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The non-content of the Internet
Beware, this is a bit of a rant. Today I clicked on `Pocket`, Mozilla’s built-in content aggregator and offline reader which is sneakily advertised in Firefox.
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WordGrinder – a distraction free open source word processor
A long time back, when I was writing a novel, I discovered WordGrinder, a console word processor that’s designed to string prose together without any distraction. In the creator’s own words: WordGrinder is a word processor for processing words. It is not WYSIWYG. It is not point and click. It is not a desktop publisher.…
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Collabora Office – a full fledged LibreOffice port for mobile devices
A while back, I searched for a decent Office suite for opening and editing documents on my iPad and found Collabora Office, a full-fledged port of LibreOffice for Android and iOS / iPadOS. This is one of the few Open Source office suites for mobile devices around and one of the few that are almost…
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My fascination with the Civ-style 4X genre has waned
I have always been a big fan of Civ-style 4X games. I’ve played Civilization III, V, VI and FreeCiv for countless hours in the past, roleplaying historical national leaders trying to build that supreme civilization to dominate all other civilizations and the ultimate empire to conquer and destroy all other empires. If you’ve never played…
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The era of use and throw
In the last twenty or so years, things have changed a lot when it comes to consumer durable goods, particularly electronics. We’ve seen the transition from the fat CRT television sets to ultra-thin LED TVs. From analog to digital. From metal to plastic (and increasingly cheaper plastic at that). Even in the last decade or…
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Blockchain domains for a censorship resistant Internet?
Most of us associate blockchain technology with cryptocurrencies and I guess that’s the most visible use of that technology today. However, while doing some reading on cryptocurrency-related technologies, I found that blockchains can be used for a lot more than that. Wikipedia defines blockchain as a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked…
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There are no real online shopping deals
The Indian festive season is here. Online shopping sites offer “up to 40% / 50% off” along with mouth watering credit EMI offers and want you to loosen your purse strings… And all the time, I’m still waiting for that elusive item that is genuinely discounted at 40%. Most, if not all, of the online…
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Why mobile games are usually so awful
Try installing any random game on your Android phone or iOS device and chances are that the game sucks. More often than not, the game is severely curtailed in its free avatar and requires you to make micro payments to advance further into the game. And most likely the “game currency” cannot be earned enough…
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Sarcastic LinkedIn?
I usually don’t pay much attention to spam notifications from LinkedIn in my mailbox, but this one caught my eye. Yay! I have all of 1 new view and my “work and accomplishments” are being recognized. Is this LinkedIn’s way of being sarcastic about my lack of activity on that site? To be honest, I’ve…
