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Author: nickb

AI Slop Isn’t the Same Thing as AI-Assisted Work

September 6, 2026 5 min read by nickb

The Case for Owning Your Online Identity

September 2, 2026 5 min read by nickb

Why Old Software Sometimes Feels Better

August 29, 2026 5 min read by nickb

What Is Gemini and Why Would Anyone Use It?

August 25, 2026 4 min read by nickb

The Strange Persistence of IRC

August 21, 2026 4 min read by nickb

Can You Still Use an Old OS on the Modern Web?

August 17, 2026 5 min read by nickb

What We Lost When Websites Became Platforms

August 13, 2026 9 min read by nickb

Why RSS Never Really Died

August 10, 2026 5 min read by nickb

Why I Left Cloudflare

August 9, 2026 2 min read by nickb

Why Dead Parrot BBS Exists

August 9, 2026 2 min read by nickb