Posts in “Opinion”

The One Feature I Really Wish Mastodon Had

While still in its infancy, there's one feature that Scott would *love* to see on Mastodon - the ability to post locally only.

📅 01 September 2024

Windows 11 Is Shite

I recently had the pleasure of being upgraded to Windows 11 in work, and it's utterly shite.

📅 27 August 2024

Three Years With My M1 MacBook Air

I've had my M1 MacBook Air for 3 years now. It's the most expensive laptop I've ever owned, but was it worth it?

📅 30 July 2024

Politics and Communities

After launching 500 Social to little fanfare yesterday, Jack and Dave have been having an interesting conversation about politics in communities, and I wanted to chime in, since it's focussed on 500 Social.

📅 28 July 2024

Thinking About Online Communities

I've been thinking about online communities a lot lately, and had an idea about a new Masto instance, but maybe it wasn't such a good idea?

📅 23 July 2024

Could You Give Up Social Media?

I have a love hate relationship with social media. In some respects it's great, but in others it's a nightmare. I'm wondering if I could give up social media entirely...

📅 17 July 2024

Why Have a Personal Site Instead of Social Media?

I was posting my usual waffle over on Fosstodon yesterday, and someone asked a question about having a personal site vs just using social media. So I naturally decided to write a post on my personal site about it.

📅 30 June 2024

Did Switching to an EV Save Me Money?

Back in February, I switched from a dinosaur drinking Land Rover, to an EV. But has switching actually saved me money?

📅 20 June 2024

My Knee-Jerk Reaction to WWDC24

I watched the #WWDC24 event from Apple last night. Here’s my thoughts on some of the announcements.

📅 11 June 2024

We Already Have a Digital Currency

Bitcoin and their ilk really aren't my thing, but many talk about the need for a digital currency. But here's the thing - we already have one, don't we?

📅 29 May 2024