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  • Tears for the Past and Future

    To me, it felt like a strange question to ask, given we’d only known each other a couple of hours. “Do you spend more time thinking about the past or the future?” It came at a reasonable point in the morning’s work, a pause as a truck load of logs headed off down the gravel…

  • My Favourite Month is This One

    I used to have favourite months… My birthday month. A time when when wild birds are finding their mates, crocuses are in full bloom, and seed heads are heavy and swaying atop wild grasses. The month of July. The end of the school year, when once again I could be free for six short weeks…

  • A Question I Cannot Answer

    The company I work for places a high emphasis on personal development and progression. One of the questions employees are asked in annual reviews at this time of year is, where do you see yourself in three to five years? I used to have answers to that question, and could trip them out without a…

  • The Future of the Web, According to AI

    After reading a recent article in The Economist (AI is Killing The Web. Can Anything Save It? / Alternative Link) which aligned with some of the points I raised in my own post, The Silent Revolution: How AI Could Render Blogs Obsolete, I wondered how some of the current crop of Generative AI chatbots would…

  • Why I Wouldn’t Travel to the Moon

    I never dreamed of going to the moon as a child. As an adult, I still have no wish to travel there. I can’t put a price on something I neither need nor desire. If someone were to offer me the chance to make the trip for free, I’m pretty sure I’d pass. I would…

  • Book Review: The Complete Guide to Nudism, Naturism and Nudists

    The Complete Guide to Nudism, Naturism and Nudists is exactly what the sub-title says it is. Everything you need to know about nudism. (And why you should try it!) Beginning with an overview of naturism/nudism (essentially interchangeable terms), the book outlines the history of nudity, before delving more deeply into the twelve reasons to become…

  • From VIC-20 to AI: Why I’m Looking Forward to Some “Retro-Coding”

    There’s no denying it. The sun will soon begin to set on my long and fulfilling career in technology. I’m still some years off, but as I approach retirement I’m finding myself drawn back to where it all began: the simple, pure joy of coding. It’s a feeling that’s been stirring for a while now,…

  • How to Be More Productive When You Don’t Know Where to Start

    We’ve all been there: you sit down, ready to be productive, and then … nothing. There’s a vague sense that something needs to be done, but you’re not sure what. You check your email. Scroll a bit. Suddenly, 45 minutes have vanished, and you still feel stuck. It’s not always laziness or procrastination – often,…