I just checked this website for the first time in a while, and realized it’s been two months since my last update. Whoops. Time flies when you’re hammering the keyboard, making the blogs, and paying the bills. Here’s what I’ve been up to. There have been no camper van trips. I’d like to do moreContinueContinue reading “It’s Been a Minute”
Tag Archives: writing
“Back” Means “Back,” Not “Before You Leave”
You know what really grinds my gears? News websites that hijack your web browser’s “Back” button to show you clickbait before sending you back where you came from, which is what the “Back” button is supposed to do. In a past life, I wrote software documentation. It was dull, boring, and nobody ever read myContinueContinue reading ““Back” Means “Back,” Not “Before You Leave””
Clankers
As you might imagine, I’m not a particularly big fan of AI, a.k.a. The Plagiarism Machine. AI slop is killing the internet, and also putting artists, writers (like me), and others out of jobs. Corporate bean counters think it’s great that they can get more content out of a machine than a human and notContinueContinue reading “Clankers”
It’s Just a Jump to the Left…
About a month into my work at Jalopnik, the Executive Editor (my boss) messaged me on Slack. He was looking to expand the news team, and after I was recommended to him by the editor who trained me, he wondered if I’d be interested. I said yes! Given that my official job title is NewsContinueContinue reading “It’s Just a Jump to the Left…”
New Routine and Coming Attractions
It’s been two weeks since I started at Jalopnik. I’m settling into a new routine. Traditionally, I woke up, had coffee, and then dove right into Wikimotive edits and any other writing work like ADVRider. Now, mornings are dedicated to Jalopnik. I break for lunch, then do all that other work in the afternoon. IContinueContinue reading “New Routine and Coming Attractions”
