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Ben Werdmuller

@ben_werdmuller@robot.villas

Ben Werdmuller's essays, links, and personal reflections on technology, journalism, society, and community.

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  • Graze's election night dashboard demonstrates the power of open algorithms #Technology #OpenSource #DataVisualization

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    Oct 7, 2026

  • The space to breathe #Community #Journalism #FutureOfNews

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    Oct 7, 2026

  • Amazon tries to placate data center protesters #Tech #Community #Protest

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    Oct 3, 2026

  • The Lenfest AI Collaborative has additional funding. That's great for open source in news. #AI #OpenSource #Journalism

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    Sep 29, 2026

  • The Public Ledger of Credentials directory is taking flight #Technology #Credentials #OpenSource

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    Sep 28, 2026

  • Trump TV is the only source of footage of the President. That may be exactly what he wants. #Politics #Media #Journalism

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    Sep 22, 2026

  • Seeking a "yes, and" space #Community #Media #FutureOfNews

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    Sep 21, 2026

  • Buy my house! #Personal #RealEstate #Community

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    Sep 16, 2026

  • Notable links: September 11, 2026 #Tech #Community #Links

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    Sep 11, 2026

  • Two more newsrooms are suing OpenAI. It's complicated. #AI #Law #Tech

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    Sep 10, 2026

  • Your TV is spying on you, and it's worse than you think. #Privacy #Surveillance #Tech

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    Sep 8, 2026

  • AI companies are at risk of making Silicon Valley's harmful mistakes all over again #AI #Tech #Ethics

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    Sep 1, 2026

  • Notable links: August 14, 2026 #Tech #Community #Links

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    Aug 14, 2026

  • Chicago's social network is a huge bet for news. I think it's the future. #Tech #News #Community

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    Aug 14, 2026

  • My next experiment #Tech #FutureOfNews #Media

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    Aug 1, 2026