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The personal website may be dead to most, but I'm on a singular mission to bring it back.
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Who Is Signal For? >> Sun 20 October 2024 [sr]
The impossibility of migrating its message history raises one question.
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The Worst Travelcard Of All Time >> Mon 14 October 2024 [sr]
I wanted foreign currency at a reasonable exchange rate. Such a simple request was beyond the abilities of the Post Office.
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When Xbox Was Alive (Xbox 360 Memories) >> Sat 28 September 2024 [yarn]
It was just a games console but it defined our lives from 2007 to 2012. Featuring dashboarding, GameBattles, scratchcards and slagging matches.
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MacOS: Mail from 1993 >> Tue 25 June 2024 [devlog]
Apple's MacOS presents itself as a slick and modern operating system. Yet under the modern garb the ancient roots run deep.
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Doctrinal Dissent: A brief criticism of Christianity [Old Paths Part 2] >> Sat 13 April 2024 [sr]
After an absence from the Church, some criticisms have arisen against the Christian religion. Does the experience of a believer match the promises and claims of the Bible? Is the Bible the most valid explanation for these experiences? These questions are explored in this article.
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Rescamming: The story of haha.pl >> Sat 02 March 2024 [devlog]
A naughty script delivers payback to some Facebook scammers. A story featuring Perl, great justice and many copypastas.
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Lessons from the Mistakes of Youth >> Sat 30 December 2023 [sr]
Closing the year, some lessons I wish I could share with my younger self. Featuring loose references to Greek and English philosophers.
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Retreading the old paths: Ascending The Hill [Old Paths Part 1] >> Sat 09 December 2023 [sr]
Praising the positive side of the Christian religion, drawn mostly from personal experience and reflections upon the same. What do we lose when we forego God?
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Detweeted: Spammers do not deserve rights >> Wed 25 October 2023 [yarn]
Suspended from Twitter for speaking my mind to cryptocurrency scammers.
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Farewell, live well >> Mon 09 October 2023 [sr]
The new Sainsbury's slogan is dishonest and condescending.
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Pavement in Galway, 2023 >> Sun 03 September 2023 [yarn]
Visiting Galway and a report from the Pavement concert on the 24th July 2023 at the Galway International Arts Festival.
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Announcing No-WEI! >> Thu 17 August 2023 [devlog]
The Web Environment Integrity proposal from Google is a serious threat to user choice and privacy on the Web; it must be stopped. Add this banner to your website that informs Google chrome users of the dangers and urges them to switch to a browser that better respects the open web.
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The Lion and the Fox, or the travails of mobile browsing and privacy >> Sun 30 July 2023 [sr]
Why isn't it possible to browse the mobile Internet while maintaining our dignity?
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When A King Is Crowned >> Sat 01 July 2023 [yarn]
A solemn occasion is sullied by children's entertainers, only for the new King to have his revenge.
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Eleven conversational habits that need a full stop >> Sat 28 January 2023 [sr]
These habits of spoken English need their farewells said.
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