Unfinished (Lyrics)

I wrote these lyrics while falling asleep and I haven’t looked at them since, so I thought I’d share them in case anyone wanted to turn them into a song.

Brainless Billing

Here’s the thing, Comcast, and listen up: I want my PDF billing statement in my email. If you make me click on a link, authenticate with two factors, select the account, select the billing statement, and save it to disk, it saves me no effort vs opening an envelope and scanning a piece of paper. In fact, it’s worse, because I can’t reliably automate your stupid paperless billing process enough to integrate it into my workflow.

Why I'm (Still) on Mastodon

It’s quite simple. Twitter alternatives like BlueSky still do not federate (interoperate with the Fediverse). This can mean but one thing: they want to keep it a walled garden, while paying lip service to “open source.” Which also means but one thing: at some point they will inevitably enshittify, driving users of good conscience (UoGCs) away.

Osophy on Toys, Value of

The imaginitive play value of a toy is inversely proportional to its realism.