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Taggart Tech

Michael Taggart's thoughts on technology, education, and living a moral life in a fallen world.

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I used AI. It worked. I hated it.
Mar 30, 2026
I used Claude Code to build a tool I needed. It worked great, but I was miserable. I need to reckon with what it means.
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California's Age Assurance Lacuna
Mar 3, 2026
California's Digital Age Assurance Act presents new headaches and concerns for operating system maintainers and app developers. But is it the catastrophe some claim?
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Control
Feb 20, 2026
Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.
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Control
Feb 20, 2026
Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.
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Control
Feb 20, 2026
Ultimately, the cloud and AI industries are about robbing you of computing power and selling it back at exorbitant rents.
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Goodbye, Goodbye, Hello
Feb 11, 2026
To build the future, you must destroy the present. TTI is leaving Teachable and Discord. Here's why and how.
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Goodbye, Goodbye, Hello
Feb 11, 2026
To build the future, you must destroy the present. TTI is leaving Teachable and Discord. Here's why and how.
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Goodbye, Goodbye, Hello
Feb 11, 2026
To build the future, you must destroy the present. TTI is leaving Teachable and Discord. Here's why and how.
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Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web
Dec 17, 2025
For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.
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Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web
Dec 17, 2025
For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.
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Introducing Ringspace: A Proposal for the Human Web
Dec 17, 2025
For months, I've been working on a project to demonstrate how we can preserve humanity on the web. It's finally ready for testing.
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The Mozilla Cycle, Part III: Mozilla Dies in Ignominy
Nov 21, 2025
Mozilla's new strategy document confirms their position, and the end of their stewardship of the open web.
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