Wait, it’s the 31st of January!?

Last week I created an article for the ecomyca card: ecomyca (えこまいか) is a rechargeable contactless smart card issued by the Toyama Chihō Railway in Japan since 2010. The name is a portmanteau of “ecology” and “my card”, and is a play on the Toyama dialect “ikomaika” (行こまいか) which translates to “let’s go”. This was a lot of fun to research, and...

Last year I was the Main Character™ on Linux Mastodon for suggesting that some people need to run Windows, irrespective of whether they want to. Therefore, a blanket retort such as “just run Linux” isn’t just a waste of time, it misreads the room. That’s the lack of self-awareness people point to when they ironically use the phrase “year of the...

Remember when I waxed lyrical about the Atari ST last year, describing it as my favourite 16-bit computer series? Even leaving aside their unique technical capabilities and stunning industrial design, I said the ST machines had “so much home computer history soldered into their DNA that I can’t help read and write about them”. I wear my emotions...

I’ve talked here about my preference for split keyboards, though I currently don’t use one. I loved my family’s original Microsoft Natural Keyboard in particular, and I used the 2019 model for several years in spite of its mushy keys. Kinesis, known for their ergonomic kit, has announced a mechanical board with a similar split design to the...

Mashable: Now, OpenAI and Microsoft are hitting back at DeepSeek. The companies claim they have evidence that the Chinese company trained their AI model by using data it had lifted from OpenAI. AAAAAAAAA! Update: No neighbour, I didn’t injure myself, I’m fine. I’m the best I’ve been in a long time. Thanks for checking up on me. By Ruben Schade in...