Tag: rant
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Being Online is Worth It Sometimes
A couples of months, I got some stickers from this platform thanks to . As of now, they're both plastered on my laptop and water bottle. This isn't the first that I got sent something from anyone online, but this definitely got me thinking about my presence all over the place, digitally. A good chunk of my time online has just been me expanding that digital footprint by feeding it the growth I had throughout my upbringing. All the lessons learned, all the changes in different parts of my identit...
Why do creative things?
Recently, I shared with someone that I wanted to explore something creative. Their response was basically, why would you waste your time doing that, it's not going to make you any money I think we've completely lost the the idea of having a hobby in our society. And I think it's because so many of us consume content of people turning their hobbies into something they sell ads around. So anytime someone decides to pursue a hobby, we assume it's because they want to eventually monetize it to be ri...
Blogging Thru It #1: Starting Things
There are a lot of posts that I wanted to throw out on Bluesky, but there are thoughts that I just instantly post about (as god intended) that just deserves more cooking in the oven. My solution? Making all my thoughts that could have been threads dabbed into a series of blog posts. I'm not sure if this is going to be a staple on my Pckt or my Leaflet, but just know that my bullshit is going to be in the ATmosphere somehow! So let's get started! I mentioned this before in a recent update in the ...
LLMs killed my will to do stuff
How llms replaced my ability to sit with hard problems, and why it maybe matters
A Number on a Spreadsheet: When Everything Becomes Data
I've been thinking about this for a few weeks now, and honestly? It's making me feel like a proper misanthrope. Everything—and I mean everything—has been reduced to statistics. Numbers on spreadsheets. Data points in databases. Metrics to be optimised.
The Frustrating Erasure of English (English English) in American Tech: a Rant
There's this moment–and I suspect you've had it too–where you're setting up some shiny new piece of software, and you get to the language selection screen. You're hopeful. You're optimistic. Surely this time they'll have remembered that England exists.
How Streaming Tried to Kill Digital Piracy, and Why Piracy Won
I’m 20, which means I grew up watching the entire streaming revolution unfold in real time. I was seven when Netflix launched their UK streaming service in 2012, old enough to remember the "golden age" promise but young enough to watch it crumble before I'd even properly entered adulthood.
Techno-Illiteracy and the Death of Critical Thinking (A Mildly Unhinged Rant)
So I saw this post from Hailey earlier about how "some people will say literally anything on the internet, and other people will believe literally anything on the internet," and honestly? It's given me proper thoughts about the sheer techno-illiteracy I've been witnessing lately.
Going Light-ish
Thoughts on the confusing genius of the Light Phone 3.
We Need To Stop Calling Entertainers ‘Artists’
We all love entertainment and the talented people who bring it to us. But when do we draw the line between talented entertainers and real artists?
Google Calendar API Sucks
I've been building a little enterprise app at work to deal with network maintenances and it has a good deal of Google Calendar integration.
Automate deployment using GitHub hooks
Let's quickly see how to setup an efficient pipeline to deploy using git and GitHub hooks
Helping your team become more focused
How a simple Agile ritual helped my classroom become more focused and productive.
Progressive Enhancement is non-negotiable.
We need to re-claim the Progressive Enhancement methodology. Here are just a few reasons why
The Brits 2004
As I write this I am watching the Brits which seems to have grown huge over the past few years but this year has brought in a massive amount of American stars.
Cheap CDs? Not likely!
CDWOW have settled two weeks before the court case that the BPI brought against them for selling parallel imported music CDs - which means higher prices for consumers.
Sports and Drugs THG
Suddenly sport is about to change, big time - all sports. Why? Because someone has invented a way to detect a drug used for enhancing ability.
Commuting
The last couple of weeks have been almost enjoyable on the trains. I have been able to step onto the train and get a seat and there has not been anyone standing in the carriage.
Private Ryan beats the retreat
Ryan has had to do a major U Turn on the parking policy as Croydon’s retailers are losing money
Boogle
Very disappointed today to open Google UK to find no St George's Day banner.
Croydon Council Tax and Revenue Budget 2003-04
Heard a report on the radio today that Croydon is raising Council Tax by 27.5% - the second highest in the country.
Croydon parking - Council are barking
Croydon council have decided to put up the cost of residents permits and, rather more importantly to extend the parking restriction times from 9am-5pm to 7am-7pm inclusive of Sundays.
Microsoft - Hotmail pain...
Just checked my hotmail account - which I only have so that I can use MSN Messenger because certain friends use it rather than ICQ.