I ramble, enjoy.
AT Protocol has a trademark policy now
Bluesky acquired the AT Protocol trademarks, published a community-friendly policy, and sent me on a tour of every repository I maintain.
Don't Migrate Your Main. I Did, and Here's What Happened.
I pointed early software at the one account I couldn't afford to lose. It went exactly how you'd expect.
Chan eil Fios Agam, and I'm Fine With It
I asked myself, a few weeks ago, whether it would be normal to go by Eòghann when I'm speaking Gàidhlig. My own name is just an anglicisation of it, so the logic seemed sound enough on the surface.
There's a Cross Emoji. There's No Pentacle. That's Not Nothing.
None of the existing pentagrams are a pentacle anyway, which is the detail that gets lost every time this comes up.
What I Actually Do, For Anyone Who's Heard Me Say "AT Protocol" and Nodded Politely
Someone told me recently that I should get some work experience. I have about fifty repositories on GitHub. I also have a poetry anthology running past 180 pieces over six years, and by the same logic, apparently, I'm not a poet either, because nobody's put my name on a spine yet. Both claims are wrong for exactly the same reason, so let's deal with them properly.
Twitter Is the Bit. Bluesky Is the Control Group.
I made a burner account so you don't have to. The hypocrisy was the least surprising part.
Ten Years of Brexit. I Was Never Asked.
I was ten. I'd have voted Remain. Nothing since has talked me out of it.
How Many Pagans Are There in the UK?
The census recorded 127,000. The real figure is probably several times that. The census is doing its best.
I Came Across Poke Today. Here Is What I Actually Think
I do not usually write about tools the same day I encounter them. First impressions flatten into takes, and takes age badly. But Poke is a specific enough thing that I want to get a description of it down while the initial model is still clean in my head.
Linux Is Not an Operating System. Also, It Kind of Is.
I was on TikTok recently – which is an experience I continue to have mixed feelings about – and I watched someone argue with complete confidence that Linux is an operating system. Someone else told them it wasn't. The first person doubled down. The comment section descended into the usual chaos. I typed a reply, decided against it, and closed the app.
The Uncanny Valley of Adulthood
There's a particular flavour of disorientation that hits you the moment the structured education system finally spits you out. For years, you're on rails. You do your GCSEs, you go to college, you hand in your final assignments, and there's always a predetermined Next Step waiting for you.