Blog: On The Internet Of The '20s
2025-02-14 02:48 GMT
It should be no surprise to anybody reading this that the internet is not what it was even five years ago. Enshittification runs rampant, corporations and governments alike reap as much personal data as they can, and AI slop has apparently started spilling over to public libraries.
It could be worse: we could also be on fire.
Blog: Adventures In LineageOS
2024-08-04 23:50 BST
It finally happened: I bought an Android.
Last Tuesday, I went to CeX (short for "Complete Entertainment Exchange"; literally pronounced "sex") to sell a load of old DVDs and a few games, receiving a whole £4 for the entire bag and then buying a copy of Resident Evil 4 for £5. I was about to leave, when the tech in the window caught my eye.
Guide: General Election Toolkit
2024-05-22 22:30 BST
Earlier today, Rishi Sunak announced that the next general election in the UK will be held far sooner than expected, on 4th July. Now, since this is the first election in which I will be able to vote, and in which I have a platform other than Twitter (good riddance) to share my content on, I feel I should share some resources that helped me to make sense of my country's convoluted electoral system. I hope that you find them as helpful as I did.
Blog: How about a new desktop environment?
2024-04-12 12:24 BST
Let's take a look at my late-night plans to build a desktop environment!
Guide: My Privacy Toolkit
2024-03-22 23:02 GMT
Just by looking at the construction of this website and my choices of social media, it should come as no surprise that I take my digital privacy and security very seriously. So, now that I have an appropriate platform on which to share it, here is my "privacy toolkit"!
Blog: Weren't You DCE?
2024-02-15 23:23 GMT
Anyone seeing this blog during February 2024 will be one of three kinds of people. Either:
- You're somebody I'm excitedly showing this website to
- You work for one of the universities I've applied to recently
- You read my post on my other blog or Mastodon, and you're coming to see what's up
If you fall under the last category, then this blog post is for you. So, let's answer the first question...