Hi, I'm Alistair
I write stuff about technology. I’m also the founder of PlainSpeak, a consultancy focusing on the intersection between media, technology and business.
- Progressive regressions No 1 - Orthodoxy
- Reactionary rubbish No. 1 - Paedos everywhere
- Right vs Left? Newsflash - you're all assholes
- The dangerous allure of contrarianism
- He-Man and the Masters of the Culture Wars
- Why do so many South Africans (still) love Donald Trump?
- Why we can't have civil conversations anymore
- Why cancel culture will destroy itself
- Why FNB's new password policy makes its customers less, not more, secure
- The certainty trap and the filter bubble
- Drones: a new frontier for journalism
- How African journalists helped crack the Panama Papers
- Review: LG’s G5 is a good competitor to other high-end phones but modularity is a gimmick
- Canadian police have the master key to millions of Blackberrys around the world
- The economics of League of Legends’ new feature
- WhatsApp encryption – what does it mean for you?
- Unicorns are on the endangered list
- Make an underprivileged child’s year for just R300
- Kak haircuts make me happy
- Here’s how to check if your phone has been subscribed to “premium services”
- Depressing data: South Africa is still #9 on global murder tables (but it could be far worse)
- Bullard and Gordin epitomise rape culture
- Niche South African eCommerce players are popping up everywhere
- Why travelling to Pluto is quicker than surfing the web
- Glenn Greenwald vs Newsnight – when did the BBC become the lackeys of the security state?
- My complaint to the ASA against a misleading e-tolling advert (open letter)
- Native Advertising is the future
- If the NSA is losing hawks like me, it’s in trouble
- 22seven acquired by Old Mutual
- WARNING all iPhone and iPad owners – iOS6 and iCloud (may be) eating all your mobile data
- On promotions, sabbaticals and revelations
- Why I’m doing the Sleek Geek Challenge
- How I calculated the internet’s electricity bill
- 7 reasons I love Masterchef Australia, even though I loathe reality TV
- Why recessions, like forest fires, are natural and good
- I have tasted the Mango, and found it unexpectedly sweet (Sorry, Microsoft)
- 6 reasons why RICA is a waste of everyone’s time and money
- Black Swan – requiem for a dancer
- An open letter to Patrick Craven and COSATU
- Only 100 years before you earn your Facebook investment back (and why it’s still worth it)
- Quantitative easing – what’s the big deal?
- A passage to India
- A fond farewell
- Speak out for our freedom! Join #SpeakZA today.
- The saga of Cherry McSweetbottom – Vol 2
- South African social media stats