Real Housewives of San Francisco

The exploratory musings of an honest-to-God married lesbian work-from-home tech founder in Twin Peaks

The End of Textuality

Authenticity in the age of GenAI

Tessa Brown|June 02, 2026

Consent Before Cryptography

My talk for Atmosphere Conference 2026

Tessa Brown|April 30, 2026

Why E2EE?

We either have private lives, or we don’t. 

Why E2EE?

Tessa Brown|February 04, 2026

1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part II

Unpacking the Invisible PDS

Tessa Brown|December 16, 2025

1 Year on the AT Protocol: Part I

Putting Social Media Back on the Internet

Tessa Brown|December 09, 2025

Communication Is a Responsibility, but Ghosting Is a Right

Boundaries mean you love yourself. What's scary about that?

Tessa Brown|October 28, 2025

Theories of Love Island

(Or, Soft-Core Labor at the End of Empire)

Tessa Brown|October 16, 2025

Why blog?

Why, in the year of (y)our lord 2025, would I start blogging again? 

Tessa Brown|September 29, 2025