James Somers (@jsomers) / X

James Somers

597 posts

James Somers

@jsomers

read, write, code

Joined May 2007

James Somers
@jsomers
Apr 5, 2018
I wrote about the future of the scientific paper for @TheAtlantic
The Scientific Paper Is Obsolete
From theatlantic.com
James Somers
@jsomers
Oct 4, 2017
Had fun talking with @longformwriting about my Village Voice story on archivists: mailchi.mp/fd09b2e0c819/t…
James Somers
@jsomers
Sep 26, 2017
Started working on this story about why software fails, and how to fix it, two years ago—and now it's finally here!
The Coming Software Apocalypse
From theatlantic.com
James Somers
@jsomers
Sep 26, 2017
Another excellent and very fun analysis from @todd_schneider toddwschneider.com/posts/taxi-vs-…
James Somers
@jsomers
Sep 19, 2017
A friend and I built a typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google Doc:
jsomers.net
DocWriter: the typewriter that sends its keystrokes in real time to a Google Doc
For years I’ve wanted a writing machine that would combine the best parts of a typewriter and a word processor. After months of tinkering, a friend and I just finished building one. We call it the...