My Hobby Is Learning
After a string of hobbies through my life, I recently realised that my actual hobby is learning.
Tag: opinion
Privacy and Webmentions
Are Webmentions bad from a privacy perspective? I'm not so sure.
I Don’t Remember the Last Time I Checked Mastodon
I post and reply from my website these days, so I actually need a Mastodon account?
I Switched to Brave Browser
I've been using Brave for a couple months now after using Firefox for around 25 years. I think Brave will be a permanent change.
A Good Use of AI
This email from my oldest son's school is a great demonstration of using AI for good.
Watched Forrest Gump for the first time in 20 odd years this evening. Watching it again with an adult brain...Jenny is a real bitch!
A day is short, a life is long
Kevin talks about some of the stuff he's figured out in his life now that he's turned 35 and it's eerily similar to some of the stuff I've figured out.
It's Never Too Late to Learn
My wife showed me an email I'd sent her when we first met and my lack of basic English was shocking.
The constant outrage on #Mastodon (and maybe other social sites?) for [bad thing of the day] is so tiring.
Why do so many calendar apps offer Sunday as the first day of the week? It's not the first day of the week, it's the last.
Why is that even an option FFS?
The Smell of AI
I thought this was another AI hate piece, but then I found myself nodding along.
On Publishing Your Salary
I don't think I agree with publishing your salary online. Here's why...
Signed up for a Vinted account. My options to "secure my account" were adding a phone number, or to logout.
I fucking hate this side of the internet. Scumbags.
Left-Handed People Can’t Use a Fountain Pen
Apparently left-handed people can't use a fountain pen as the left hand smudges the ink as they write. I call bullshit on that.
Toot.community is shutting down
Sadly, toot.community is shutting down in October. This post talks about why Jorijn has made that decision.
Your RSS Reader Is Robbing You
Antonio opines that by using RSS feeds instead of visiting people's sites, we're robbing ourselves of enjoying the design many site owners have put a lot of work into.
Security versus Privacy
Loren talks about the differences between Security and Privacy, but also how (and why) he prioritises one over the other.
I've Moved Back to GitHub
I'm sick of pissing about with Codeberg. I've switched back to GitHub.
A Rant About Modern Cars
I recently bought a new Peugeot and the experience of getting setup on their online platform has been painful to say the least.
This blog is written in en-GB
Terrence talks about some of the wonderful idiosyncrasies of the British language and that, no, he won't be making his writing more global.