Documentation

Feb 23, 2023

The GDPR ransomware attack on Components

An attack on our MongoDB ends with another lesson in tech journalism's obsequious position

An attack on our MongoDB ends with another lesson in tech journalism's obsequious position

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Sex Stuff

Oct 21, 2022

What content did Pornhub remove?

What's missing from the site in the wake of company's emergency scrub.

What's missing from the site in the wake of company's emergency scrub.

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Song & Dance

Jul 1, 2022

How much money do people make on Bandcamp?

Looking at the site's income distribution

Looking at the site's income distribution

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Rage QuitThe Techne

Jun 6, 2022

The Gamer and the Nihilist

An analysis of Product Hunt, 2014 - 2021

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Song & Dance

Mar 7, 2022

On Epic's acquisition of Bandcamp

Reflecting on the upsides of a transaction that may seem to have none.

Reflecting on the upsides of a transaction that may seem to have none.

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The Techne

Sep 23, 2021

The New Pornographers

An analysis of consumer tech review media.

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Song & Dance

Mar 20, 2021

The Chaos Bazaar

Why is Bandcamp profitable and Spotify not?

Why is Bandcamp profitable and Spotify not?

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Song & Dance

Dec 19, 2020

The Map and the Category

Mapping the genre tags of 1 million items on Bandcamp

Mapping the genre tags of 1 million items on Bandcamp

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Sex Stuff

Sep 30, 2020

Every Story is an Epstein Story

A conversation with Stoya on our analysis of 218,000 PornHub videos from 2008 to 2018

A conversation with Stoya on our analysis of 218,000 PornHub videos from 2008 to 2018

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Cinephilia/phobiaMedia's Massage

Apr 29, 2020

Faucets of Despair

An analysis of critic and user reviews of film and television, with A.S. Hamrah

An analysis of critic and user reviews of film and television, with A.S. Hamrah

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