Lightly Seared on the Reality Grill

The UK’s political commentariat is getting all excited at the prospect of yet another prime minister being ousted.

This is a new one for me, but back in 2013 Scott Alexander coined the term `Lizardman’s Constant `__ to suggest that for all surveys there is a baseline level of insincere answers.

Steven Saus makes A Very Specific Point About Those Who Claim To Make Artwork With AI: You did not create that artwork.

[Aaron] Swartz’s fight was not simply about access, but about whether knowledge should be governed by openness or corporate capture, and who that knowledge is ultimately for.

Mozilla has announced that they are shutting down Pocket, a read-it-later app that, until now, has proved to be very convenient due to its integration with Firefox.

I am still looking to reduce my (much reduced) exposure to Big American Tech and I recently realised that I still default to using Google Maps far too often.

Many years ago I started using GitHub to host my (very minor) software development activities and for a long time I have been quite happy with it.

It’s been a while, hasn’t it?

It’s been 20 years since zom-rom-com Shaun of the Dead was released, and 20 years since I last saw the film.

Today marks 56 orbits of the Sun for me, and we have already celebrated.