Category: life
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Over the course of this weekend – for no other reason than to satisfy an unending curiosity, I have re-created a simulacrum of a computing platform I last saw perhaps thirty five years ago. While tinkering with the Raspberry Pi (a tiny little computer that sits on the corner of my desk, and tries not…
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While sitting atop my fence with a bag of popcorn, waiting for the Facebook, Instagram and Threads mud-slinging escapade to calm down, I’ve been trying to understand the anger, spite and fury that seems to have consumed so many. On one hand, we have social networks using algorithmic timelines – which slowly surround people with…
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For the last several years, whenever asked how frequently I write on the blog, I have replied “almost daily”. I’m beginning to wonder if I should refactor my stock reply to “almost weekly”. I’ve been keeping my mouth shut a lot recently (or rather, my hands away from the keyboard, I suppose). While there’s been…
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I received a message on my mobile phone yesterday – I didn’t take much notice at the time because I didn’t recognise the name. While catching up with email late last night I remembered the notification and went off in search of the message. It’s worth noting that I can never remember which app somebody…
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Last night we were invited to bring in the new year with neighbours. We hadn’t planned on going anywhere or doing anything, but thought “you know what – why not?”. After pitching ourselves into their party, their circle of friends, several rounds of tequila, a few rounds of “Cards Against Humanity”, and some idiotic dancing…
