JulyReply
Replying to others’ blog posts in a “Re:” format. Initiated by Robert Birming
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82. Re: IMG-0416 (or The Secret Lives of Passwords, Revisited)
Cafelog’s post Re: IMG-0416, particularly the bits where he tried meaningful numbers, triggered a memory for me and led me down the path of furious searching till I found it. The article in question, The Secret Lives of Passwords, details Howard Lutnick’s (yes that Trump guy) attempts to rebuild Cantor Fitzgerald (CF) in the aftermath… Continue reading
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75. Re: The Cost of Having Been Everywhere
Thinker-at-Large/ public intellectual, Alan Jacobs, (my description, though I suspect he might shudder to think of himself as one) reflects on the cost of having been everywhere, which in the main is that though he has written nearly 20 books now, not one of them is the book he really wanted to write. In his telling, this… Continue reading
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70. Re: Reconnecting with Music
Richard Dallaway posts about reconnecting with music, highlighting his experience with (paying for but not using) music streaming subscriptions, and a new service being tried, Cantilever. In a similar vein, I have a Spotify subscription which has barely been used in the last three months. Cantilever is an interesting service, but one which I am… Continue reading
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67. Re: Re: AI-generated blog post images are not cool any more
Cafélog, who is on my blogroll, responds to a post at Vrypan.net, AI-generated blog posts images are not cool anymore . It is a detailed response which delves into their use of AI and the process involved in generating the images on the blog. As someone who also uses AI to modify pictures for use… Continue reading
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65. Re: To Comment Section or Not
James Zhan weighs in on the comment-section-or-not “debate”, ultimately justifying his decision to remove comments from his (Bear) blog. The key point which I can relate to is this: When I had comment sections on my blog, I found myself frequently checking for new comments and feeling somewhat disappointed when I saw none. It almost… Continue reading
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63.Re: Posting Fewer Photos of My Kids’ Faces
Matt Langford blogs about intentionally posting fewer photos of his kids’ faces online. The part of the reasons which resonates with me is: A photo posted today can end up indexed, copied, saved, scraped, screenshotted, and fed into who knows what. That sounds dramatic, but it also sounds like Tuesday. Even if the original post… Continue reading
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60. Re: 5 Albums
5 Albums which shaped me. Found on Olly’s post which was in turn inspired by Martin’s. Written as part of the JulyReply series Continue reading
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59: Re: How I Use AI
(Gen) AI and its impact on life, the future of work and pretty much everything in between has been on my mind for quite some time, more so of late. It hasn’t helped that Co-pilot has been rammed down our collective throats at work for the better part of a year, in the name of… Continue reading
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58. Joining JulyReply
The very productive Robert Birming (how does he manage to keep his online projects going?) is at it again, this time with JulyReply. It is another one of those initiatives which focuses on building community. The core idea is [r]eplying to others’ blog posts in a “Re:” format. As I have used the format sparingly… Continue reading
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