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 validate their own self-importance isn't Like-worthy — 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. I'm too good to be tweeting.
4 burning questions about covid-19 and the jabs
[3 comments] · 925 words (vacuums up about 5 mins)I’ve been reading world articles/journals and still waiting for answers to a few simple questions. If I’m missing something, please show me where I can fill my knowledge gaps. I can’t see any logic behind indiscriminate vaccination.
Silencing debate - just shout louder
[2 comments] · 1846 words (sucks up about 9 mins)It’s easy to be a news anchor these days. Invite people on the show and then yell at them until the interview slot runs out. That’s the perfect way to fuel critical debate.
Making little changes
· 352 words (wastes about 2 mins)Self-improvement is not restricted to once a year as a New Year gig. It’s a continuous process. Let’s all change one little thing. Today.
First past the opinion poll
· 989 words (laps up about 5 mins)Are opinion polls an outdated tool for determining voter spread? Should they be abolished to allow greater political freedom?
The Sun's tits
· 881 words (devours about 4 mins)Depending on your viewpoint, the title of this post could either be about Page 3 models in the Sun newspaper or a statement of fact about the quality of its content. Guess you’ll have to read on to find out.
All my friends are virtual
[1 comment] · 277 words (devours about 2 mins)When it comes to being artistic, I’m a rank amateur. But posting random poetry for no other reason than because I can is where I excel.
Targeted ads have a long way to go in the semantic web
· 682 words (eats up about 4 mins)Personalised banner advertising on the Internet is an utter waste of money, effort and bandwidth because the industry have made some fundamentally wrong decisions about what constitutes useful metadata.
Don't look at the camera
· 543 words (laps up about 3 mins)Turned up to a film set on Sunday as a “runner” which is movie parlance for “general dog’s body”. Imagine my surprise when I ended up being in the film.