What I did in week 3 of my PhD
Author: lonm
Week 2: Lab Helping and Planning
An update on my second week in my PhD.
PhD Diary Week One
One Monday this week I started a PhD course. I figured it might be a nice thing to write down my thoughts in this blog.
Proposing a Night Mode API
I have recently seen some discussion about the use of night mode tech, and had the thought that developers ought to get together and standardise its use, seeing as how commonplace it has become.
Curbing Social Media
I thought I would share some tips on how to cut down the amount of time spent on social media, and why you might want to do so.
Tips for your new Virgin Media Hub 3
Here are some helpful tips for getting the most out of your new Virgin Media “Super” Hub 3, based on my experiences dealing with it and my findings from a lot of searching through internet forums.
Fotos From France
I was recently on holiday in France. Here I share some of the photos from this.
Party Politics Sucks
I am of the firm belief that party politics sucks. It’s not of any benefit to people or the democracy. These are some reasons why independent candidate politics should be encouraged.
Valve’s Terrible Decisions
Valve’s Terrible Decisions, chapter… who’s even counting anymore.
DRM: Deliberately Risking Media
DRM, digital rights management, is the term used to describe attempts to control the use and ownership of digital media post-purchase. I think that this is a pretty poor practice, and will detail some reasons why.
Captcha Paranoia
In the wake of Data Collection getting some discussion in the media, and greater scrutiny by governmental bodies, I felt that there was perhaps too much focus on Facebook, and that something that Google has been doing has just skirted past everyone’s minds.