Before it was used to subject us to an endless churn of ads and targeted misinformation, technology could feel magical. It's hard to remember, but 15 years ago, you could see someone tinkering on something cool online and it usually didn't involve a con, a surveillance apparatus, or a military contract. Perhaps we've just become less naive, but technology has become far less wonderful.
Or at least that's what I thought. But then I watched a guy save an image to a bird.
