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A collection of 25 posts

Metal sculpture of a man in a boat saving another man from water.

Care, end of 2024 edition

Care, genuine care about people and things seems hard to come by in 2024. We should care more. About other people as well.

Mechanical keyboard in a wooden resin case with a wood/resin wrist rest.

On personal knowledge management systems

Are you supposed to use the tool you're being told you should be using? Are you comfortable not using that tool? Where does your discomfort come from?

Inside of a well lit museum showing off anthropological finds from the ancient world.

Anthropology and the mundane

How much of your day to day life is possible because everyone shares in common knowledge that's not written down? Can that be lost?

Two men looking at a laptop in a brightly lit modern art gallery. One of them is explaining something to the other.

Take care of your non-customers

How you treat people coming into your store who aren’t going to buy anything from you is super important to how you’re viewed. Take care of them.

Couple at a table, guy is angry at woman.

Boomer humour

I hate boomer humour. Why do folks think it’s okay to joke by bullying someone else, or telling them they’re trash? Seek help instead.

Man and dog sitting on stone overlooking hills and valleys together.

Dads and the pet they didn’t want

They will take care of it anyways and do a good job, because not doing that would make them a bad person. Doesn't mean they wanted the pet.

Photo of a polar bear on an ice sheet looking at the camera standing on its hind legs waving.

Say the Weird Thing

Be who you really are to help people looking for you to find you. Let out your nerd side, embrace knowing weird things!

School cafeteria looking setting, people talking to their friends in the background, with a woman looking into the camera.

(not) making friends as an adult

Making friends as an adult is hard, especially for those who have lines in the sand.

A night photo of a sphere made up of rectangular monitors with screens and silhouettes of people in the background.

Renaissance Internet

Where do we go from the current state of the internet that’s full of AI and bots?

A bicycle on a repair stand, a mechanic is taking out the crank shaft.

I’m fixing a bicycle

What do fixing bicycles and software engineering have in common? In my experience, quite a lot.

Photo of a book of a theatrical play. The only text visible is “act one, scene one.”

An experiment in microSaaSes

It’s about time I start doing things for myself. I hope they pan out.

Top down photo of a work desk with a laptop, headphones, mouse, glasses, clapper board, with a person sleeping holding a mug.

What works for me to beat executive dysfunction

It’s a simple, probably specific thing to me, which you might find useful nonetheless.

Scrabble pieces spelling out “you said tomorrow yesterday.”

I’ll launch my project tomorrow

If you've ever procrastinated with launching anything even though you felt like you had all the pieces, this article is for you.

Faint green and purple Northern Light streaks in the night sky.

I saw the Northern Lights!

I saw the Northern Lights in the UK on 10th May 2024. Here are some pictures I took with my phone.

A very messy woodworking shop with scrapwood everywhere.

The transience of hobbies

I am a serial hobby abandoner. I mourn each and every one of them. What happened to them?

Summer lunch at a restaurant, one guy is talking into a microphone, others listening.

You and your community

Getting involved in your local community is a great way to be the change you want to see in the world. You might find new friends along the way!

Photo of five couples in matching clothes next to their parked blue mopeds.

On community and inclusion

Communities have values, whether written down, or embodied by their members. What if you don't vibe with those values? Can you improve them?

Photo of shop window from early 20th century with text "pay your tax now here!"

HMRC, tax codes, and avoiding a very costly 2025

Here's an example of how incorrect calculation of taxes can be a pain in the neck even though the tax office gave you the calculations.

A group of people waiting for the subway in New York City at 42nd Street.

Ugh, humans

Humans are weird, and we want to avoid each other. What did they ever do to make us feel we'd rather spend time with dogs?

Woman in a black sweater holding white mug with the text "like a boss." Her head is not in the picture, nor her legs.

Thinking differently about goals

Usual issues with having lofty goals is that once you hit them you’re left with the feeling of “now what?” What if there were better ways?

A sheep in front of a chalkboard where 2 + 2 = 5 is written.

Sometimes you’re just wrong

Sometimes you're just wrong. It is a difficult feeling, but for the sake of yourself and everyone you talk to, learn how to be wrong.

Dear white people, we need to talk about diversity and inclusion

diversity & inclusion

Dear white people, we need to talk about diversity and inclusion

A longread where you can read what some of the things white people should pay attention to when it comes to diversity according to a fellow white person.

Recap for 2018

My recap of 2018, and what I expect to happen in 2019. Long story short, got my British Citizenship, had some health issues. Read to find out more.

Move your body!

Move your body!

If you're someone who spends a lot of time at the computer, you might develop a bunch of physical ailments particularly around your muscles, and joints. In addition to that, I've started to take up the shape of the chair I'm sitting in (read:

Whatever Happened To Games in Boxes

I remember getting my first actual computer game when I was fairly young. My dad returned from Hong Kong, and he bought Diablo (1) with him. It‘s just been released. Early 1997, which would make me 13. It was the first “grownup”, “serious” game that I had. Back then