Longer, slightly considered posts, roughly one a week.
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This is why I’m fat
My weight and my attempts to exercise have been mentioned here many times. I am more than happy to hear constructive comments and suggestions, but bear in mind that what I’m really about to discuss is my emotional habits, not the fact that I eat more than I should, and don’t move my body often…
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No human.json for me
I’ve spotted this in a couple of places over the last few weeks and find it an interesting approach. You post a bit of JSON script on your site, and then someone can ‘vouch’ that you are human if they have the required browser extensions. I think I’ve got that right. Update: I didn’t quite,…
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The Butterfly
It’s that time of year again, temperatures rise, flowers bloom, and butterflies take wing. Their erratic flutters catch the eye and we watch, trying to predict where they are heading, to guess the path they follow. An impossible maze of off beats and breezes. They have direction, as incidental as it may seem. They are…
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The Blogger’s Manifesto
I’ve always been quietly impressed by those who can grasp an idea, hold it deeply, and communicate it clearly to others, building the passion they have for something into a drive and commitment to it that others want to mimic. Some of these things become zeitgeist, capturing a mood or a moment so well that…
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From Napster to iPod to Music
I’ve had this post in draft since March 2021, no doubt triggered by an article about iPods or MP3s ‘back in the day’. As is the case with these things, I’ve recently stumbled across a few different posts which all harken back, and touch upon, some of my own thoughts that I never fully fleshed…
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Why I Still Like the Internet
The determination to move away from the addictive doom-scrolling of social media has given me pause, given me space to look around at how I use the internet and figure out where I get most value and where I WANT to get it from. TLDR; unsurprisingly, it’s connection to people. When social media first appeared…
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When is AI image slop ok?
There is no escaping the galloping rise that AI is seeing across the tech world. It’s spreading out everywhere, not quite like a virus — although I’m sure they are already prowling about out there — more like the exploring tentacles of an inquisitive octopus. I have used, and will continue to use, AI for…
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Grief is an iceberg
The sudden death of my father, taken ill and gone within a matter of days, felt less like an event and more like a subtraction. Something essential removed without warning, without preparation, without any sense of proportion. One moment the world held its usual shape, familiar and dependable in ways I had never really questioned.…
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Quick Posts & AI
This may be a very niche post as it’s entirely about something I built for me, for this blog, and the way I want it to work. That said, it’s also a bit about the fallibility of AI and the human(s) who operate them. Posting a Note Since restarting the Notes/miniblog part of this site,…