Orion Reed
@orionreed.com
advocating widespread dissatisfaction with computing.
researcher @inkandswitch.com + libcomp.org
½ @folkjs.org ¼ @tentpole.bsky.social
researcher @inkandswitch.com + libcomp.org
½ @folkjs.org ¼ @tentpole.bsky.social
I think @nsrnicek.bsky.social is among the sharpest theorists and writers on the political economy of software and computing today, I’m excited to read his new book tomorrow.
Today is the official UK publication day for Silicon Empires! I'm excited to have it out and hear what people think.
There's an enormous amount happening every day in AI, and it's difficult to gain a stable perspective. I wrote the book to try and get some secure hold on that constant flux. 🧵
There's an enormous amount happening every day in AI, and it's difficult to gain a stable perspective. I wrote the book to try and get some secure hold on that constant flux. 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I think @nsrnicek.bsky.social is among the sharpest theorists and writers on the political economy of software and computing today, I’m excited to read his new book tomorrow.
Do you have a link to this?
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Do you have a link to this?
"[Steve Jobs] returned the company to its original vision: the personal computer as a consumer appliance, a black box enforcing a very traditional relationship between the vendor and the purchaser."
January 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
"[Steve Jobs] returned the company to its original vision: the personal computer as a consumer appliance, a black box enforcing a very traditional relationship between the vendor and the purchaser."
January 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"trickle-down computing" as pernicious theory-of-change
January 6, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"trickle-down computing" as pernicious theory-of-change
Very happy to announce I’ve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very happy to announce I’ve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
"Live Programming in Hostile Territory", a paper by me and @chrisshank.com, just got accepted to LIVEPROG!
folkjs.org/live-2025/
folkjs.org/live-2025/
Live Programming in Hostile Territory
Live programming research gravitates towards the creation of isolated environments whose success is measured by domination: achieving adoption by displacing rather than integrating with existing tools...
folkjs.org
September 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Live Programming in Hostile Territory", a paper by me and @chrisshank.com, just got accepted to LIVEPROG!
folkjs.org/live-2025/
folkjs.org/live-2025/
Reposted by Orion Reed
Really enjoyed "Live Programming in Hostile Territory" by @chrisshank.com and @orionreed.com: folkjs.org/live-2025/
They are doing some great stuff with @folkjs.org, y'all should check it out.
They are doing some great stuff with @folkjs.org, y'all should check it out.
August 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Really enjoyed "Live Programming in Hostile Territory" by @chrisshank.com and @orionreed.com: folkjs.org/live-2025/
They are doing some great stuff with @folkjs.org, y'all should check it out.
They are doing some great stuff with @folkjs.org, y'all should check it out.
please claude don't spoil the em dash, it's the best dash, I want my em dash!
— em dash enjoyer
— em dash enjoyer
August 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM
please claude don't spoil the em dash, it's the best dash, I want my em dash!
— em dash enjoyer
— em dash enjoyer
July 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Have you got links to these? Would love reference some bits here.
July 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Have you got links to these? Would love reference some bits here.
Reposted by Orion Reed
Dave Smith, 2000
July 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Dave Smith, 2000
Reposted by Orion Reed
Notes from the Lab - May 2025 [Better late than never!]
github.com/folk-js/folk...
Adversarial malleability was on our mind this month... canvasifying web pages, network indications, peer presence on any web page, and much more.
github.com/folk-js/folk...
Adversarial malleability was on our mind this month... canvasifying web pages, network indications, peer presence on any web page, and much more.
Notes from the Lab - May 2025 · folk-js folkjs · Discussion #39
This month is all about adversarial malleability and ways to do this on the web! Orion's Talk on "User Agency in Other People's Websites" Recently Orion gave a talk at J On The Beach summarized as:...
github.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Notes from the Lab - May 2025 [Better late than never!]
github.com/folk-js/folk...
Adversarial malleability was on our mind this month... canvasifying web pages, network indications, peer presence on any web page, and much more.
github.com/folk-js/folk...
Adversarial malleability was on our mind this month... canvasifying web pages, network indications, peer presence on any web page, and much more.
I sadly wasn’t! Would have loved to see it. I also saw MyWebstrates tried this approach.
July 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I sadly wasn’t! Would have loved to see it. I also saw MyWebstrates tried this approach.
I enjoyed making the sketches for this post, they're just custom html elements I chucked straight into the markdown.
This post was low stakes, just describing a thing I did. Next time will be spicier.
This post was low stakes, just describing a thing I did. Next time will be spicier.
July 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I enjoyed making the sketches for this post, they're just custom html elements I chucked straight into the markdown.
This post was low stakes, just describing a thing I did. Next time will be spicier.
This post was low stakes, just describing a thing I did. Next time will be spicier.
QR Transfer Protocols
Offline data transfer using QR codes
www.orionreed.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
most sane typescript type
July 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
most sane typescript type
anyone know of a good way to subscribe to specific researchers, RSS-style? Something that's not tied to a specific journal...
July 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
anyone know of a good way to subscribe to specific researchers, RSS-style? Something that's not tied to a specific journal...
Reposted by Orion Reed
It occured to me that the web doesn't provide any utility functions for working with the geometry primitives (e.g. DOMRect), so I've proposed adding some: github.com/w3c/fxtf-dra...
Seems like an obvious addition to me, but curious if others agree? Any other obvious ones beyond what I've mentioned?
Seems like an obvious addition to me, but curious if others agree? Any other obvious ones beyond what I've mentioned?
[geometry-1] Proposal: Geometry Utility Methods · Issue #602 · w3c/fxtf-drafts
Proposal: Geometry Utility Methods Summary This proposal adds common utility methods to the DOMRectReadOnly interface. These methods are widely used across DOM APIs and developer code, but currentl...
github.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It occured to me that the web doesn't provide any utility functions for working with the geometry primitives (e.g. DOMRect), so I've proposed adding some: github.com/w3c/fxtf-dra...
Seems like an obvious addition to me, but curious if others agree? Any other obvious ones beyond what I've mentioned?
Seems like an obvious addition to me, but curious if others agree? Any other obvious ones beyond what I've mentioned?