I can’t remember exactly when a Raspberry Pi first appeared on my radar, though I do remember thinking it was a wonderfully ridiculous idea. Here was a complete computer, roughly the size of a packet of cigarettes, costing very little money and apparently capable of doing almost anything provided you were prepared to spend long enough persuading it. Naturally, I…
How layered security changed the way I used the internet. In Breaking the Feed I rather casually skipped over what happened during the two years I spent away from Facebook. Gmail gave way to Proton Mail, Chrome disappeared in favour of Brave, Google Search was replaced by DuckDuckGo and somewhere along the way I started learning about VPNs, DNS, browser…
How social media fatigue sent me down the privacy rabbit hole There was a point during the pandemic when I began to realise that my relationship with the internet had become rather unhealthy. That probably sounds a little dramatic now, but at the time it felt entirely normal. Facebook in particular had been part of everyday life for years. I…
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single byte During the pandemic, like many others, I found myself working from home and spending a lot more time alone. It was a strange period. Anxiety was running high, social media often seemed to be bringing out the worst in people and I found myself increasingly questioning the way I…