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Articles in the Sensible Ramblings category
Opinion pieces on a variety of topics: Computing, Privacy, Self-Ownership, Freedom.
- Eleven conversational habits that need a full stop >> Sat 28 January 2023 >> language, literature, culture, britain, americanisms, railways,
- Musings on Meekness >> Sun 13 March 2022 >> religion, christianity, bible, virtue,
- Belfast Transport Snub >> Thu 26 August 2021 >> modern woes, railways, buildings, aesthetics, northern ireland, design, photos, belfast,
- Remote work isn't remotely working for me >> Mon 09 August 2021 >> work, computing, development, modern woes, privacy, surveillance,
- Sympathy for Sycophants >> Sun 25 July 2021 >> modern woes, government, privacy, britain, internet freedom, surveillance, ethics,
- Prepositions in Perdition >> Sat 17 July 2021 >> language, religion, government, grammar,
- The Final Version of Windows, Ever >> Fri 01 November 2019 >> modern woes, computing, microsoft, linux,
- Bring back the homepage >> Fri 11 October 2019 >> web, asocial media, modern woes,
- New Reddit should be shredded >> Fri 04 October 2019 >> web, design, modern woes,
These habits in modern spoken English need to go. Unless you're an American; it's too late to fix your language. For the rest of us there may still be hope.
Some thoughts on meekness. Is it pacifism or something better?
Railway buildings have been a steady decline since the end of World War II. This has culminated with Belfast's Weaver's Cross, or as it should be called, Weaver's Loss.
I had this vision that working from home would be bliss. Just me sitting in the room with nothing but the code. No distractions, no worries. Nothing would sidetrack the engineer from his proud handiwork. This wasn't to be so.
Too many believe that the government is sincere but misguided. Please, stop: they're laughing at you.
Why do prepositions matter? Could we understand with the help of theology?
Microsoft have called Windows 10 'the final version of Windows ever.' It's the final version for me too. I've used ever major Windows version from 98 until 10. With Windows 10 I have to fight the computer just to get it to do my bidding.
Social media isn't a home.
Old reddit was a frugal, practical design that naturally suited its purpose. Why pull the old house down and build something unrecognisable in its place?
