Category Archives: Tech Essays

I invite you as my guest to read about Google seeing how far it can push its luck with YouTube ads before “users” start finding other ways to spend their internet time.

Wherein I consider the subject of full archive RSS/ATOM feeds and explain why you should not expect to find more than 1000 New Leaf Journal articles in your inbox upon subscriibing.

I discuss arguments for and against relying on full-text RSS/ATOM/JSON feeds for reading and advocate thinking about how best to read material from different websites.

Making the case for maintaining a clear distinction between traditional search engines and generative AI tools masquerading as search tools.

I introduce readers to my nearly-30 year old Newpoint Switcher 2000 Plus.

I offer a specious left-field take on why Elon Musk renamed Twitter “X” after spending 43 billion dollars to purchase the platform.

I question charging for a manga streaming service that uses unmodified Google Translate “translations.” But par for the course, I question it for lack of wisdom more than for lack of morality.

I use Retro Dodo’s complaints about a dramatic and unexplained decrease in its Google traffic to caution webmasters against relying solely on Google Search to deliver visitors.

I filtered all headlines and descriptions containing the word “Palworld” from appearing in my RSS and ATOM feed items. I did not know until April 1, 2024, that I also needed to filter “Pal World.”

Although I do not use my “smart” TV’s operating system and thus cannot buy things from its store, I confidently recommend against buying smart TV games from a smart TV store.

I respond to an article about organizing feed collections that was written as a response to my first article on organizing feeds. Our purpose here is to evaluate the purpose of feed organizing.

An unusually detailed computer in episode 11 of Nana, an anime which aired in 2006-2007, set me off on a journey to identify the vintage computer in question.