Turns out TikTok is basically spyware. > "TikTok is said to collect “everything”, from search and browsing histories; keystroke patterns; biometric identifiers—including faceprints, something that might be used in “unrelated facial recognition technology”, and voiceprints—location data; draft messages; metadata; and data stored on the clipboard, including text,

<p>Mike Elgin on the <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3666739/why-open-plan-offices-are-a-disaster-for-your-company.html">hopeful demise of open plan offices</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The open-plan office obsession, which probably peaked around ten years ago,

I’ve struggled with my motivation and inspiration in photography for years. It’s been something I am always interested in, yet limited by the time and attention I can give it. I felt as if living in a sleepy (boring) town was difficult to take the pictures I wanted

<p>I always struggle to start writing a blog post, so I will just get right to it. There’s no more podcasts coming. I have taken it as far as I can with the time and energy I have available I’m afraid. So with a heavy

<p><a href="https://ljpuk.net/2022/06/22/blogging-consistently/">Lee Peterson</a> via <a href="https://jeffperry.me/2022/06/23/blogging-consistently/">Jeff Perry</a>:</p><blockquote>.. my blogging has almost

<p>The cursor blinks at me in a, what I interpret as, passive-aggressive way. Its yellow line set starkly against the black screen. Gently appearing and reappearing in the same place as if to utter to me that it hasn’t moved. I still haven’t typed anything,

<p>On my <a href="https://gregmorris.co.uk/blog/unplugging-should-be-mandatory/">few days unplugging,</a> I noticed something strange happening. The sun was shining, the atmosphere was upbeat due to most of us having 4 days off work, yet as I looked

<p>For the last few months, I have been trying to work out why I can’t be bothered with tech any more. I have felt these feeling before, but always come around again when something happens, or I just come out of the rut. Don’t get

<p>At the end of last week, I went off the grid. We packed our car full of camping equipment, turned all the gadgets off , placed them in a draw, and went into the wilderness. Well, that’s not quite true, we were nowhere near wilderness on a