Open letter to the European Commision on its eIDAS proposal
The leaf software architecture keeps users in control with local execution and data storage, autonomous functionality, and federated interoperability.
Reflections on 6 years of living as a US emigrant and Swedish immigrant
Your email address has a hidden super power for blocking annoying marketers and protecting you in data breaches
Communicating with a globally distributed team requires clarity. Fortunately, there is an ISO standard for date and time.
Podcast interview on the parts of the Spotify Squad Model that were challenging and advice for leaders considering adopting the model.
Elon killed Twitter, but he didn’t kill tweeting.
An introduction to me as a manager, what you can expect from me, and the best ways of engaging with me.
Open letter to the European Commision on its child sexual abuse prevention proposal
Video message commemorating my high school’s 50th scholastic year
A culture war erupted in my childhood library
A guide for estimating work using story points
The how and why to foster an inclusive workplace for queer people that treats everyone justly according to their circumstances
Results: My fears about quitting were not actualized, my mental health improved, and Facebook continued to harm society.
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.
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.
Why we should avoid associating a work team with family.
Podcast interview on the parts of the Spotify squad model that were challenging and advice for leaders considering adopting the model.
Fostering community and camaraderie is a valid reason to have a synchronous meeting. Here is my team’s favorite weekly meeting.
Change is hard. Not everyone will be happy about giving up an office. Here is how to respond.
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 work is better described as asynchronous work, a method for creating business value without a real-time dependency on another person.
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.
Future of Micropayments lightning talk
I am a crowdfund investor in businesses focused on environmental sustainability or technology and venture capital funds promoting diversity.
Why I’m optimistic about America—even if Trump gets re-elected
LongFi is foundational technology for realizing the potential of smart IoT devices.
The Stop Hate for Profit protest must continue until Facebook takes action to stop the real harm to real people. Here is a template to ask your employer’s executives to remain committed.
Over the course of August 2020, I shared why I was leaving Facebook on Facebook
I am deleting my Facebook account, but I am not unfriending you. #DeleteFacebook #StopHateForProfit