https://s-jac.github.io/blog/ Blog posts by Sam Jacobs en-us Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:45 +0000 https://s-jac.github.io/blog/privacy/ https://s-jac.github.io/blog/privacy/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Normalising the upload of government-issued identification to third parties will lead to an increase in identity theft. https://s-jac.github.io/blog/language/ https://s-jac.github.io/blog/language/ Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 How the ambiguous word 'vaccine' contributed to widespread confusion during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why English needs more precise medical terminology. https://s-jac.github.io/blog/shampoo/ https://s-jac.github.io/blog/shampoo/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 The surprising 100-year history of modern shampoo and how 1970s advertising campaigns changed how we think about hair hygiene forever.