Here... I just write about the most random stuff
13 Mar 2026 2 minute read 3 comments LeftFooted $0.07
When I tell people I'm a [content] writer, I always get the same question: "are you worried about AI?" My answer is always the same: "not for now." AI isn't worrying me (yet) for two key reasons. One, the main one, search engines (including Google)...
22 Feb 2026 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted $0.06
I want to start with a premise: this is only true for me, and other people may have different experiences. BUT, what I can tell you is that I've never - not once - lost a dispute through PayPal or Apple, and in a few days I'll let you know if that a...
13 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted $0.11
Language evolves, including in writing. And as someone who's been writing professionally for about a decade or so, there are a few things I've noticed, and I wanna share them. All-caps headlines - no, just no please This used to be a thing in Engli...
13 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted $0.04
I've been working for about 20 years and I've seen the culture change and, in my view, it was for the worse. When I first walked into a building I would call my place of work, it wasn't the free-for-all, anything-goes environment that previous gener...
6 Feb 2026 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted $0.06
The 'ask me anonymously' thing on social media is ridiculous. If you're a woman, especially if you're a good-looking woman, you'll get questions and compliments from thirsty guys and not much else. If you're a guy, unless you have a significant fol...
5 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted $0.03
First of all, there are two references - two Easter Eggs if you like - in the headline. Connecting people, as in Nokia. And people connector as a job title. Like reacher (that's how the author of Jack Reacher came up with the name), and Catcher in t...
22 Jan 2026 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted $0.06
If you're very lucky, your life is a constellation of moments to look forward to. If you're unlucky, your life is a sequence of things you fear and can't face. But for most people, it's somewhere in between. Most people have things they don't wann...
22 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted $0.10
Generally speaking, AI is nowhere near as accurate and reliable as people think, but it is a good way to perform glorified Google searches, and it can sometimes break down things you know you know, but can't quite explain. I use Gemini and Grok, and...
20 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted $0.14
Remember Clubhouse? Yeah, most people don't. In 2020, Clubhouse made headlines after marketing itself as the first social audio app. No images, no videos, no posts - just talking. There were rooms, and in this room you'd have a radio/podcast-style...
19 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted $0.10
About 20 years I ago I decided I’d have to figure out a way to turn writing into a full-time job. And I did. It took a while, and it wasn’t easy, but I managed. And I learnt a few things along the way. Some of the things I learnt are related to th...
