Posts in “Technology”

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

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

My Computing History

I read a post from Robb Knight recently about his computing origin story. It was an interesting post, so I thought I'd add my own computing history to the mix.

📅 13 May 2024

Cross-Posting with EchoFeed

I've been cross-posting using a self-hosted EchoFeed instance for a while, but now Robb has built a managed version, I flipped to that and it's brilliant.

📅 19 April 2024

Linux Elitism...Again

Once again the Linux elitist and reply guys rear their ugly head to show that this particular penguin shaped leopard cannot change its spots. 😔

📅 14 April 2024

Wi-Fi + Old Houses = Painful

Since moving to our 200 year old converted barn, we've had nothing but problems with our Wi-Fi signal. Here's the saga...

📅 27 March 2024

Threads and the Fediverse

Lots of people on Mastodon have been losing their shit over Threads joining the fediverse, so I wanted to give my opinion on this whole shit show.

📅 16 December 2023

A Moment of Madness

In a moment of madness I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, and I decided to sign up for Threads.

📅 15 December 2023

When Was the Last Time Tech Blew Your Mind?

When was the last time you saw a piece of tech that left you utterly astonished?

📅 18 November 2023