Web Write | Jatan Mehta | Substack

Tech & Web

Thoughts on consumer technology, the open Web, digital privacy, and more from the perspective of a writer.

Based on my experience using Linux for over six years, and contributing to and interacting with open source communities.

May 5

It’s odd that we can watch over 10-30 minutes of videos with ease and silence but don’t have the patience to listen to someone for but two minutes in…

Aug 9

So a friend was looking for a good laptop in the $1000 range and I recommended her the venerable M1 MacBook Air. She went to a well known Indian…

Apr 7

Many people, at least in India, seem to think that buying a Mac means they’ll have to pay for software they didn’t otherwise when using Windows. A…

Apr 7

Twitter Topics demonstrate what's wrong with the world's most popular microblogging platform.

Oct 14, 2021

Jun 16, 2021

As someone who cares about and spreads digital privacy, I often hear people say, “I have nothing to hide, so why shouldn't I give my data to the…

May 22, 2021

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