Category Archives: Tech Essays

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.

I question whether Elon Musk can re-brand X into a platform for reading articles when it still carries Twitter’s distinct brand and legacy.

An interesting essay on proving one’s humanity on the internet inspires me to take a slightly different look at what it means to create humane writing and media online.

The commencement of crowd-funding for The Minimal Phone, an e-ink phone with a QWERTY keyboard, prompts me to revisit my similar ideal phone concept.