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More often than not XKCD predicted the future, but he forgot to predict the enshittification of everything.

Ascii art easter eggs over the years

A long think about the evolution about wed building, what did you do in 2003?

A while back, I wrote "Why self-host?" and explained why it was the wrong question. This inspired my friend Otso to actually deep-dive into self-hosting, to expand on his skillset, and he's now reposted that article on his own self-hosted blog that he's built with his newfound knowledge.

So, yesterday I was in a big FAAFO mode, as I fucked around and found out that I broke stuff

Now the social app formerly known as Twitter, X, wants you to verify your identity by uploading your ID. If this becomes a requirement, my account will be script-deleted so that I can remove as much data as a user possibly can.

Free and easy-to-use platforms are only fun while they are free, easy to use, and actually available. They pop up like mushrooms and their season ends just as abruptly.

The concept of credit cards and digital cash seems so convenient, with no heavy coins to carry, and no need for purses at all in the future when you can just skip the phone altogether and use your fingerprint everywhere.

I moved my personal portfolio and blog from Drupal 8 to Ghost. I don't think I can even begin to explain how much I despise Drupal 8.

I bored all my friends talking about advertising all the time. I am obsessed with ads. I wanted to share ad knowledge with other ad geeks.

This lady on the left just received a digital proposal from me. Wth? Yes, I'm in a hetro relationship right now, but Terri Carlson says she will marry for health insurance, which might seem like pretty drastic measures, but as she explains it's her only option.