To Blog or Not to Blog
Published:
My goodness, jimkirk.org has gone through so many iterations over the decades. You read that right. Decades.
Blog posts
2026
2021
The Fall of the Laptop
Published:
I’ve been using laptops for over 20 years and during that time, I’ve seen them evolve from chonky bricks with shitty screens and poor battery life to thin, light, capable portable computers. More recent developments in this space have made me less interested in laptops than ever before and this isn’t just the result of the pandemic and that #WFH life… this trend started back when I got my hands on the Dell Latitude 5285 in 2017… To me, this is when things starting going downhill.
Job Change is Healthy
Published:
I’ve been quiet over the last couple of months because I’ve been going through a job change cycle. About a decade ago, I promised myself that every 5 years, I’d at least have a look around to see if there was something else that might interest me. The thought process behind this was relatively simple: