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Prof @UWHist. Books, most recently THE CODE. Writing in @nytopinion @techreview @publicbooks @wired. Mom, dog person. She/her. In-house Idea Man: @jeffomara.
May 13, 2022 16 tweets 5 min read
They act like kings because we made them kings Elon Time person of the yea... America’s risk taker, 1982 Steve Jobs time cover
Apr 29, 2021 14 tweets 4 min read
Holy moly tech earning$$$$ Q2 2021: a thread for future reference & for general 🤯🤯🤯 ...

1. Apple 2. Facebook
Jul 2, 2020 8 tweets 2 min read
Seeing lots of talk about unfair media coverage of tech, too much criticism, tearing down not building, etc etc. and I'm confused. Because here's 1982 and 1984
Jun 26, 2020 18 tweets 10 min read
Popular stereotypes of Seattle--quirky left-coast outlier, nerdy high-tech hub--overlook bigger, harder truths about its past, & how this city is so much like the rest of America. Here are some sources that informed my most recent piece. THREAD:
nytimes.com/2020/06/24/opi… First and foremost is the Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project, a truly remarkable digital archive of primary sources & original research essays created by my colleague Jim Gregory, cofounder @TrevorGriffey, & many @UWHist students past & present depts.washington.edu/civilr/