21 Feb 2020

The Rooftop

It was pretty good weather for an otherwise sweltering January, as they lay perched on the rooftop balcony overlooking the suburbs.

"You smoke?", she asked pointing the pack at him. Toying momentarily with the idea of changing his entire personality to fit in (as he often does), he finally resigned …

07 Feb 2020

Links: January Tunes

2020 has been an interesting year musically, so here are some of my favourite music this year.

Theo Katzman

Vulf wunderkind Theo's album, "Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe", has been the talk of the town.

Cory Wong

Speaking of Vulf alum, Cory's album "Elevator Music for …

31 Jan 2020

My 2020 guide to rewriting a piece-of-shit codebase
I failed hard so you don't have to

Soptair Enjiniya

Meme by Justice For Tharindu

First, you need to make up your mind. If you take this project on you must proactively try to make things better. How to do this will depend on a number of factors and the support of the stakeholders, but you must actively try to …

01 Jan 2020

Some 2019 Stats
The numbers, Mason!

The Blog

I've written 18 blog posts in 2019, which is below the target I set at the start of the year (two blog posts a month, for a total of 24), but it's progress.

Posts per month

In comparison, I wrote only 1 post in 2018. 🙈

Posts per year, 2009 - 2019

Transport

I've taken 265 bus rides …

31 Dec 2019

On Liberalism in the 2010s
Kids, we need to talk

Labour Poster

Yes, but can Liberals batter down doors anymore?

Last night, dealing with a bought of insomnia, I read this important take on BoJo (not to be confused with BoJack) and the conservative wave sweeping across not just the UK but most of the world. While there might be a few …


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