the lastsplash

It’s been nine years since that last “I’ll be back” post — long enough for both my kids to graduate from primary school, and for my waistline to reduce slightly... In that time, the world has spun through quite a few chapters: a pandemic that sent us all home to hoard masks and toilet paper, the rise of AI large language models that can write essays, code, and new blog posts , and the transformation of the workplace into a strange hybrid of work-from-home + video calls (tho' that's all gonna stop soon).  So here I am, dusting off this old blog like an archaeologist uncovering relics of my pre-pandemic self. It is kind of embarassing reading one's old posts. The Blogger interface still looks like it came from another era (which it probably did), but there’s a comforting nostalgia in it. And yes, in the spirit of honesty and modern efficiency, I’ll admit: I had a little help from AI while writing this. But the thoughts are definitely still mine. Instead of ranting on social ...