YouTube’s algorithm has decided I need to hear about the supposed victimisation of middle-class Britain. Despite never seeking out such content, my recommendations increasingly feature commentators telling me I should feel aggrieved about modern British society. It’s a curious assumption on the platform’s part, and one that reveals something about how online spaces amplify certain …
Could I be the only person who does TOIL in reverse, working extra to make up for less than productive working hours?
Do you know, it’s possible to not be on either side. Don’t ask me to take a stand. I don’t have to. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Watch as the oligarchs strip out every safety net and protection for the poor while enriching themselves with government contracts, subsidies, and deregulation, which benefits them directly. “We the people,” they chant, as they pull the rug out from under them. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor.
Today, I’ve been playing piggy in the middle. Between the non-technical technical project manager in the technical team and the non-technical head of delivery with the supplier. At the mention of our content security policy, both sides draw a blank. Perhaps it’s the first time any of the supplier’s customers have had one. I’m the …
I feel sorry for non-Muslims assuming they will find united Muslims in mosques, striving for the better good. How would you know from the outside that the local mosque is only there for a particular clan that lives on one side of the river in a village 6000 miles away, and can’t even accomodate the …
Currently, our lad thinks he will work in construction. I’m not discouraging him. An NVQ in bricklaying could be good for him. An apprenticeship in plumbing worthwhile. Why not embrace an in-demand trade, unlikely to be made redundant by AI? I can already see my own job being replaced by an algorithm within a decade. …
We will lose our best people because we refuse to either promote them or pay a living wage. Insult added to injury when they see they are doing far more work to a higher standard than those on higher grades. And this too is true, for the skills deficit and reluctance to learn is a …
Oh, marvellous progress! Oh, civil delight!Behold where the viaduct pierces the light!No Tudor, no timber, no mellow red brick—Just weather-worn steel in a shade of old sick. Farewell to the Chilterns, their valleys and streams,Replaced by this marvel of high-speeding dreams.A rust-coated ribbon, so brutal, so tall,A triumph of function! A curse upon all. No …
Our intelligence services lied? Whoever would have thought it! As for the BBC: I’m sure they know of many agent provocateurs posing as extremists. But, alas, we must kowtow to the thirty-year rule and play along. Nothing to see here. Move on.
“Where do you see yourself in ten years?” Running a B&B on the side of a mountain.
Momentarily, I convinced myself I could be someone. Then reality intervened and reminded me no, no I couldn’t. There I was, thinking I have leadership potential. I know my stuff, I’m competent, I have influence. Ah, but only from behind my keyboard, working quietly away in the background. But to emerge and stand before a …
If only we could find a leader striving for peace in the world. But, alas, all we have are competing megalomaniacs.
What I’ve mostly learned the last few days is how little I know, and how outdated my knowledge. It turns out that not only do I not need to upgrade my own hardware, but even the notion of streaming a desktop is tenuous. Sure, Vagon holds promise as a cloud hosted remote desktop with access …
The West does care about Gaza, actually. Not its residents, of course. But the untapped billions of barrels’ worth of oil beneath its territory? Yes, it really cares about that very much.
