Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter et al diluted the realtime pool.
Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people having a midlife crisis reduces my vocabulary to four letter words — I figured why not make a blog? The main difference here compared with other people's blogs is that instead of being limited to one topic, you get a little slice of everything all mashed up. 'Coz propah spelling is so last century.
N.B. The views expressed herein are not my own: they have been carefully shaped by a barrage of mainstream media propaganda and fill-in-the-blanks guesswork. Also, I'm prone to lying for the sake of entertainment.
Brexit: the eternal scapegoat
· 761 words (sucks up about 4 mins)All the political parties are in turmoil after the EU referendum result. Nobody has a plan. Nobody wants to deal with it. Fine, I’ll do it then.
Desiccant dangers
· 209 words (vacuums up less than a minute)You know that little sachet of crystals you find in stuff you buy? The one you keep for no apparent reason. Who’s ever eaten one?
EU exit: the aftermath
[1 comment] · 1066 words (wastes about 5 mins)So the UK narrowly voted to leave the EU yesterday. According to my Facebook stream, the sky is now falling. Can we gain a little perspective please?
Cameron the idle
· 643 words (vacuums up about 3 mins)In the face of possible Brexit, I have an alternative theory on David Cameron’s staunch, pro-Europe stance.
Windows 10 End User License Agreement to the rescue
[2 comments] · 466 words (vacuums up about 3 mins)Why do software companies think they know what’s best for everyone? In the case of Microsoft, rolling out Windows 10 without asking… make… Stef… mad. Stef SMASH Microsoft.
Vegetarian vagaries
· 1178 words (laps up about 6 mins)Ian Dury and the Blockheads gave us “Reasons to be Cheerful”. Frank Turner gave us “Reasons Not to be an Idiot”. Nobody’s yet explored “Reasons Not to be a Vegetarian”. Until now.
Two-factor authentication should be banished
· 1194 words (laps up about 6 mins)The title of this outpouring should be “2FA considered harmful” but articles containing ‘considered harmful’ are harmful and attract abuse from people who claim to know better. But 2FA is crap, and here’s why.
Chrome vs Irfanview: malicious intent
· 509 words (eats up about 3 mins)Google censorship has always been hit and miss. But are the disparities in file downloads intentional to stamp out competition?
