Semi-coherent thoughts
I've noticed these last few weeks there's been an increase in ads on TV and social for new settings for teen accounts on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. As a parent on the threshold of having a teen in the house, I'm half
It's been a while since I wrote anything on here. I've just not been all that fussed for keeping on top of this blog recently, I've even toyed with shutting it down completely though I'm still leaning more towards keeping it (for
It's high school open evening season and recently this one crossed my path for a local school. Clearly an AI-generated image, I'm not gonna deep dive on my thoughts on AI but just ponder what message does this really send to kids? Rather than getting
I've been paying and using Bear for years now. I much prefer the interface design to the default Apple Notes app (plus my pal Vic does all the illustration work for Bear which is class). Though I have been using it, I don't think I'
I rarely get sucked into interacting with ads on the likes of Facebook or Instagram but some time last year, I got an ad for the Titanic Exhibition which was going to be at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. Our eldest has taken an interest in the Titanic in recent
For the last day or so, my feeds have been awash with very valid criticism of the inauguration and that salute . But after leaving Twitter, places like Bluesky felt like a breath of fresh air. People were talking about other stuff again. It wasn't politics every other post.
I feel like I finished strong in December. Those who've been following all year will know I've had a few months where only 2 or 3 books were read. I feel I should point out that two of these books are very short reads but maybe
Back in 2023, I came across the Camp Snap Camera and wrote a blog post about whether it'd be a viable alternative to using my iPhone camera all the time. Well, this Christmas I took the plunge and asked for one as a gift so I thought I&
For better or worse, we bit the bullet in 2024 and got our kids each a Nintendo Switch Lite for their birthdays. I have the app on my phone which allows me to set daily time limits, disable capabilities around interacting with people online etc. Those aspects have been working
Well this fell a little short of my prediction but nevermind. I did read more comics but they were short ones which I don't log in Goodreads so they don't appear here. I'm also reading a bunch of different books at once so progress
In December 2006, I heard about this new thing called Twitter. I had no idea what it was but all my web designer and developer friends were joining so I created my account and got on with tweeting about what I was eating for lunch. Back then, it really was
I can't remember the last time we had first frost and first snow happen on the same day, if it's even happened at all in my lifetime.
I made a bit more of a conscious effort to read a bit more in October. Not exactly challenging reads, most were "read in one sitting" kind of books but there was still a lot to enjoy. I think this might be the first month entirely made up
Another terrible month for reading. I remarked on my August post that my free time has been taken up with comic work and looking back over the year, that definitely rings true. The first half of the year, my comic work was scatty and inconsistent whereas my reading was very
I'm getting worse with these updates. My general mood for blogging has waned a bit these last couple of months. The colder, duller weather usually kicks me into a more creative gear so perhaps more posts will come between now and New Year. My reading has been suffering