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I'm Alex, a technologist from Calgary, Canada. This is my blog.
For information about myself & my philosophy, see the About, Design, and Values pages.
Miniposts are bookmarks, snippets of thought, and syndicated content from elsewhere.
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Recent Miniposts
- Checked In: New Years 2025
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- Note: Using Tailscale in builds.sr.ht
- Reposted: Kentucky Fried Zero - Part Three
- Reposted: Kentucky Fried Zero - Part Two
- Liked: Is the internet dead? Are we?
- Review: Christine Emba: Rethinking Sex
- Bookmarked: https://sigmaris.info/blog/201 …
Projects
- Mixtape Maker
- Film Development Calculator
- Timewaste Tracker for Reddit & Youtube
- French Republican Calendar Tools
(Almost) Everything You Need to Run a Blog
We’re living in the cyber dark ages. The primary way most people interact with the internet is through social media. This is the default space people not only listen to others, but also try to make their voices heard - which is sad, because social media isn’t very good for that.
It is...
Read more ⟶Ricotta Cheese is a PsyOp
I categorically refuse to believe anybody actually enjoys ricotta cheese. For those unfamiliar, this Italian cheese comes out of a mistaken way to boil milk in the Bronze age, and for some reason hundreds of years later, it’s still an ingredient people try to eat.
It’s tasteless, so all...
Read more ⟶They Don't Make It like They Used To
Nostalgia for the past has supplanted our yearnings for the future, becoming the default marketing tool for corporations. Instead of asking ‘what’s new?’, they ask ‘what have we done before that you liked?’. This trend transcends marketing tactics, reflecting a...
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