brit-rant
The Grievance You're watching a video. Nothing profound. A dog on a skateboard, or some bloke rendering a kitchen in Blender. Then the banner arrives. Bottom third of the screen, sitting directly over the subtitles and the dog's back legs. Fine. Free platform, sold attention, you
ai
I have more ideas than I will ever build. For years that felt like a personal failing. Now it just feels like a supply problem, and I have finally found the machinery to deal with it. Here is the honest version. I know basic HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and lately
brit-rant
The Grievance I’ve developed a new, highly specific superpower. I can look directly at a screen and completely, deliberately unfocus my eyes the millisecond a banner ad drops down. Let’s be brutally honest: modern digital advertising is an absolute disaster. When I open an app and a full-
news
Let’s be honest: we were told there’d be sunlit uplands. Instead, it looks like we’ve handed the keys to the kingdom to Dublin and Paris while we sit here wondering where all the £1.3 trillion went. The latest data on the post-Brexit financial migration is
tech
Let’s be honest: Apple’s handling of the Mac Pro over the last decade has been a complete and utter shambles. For years, the "Pro" moniker stood for something specifically, the ability to open a case and stick a new card in without needing a degree in
rabbit-hole
I recently fell down a research hole involving a 1986 TRRL (Transport and Road Research Laboratory) report from Tomorrow's World (remember that? = you're old.), and honestly, I haven't been the same since. We often think of tech progress as a straight line, but looking
thought
If you ever wanted to see a political "rude awakening" in real-time, just imagine Nigel Farage marching into a London office to demand everyone get back to the 9-to-5, only to find the building has been converted into a sensory yoga studio and the company’
personal
It’s half-past one in the morning. The streetlights are off and it’s pitch black outside, the house is finally silent, and my alarm is set for a time that already feels like a personal insult. Most people look at a late-night scroller and see a lack
thought
Does providing a year in summary, similar to Spotify unwrapped, YouTube music unwrapped, steam library usage, Miro board usage etc help an app provider maintain a legitimate business case for keeping ALL data so that they can provide these year-end summaries and compare against previous years so they can
ai
In the 1840s, thousands of hopefuls flocked to California with visions of gold nuggets the size of fists. Most died broke. But the people who sold them the copper-riveted denim, the sturdy shovels, and the overpriced flour? They didn't just survive; they built legacies that are still
tech
I did it again. I let the ball-ache of Windows 11 push me to the edge, and I went crawling back to the world of Linux distros, asking that age-old question: Is it finally good enough to be my daily driver? The catalyst this time was Windows deciding
ai
I have spent the last few months hopping between new browsers, trying to find one that fits how I actually work. I tried Arc, Dia, and Comet. Each one taught me something useful. None of them stuck. Arc looked promising at first. The design felt fresh and opinionated. Spaces and