Tue 02 April 2024

Content Warning: This post deals with the issue of toxic masculinity. If that (or the discussion thereof) is upsetting to you, please skip this one. Also, a minor bible reference is included.

I thought I had a pretty fair grasp on the idea and archetypes of toxic masculinity. I am …

Category: Ethics
Tags: Content Warning   Ethics   Life   Non-technical post   Philosophy  

Tue 26 December 2023

Exactly a month ago, I wrote an article challenging the prevalent pragmatist-argument for choice in the digital world.

I'd like to refine that thought a bit further, based on recent experiences.

A little over a week ago, I started crafting an article covering FOSS keyboards for Android. This is one …

Category: Ethics
Tags: BSD   Computing   Ethics   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   FreeBSD   Linux   Non-religious post   UNIX  

Sat 02 December 2023

LLMs (Large Language Models, colloquially referred to as "A.I.") are perfect...

Perfect exemplars and the very embodiment of the brain-rot of our society.

Much like so many loud voices in society today, the LLM is incapable of discerning reliable from unreliable sources, identifying the origin and validity of a …

Category: Ethics
Tags: Computing   Ethics   Life   Non-religious post   Philosophy   Polemic  

Sun 26 November 2023

I was watching a youtuber I rather like, and he closed out his video talking about his pragmatic approach to operating systems. He said he used multiple OSes (some FOSS and some non-FOSS), and he summed up his approach with "Use what works for you."

This is not a polemic …

Category: Ethics
Tags: BSD   Computing   Ethics   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   FreeBSD   Linux   Non-religious post   UNIX   WritingMonth  

Thu 20 July 2023

I was thinking about the difference between a kingdom and an empire, and the difference between a king and an emperor.

Let's start with some basic definitions...

(Note: Some words have been boldfaced for added emphasis, and [bracketed phrases] within quoted Bible verses are added helps and not found in …

Category: Ethics
Tags: Bible   Christianity   Ethics   Language   Philosophy   Non-technical post  

Tue 21 February 2023

Content Warning: This is straight-up Bible stuff from a very Christian perspective. If that's not what you're looking for, I'm sure I'll have other posts you'd be interested in soon. Cheers.

Content Warning #2: Ummm, guys... don't blog angry. Maybe skip this one. XD

I've been home sick the past …

Category: Ethics
Tags: 100DaysToOffload   Philosophy   Ethics   Christianity   Non-technical post  

Sun 29 January 2023

Promoting ethical alternatives to unethical social media

Category: Ethics
Tags: 100DaysToOffload   Computing   Federated Services   Non-religious post  

Sat 28 January 2023

PeerTube and the future of federated online media

Category: Ethics
Tags: 100DaysToOffload   Computing   Federated Services   FOSS (Free and Open Source Software)   Non-religious post   PeerTube   Video