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Day: 9 June 2026

  • I want my friends to have blogs too

    Daniel loves blogs and loves blogging, but wishes that more of the people in his 'real life' blogged too. I get it, Daniel!

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  • AI is not a person

    And it's important to remember that. Chris Ferdinandi has some direct words, and I expand upon them.

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  • Close-up of the F4 key of a multi-function slim wireless keyboard, showing a 'moon' icon. Of the other visible function keys, F3 shows 'fast forward', F5 shows 'hourglass', F6 shows what appears to be an illustration of a supercollider spinning up, and so on.

    I Hate (Most) Keyboard 'Fn' Keys

    Sometimes keyboards come with a 'Fn' key that allows some of their context-sensitive keys to do particular general-purpose functions. Sometimes these are implemented in careful, considerate and configurable ways... and other times they just make me want to throw the keyboard out of the window.

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    • posted 9 June, 2026

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