A Theory on Why Contact Forms Get More Spam Than Email Addresses
A smart (and slightly bleak) take from Luke on why contact forms attract more spam than email addresses.
There once was a bloke called Kev,
Who tooted, then vanished. Whatev.
He tried other sites, but they were all rather shite,
So now he’s back where the nerds unite.
🦣
A Cartoonist's Review of AI Art
This post on AI art from The Oatmeal made me think more about AI than I expected, so wanted to jot some of them down.
Switching from Buttondown to Sendy
I've spent some time this afternoon switching my email subscription system from the fantastic Buttondown, to a self-hosted Sendy instance.
When a Tool Becomes a Hobby
Joel reflects on how practical tools can slowly turn into hobbies, using watches, razors, and pens to show how function often gives way to fascination. I can relate!
A Frank Piece About Influencers
A sharp look at the smoke and mirrors of influencer culture, where authenticity is staged, success is rented, and everything’s for sale. Ava reminds us that real life doesn’t need an audience.
Thinking About Social Media
Is social media in any form really worth the drama, and was it doomed to failure from the start?
Exit Strategy
Book #4 in the Murderbot Diaries series and still very much enjoyable.
Breaking Things, Fixing Things
Matt continues to make iterative changes to his blog and I'm really enjoying following along.
Life is Really Shit Sometimes
I'm not really sure what to say about this one. I have no more words.
Switching Back to Jekyll & Building My Own CMS
After flip-flopping about what I'm going to do with this site, I decided to flip to Jekyll and build my own little CMS while I'm at it. Because why not? 🤷🏻♂️
Screw it. I've ripped out all the comment and indieweb functionality. I was already starting to battle with noise and shit - it's just too complicated. I'll let Manton handle all that for me in Micro.blog.
Didn't last long, did it? 🤣
Spent some time this afternoon hooking up webmentions properly between Micro.blog and kevquirk.com so everything from Micro.blog now (hopefully) feeds back to the mother ship. We'll see if/when someone replies to this note. 🙃
Rogue Protocol
Book 3 in the Murderbot diaries was again very good, but goodness me the chapters were long!
Making Some Website Changes
I published a post about simplifying this site recently, I've made some changes, but I don't think I've simplified much.
Will everyone please stop taking about #Omarchy. It's too tempting!
My new CMF 2 Pro came with a free pair of Nothing Buds Pro 2. I wasn't expecting much as they're only £49 at full price.
But Jesus, these things are great! The sound is almost as good as my £200+ Sony buds.
Switched to a Nothing Phone CMF 2 last night. It's really, really nice. Can't believe it's a £200 phone.
If you're following this blog via RSS, I'm really sorry about the spam. I've made some functional changes to how the site works that required me to regenerate the RSS feeds.