SamWhited|blog

Poems, rants, and peculiar things.

Coffeeneuring 2024

A log of my 2024 Coffeneuring Rides (with some Biketober thrown in for good measure).

Luddism in Becky Chambers' Monk & Robot Series

I argue that the Monk & Robot series by Becky Chambers is, at its core, a book about the future we could have if the working-class embraced the Luddist critique of unfettered technology.

Thoughts on a New Software Commons

An attempt to envision a sustainable software commons and a proposal for a new classification of software beyond the definitions of 'open source' or 'free' software.

Software is Political

I recently attended the inaugural FOSSY conference where I gave a talk in the XMPP track. These were my closing remarks about XMPP, and FLOSS software in general.

Concord and Spring Road Linear Parks

A review of the Spring Road and Concord Road Linear Parks on the Mountain-to-River and Concord Road trails.

Places to Go

An open letter to social infrastructure.

Smyrna Parks: Rose Garden and Jonquil

Bike into any neighborhood, or down any previously unnoticed side-street in Smyrna, GA and chances are that you will stumble upon a park. This is a review of Jonquil and Rose Garden parks.

Sirius

Description and build blog for my Honda CB1100.

Joanna

A poem originally written to be alternative lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel's "America".

Cooperative Technology

An initial attempt at defining “Cooperative Technology”.