Chris Amico

When I had high stress in my personal life, my job sometimes served as a helpful diversion. It’s time for other coping mechanisms. More →

Blog. Editor and Publisher Ben Welsh. More →

On last spring’s exams, 10th graders had to earn at least 25 percent of available points on the math test and 39 percent on the English test to graduate. More →

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Note: This is a guest post by Reilly Bodycomb, with T.P. Grant as a co-author. Reilly represented the United States in the 2008 Sambo World Championships, was More →

Independent publishing is one important facet of the media ecosystem, and while I love it, I know it is not the path for everyone. More →

The rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its applications requires high computational efficiency, low-cost, and low-power solutions for various IoT devices. These include a wide range of microcontrollers that are used to collect, process,... More →

If your favorite content management system feels like it’s sinking into a shallow well of hubris, you might want alternatives. I have a few ideas. More →

A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned. More →

On the latest “What Works” podcast, Dan and Ellen talk with April Alonso, co-founder and digital editor of Cicero Independiente outside of Chicago. The nonprofit bilingual news outlet c… More →

I realize that many people may not know or care who or what Matt Mullenweg and WordPress are, or why some people are upset about them, but after giving it a lot of thought (okay, about 10 minutes of thought) I decided to write about it anyway. I'm writing this More →

What to keep in mind when choosing colors for a visualization with racial categories so that all readers feel respected. More →

The Guidon, Norwich’s student-run newspaper, has been barred from publishing for the entirety of the fall semester. The situation has raised concerns about censorship on campus. More →

The evolution of baseball’s perfect lineup More →

We always worry about funding for open source projects. It’s nothing new. But recent attention on AI and data and a vibe shift among investors has underlined the issue among OSS developer infrastructure projects. Perhaps the agency model is a way forward. More →

Nobody needs to hear that journalists don't like Trump — give people information they can use More →

As Americans have flocked south and west, more people have been exposed to the risk of hazards like hurricanes, floods, wildfires and dangerous heat. More →

After exposing Mississippi welfare fraud, a journalist and her publication face the former governor's wrath. More →

An overview on matching places across geo datasets, using local tools and embedding models. More →

The political writer — and as of the past four years, a small-business owner — on the upside of unbundling. More →

How thousands of North Korean balloons have dropped garbage on the South More →