Grenze 2000 – The Technological Border that Never Was

From August 1961, a wall of “barbed wire and concrete” kept Western “fascists” out of East Germany (Dundon, 2018). The German tend to not beat around the bush when naming things, and hence the “Antifascistischer Schutzwall” was born and one of the most prominent borders of European history was instated. For the next 30 years, […]

Amazon’s Irish Snub

Last year Amazon opened its new state of the art office in Dublin, Ireland bringing its total number of employees on Irish soil to over 2500. Despite it’s presence here in Ireland, Irish customers of Amazon could be lead to think the company is oblivious to our very existence. As a regular shopper on […]

The Wrong Side of the Computer Science Employment Border

“’Female Technologist’. ‘Woman in Computer Science’. ‘Girl Coder’. What do these phrases even mean? When was the last time you heard ‘Male Technologist’? Does that even exist?” At the 2019 Grace Hopper Convention in Dublin, hosted by AnitaB.org, this statement was a part of the opening address by Brenda Darden Wilkerson, CEO of AnitaB.org. […]

Beyond the Border

“The resources invested in protecting the borders if put to use to uplift humanity then we could give all humans of the world all the happiness they require.” ― Abhijit Naskar, 2018 This blog is dedicated to our understanding and interpretations of the borders which separate humanity. When we observe the reality of the world […]