Nibbled By System
I am a simple man who fears being nibbled by system. I like things I can see and touch. In the technological realm, I like things I can see and
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Technology
On technology, AI, and the gap between what a tool promises and what an organisation actually does with it.
12 essays
Easy To Use
I learn today that Jules-Albert de Dion took the chequed flag in the world's first motor race, the Paris–Rouen in 1894. Sadly for Jules-Albert, he
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To CDN Or Not To CDN
As the great bard made a Prince of Denmark once say: To be, or not to be, that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe
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Site With Less Byte
This has started me on my own quest for a lighter footprint in my publishing platform. To that end, there is much tinkering to do.
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To Federate, But How?
It also raises questions about cross posting to other platforms, such as Medium, which are the natural hunting ground of avid readers.
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Losing Readers?
While I am not a popularity junkie, it is more gratifying to know one is writing for a large than a small audience as I write to try and assist others.
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Labours of Love
As the saying goes, 'God is in the detail' and only by finessing the little things does the overall project take on a majestic form.
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Point Of No Return
Ever a man to love a bit of tinkering, the blogging process has also proved to be as much a technical as a mental exercise.
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Confessions of a Platform Junkie
Having perused and discarded a number of options (Medium, Tumblr, Squarespace and Jekyll), I am now caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
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Updating My Plank
As a man who loves his technology, one thing I enjoy reading about is how others use theirs. There is a small degree of voyeurism in this, but mostly it
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Take Notes, No One Is Watching
End to End Privacy requires providing users with encryption everywhere they don't control. This is a promise a platform needs to uphold.
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Distributism
To replace a People's Republic network with a Democratic Club network isn't necessarily an improvement because it only prefences one centralised solution over another.
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