{"id":412,"date":"2026-02-17T07:48:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notes.yadin.com\/?page_id=412"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:31:20","slug":"start","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/start\/","title":{"rendered":"Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7db9d80f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p>Y\/NOTES is a space for slow thinking about fast technology. It is a platform for commentary by <a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\">Dr. Gilad Yadin<\/a> and occasional guests on technology law, ethics, culture, and the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you will find an uncluttered reading and reflection experience, free from ads, cookies, algorithmic feeds, and other distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/commentary\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"16\">Commentary<\/a> engages with recent developments in scholarship, public discourse, and practice, usually on a weekly basis. <a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/learn\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1830\">In-depth series<\/a> offer an opportunity to learn and gain an academic-level understanding of the structures and ideas behind some of the defining questions of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Y\/NOTES is proud to be listed in several hand-curated independent site collections, including <a href=\"https:\/\/kagi.com\/smallweb\/\">Kagi Small Web<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/minifeed.net\">minifeed.net<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/indieblog.page\">indieblog.page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/indieseek.xyz\/\">Indieseek.xyz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.mataroa.blog\">Mataroa Collection<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogroll.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogroll.org\">Blogroll.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to stay in touch, here&#8217;s how to <a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/connect\/\">connect with us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-b-8860-b);border-top-style:dotted;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.109), 15px);text-transform:none\">Continue to this week&#8217;s featured note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-commentary tag-_featured tag-ai tag-culture\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/swords\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_lafnk7lafnk7lafn-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Magic Swords\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_lafnk7lafnk7lafn-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_lafnk7lafnk7lafn-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_lafnk7lafnk7lafn-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_lafnk7lafnk7lafn.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div style=\"text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color wp-elements-123941e4d325d46ad51d980f021a7572 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-custom-3-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/category\/commentary\/\" rel=\"tag\">Commentary<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"letter-spacing:1px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yadin.com\/notes\/swords\/\" target=\"_self\" >Magic Swords<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Vikings, magic swords, and why technology should be as easy to understand as it is easy to use. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Y\/NOTES is a space for slow thinking about fast technology. 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