The Web Is Broken <p>I don’t usually frequent <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/">/r/conspiracy</a>, but I stray into it sometimes just to see what crazy is going on in the world. Like macabre entertainment that makes me feel a
Explained By Stupidity <p>In what seems like another life, I spent a few years working for massive corporations. You know the type. Thousands of employees with several layers of bureaucracy yet you only actually speak to a handful of them. Communication was stale and cold, filtered through HR and marketing
Where’s My Chew Toy? <p>I’ve been having a bit of a bad time currently. A few issues in my professional life coupled with being extremely busy has lead to me not being my usual self. Simmering in my grumpiness last night sat on my own and all I can hear
What Is Email Now? <p>I used to be OK with email. Even in my day job I didn’t get much of it, I was one for picking the phone up and talking to people instead. My relationship wasn’t all roses, but it was certainly maintainable. Then something changed. During
No-one Makes Content For Facebook <p>Casey Newton noticing Facebooks <a href="https://www.platformer.news/p/all-the-most-popular-posts-on-facebook">plagiarism problem</a>:</p><blockquote>Facebook’s report details the top 20 most widely viewed posts on the network
Shortcuts <p>Undoubtedly, the biggest thing I was looking forward to with the macOS Monterey update was Shortcuts. It promises to be the final piece in automating the Apple universe. Admittedly, it is a bit hit-and-miss, feeling as if it’s still in beta, but most things
Do I like likes? <p>I know I am not supposed to. Well, I am supposed to, it’s human nature, but I am supposed to hate myself for it. I think that's the way I am supposed to feel about likes on my photos. To be clear, we are
I Need This Thing <p>I’ve been learning photography for around 4 years now. I love looking back, sometimes through hands covering my face, at old photos I have taken and seeing my progression over time. It is one of those skills, like writing consistently, that seems like it should be
Facebook could have fixed misinformation spread two years ago <p>Alex Kantrowitz <a href="https://bigtechnology.substack.com/p/the-case-to-reform-the-share-button?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0Njc5MDc5NiwicG9zdF9pZCI6NDM1ODU3NTEsIl8iOiJWZjcxRiIsImlhdCI6MTYzNjU0OTczOSwiZXhwIjoxNjM2NTUzMzM5LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNDY1MTAiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.kJms87_1fzGpbtWQa7cClkdQT-SV6FomTvg4SPGIWOc"> reforming the Share Button </a>:</p><blockquote>A simple product tweak, the research indicated, would likely
Going Deeper <p>In July of this year, I <a href="https://gr36.com/2021/07/09/a-quick-check/">quit twitter for the longest I ever have done</a>. It was only about two weeks, but I did it properly this time, <