PinnedSiegfriedsonI’m BackIt’s been nine-ish years since I left this medium (*wink*) to pursue other interests a world away. A LOT has changed.2 min read·Mar 3, 2023----
SiegfriedsoninSort of Like a Tech DiaryA Small Inconvenience of Being an iOS DeveloperLast night I realised that for iOS developers, there was a short path from updating your phone OS to making a Macbook purchase. It bothers…3 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
SiegfriedsoninOn HistoryContextualising Slavery as a Labour IssueIt is sometimes useful to think about slavery as a solution to a labour need.4 min read·Nov 21, 2023----
SiegfriedsonHey Jerome, thanks for reading and responding thoroughly!Rome's longevity certainly had a lot to do with how well it learned to integrate other peoples into its structure, even though it did so…1 min read·May 24, 2023----
SiegfriedsoninOn HistoryWhat Mythillogical Got Wrong about AsanteA couple of days ago, I was excited to share “Anansi the Trickster”, an episode from the Mythillogical Podcast, a show I had only just…9 min read·May 20, 2023----
SiegfriedsoninOn HistoryThe Changing Faces of the RomansI recently finished Mike Duncan’s History of Rome podcast. A thing that struck me, given my interest in states and nations, was the…7 min read·May 20, 2023--1--1
SiegfriedsoninSort of Like a Tech DiaryThe Problems that Attract the Smartest PeopleThe roller-coaster that is generative AI keeps chugging on, and for those of us sitting in the audience, it is more than entertaining.4 min read·Apr 1, 2023----
SiegfriedsoninSort of Like a Tech DiaryIdeas Will Be KingIn a world where implementation is commoditized, ideas will be king. That world is just round the corner.6 min read·Mar 24, 2023--1--1
SiegfriedsoninSort of Like a Tech DiaryConsumer AI is Ripe for CentralizationOne of the greatest ironies of the last few months was when we found out that decentralized finance (De-Fi) was, in fact, centralized.5 min read·Mar 21, 2023----
SiegfriedsoninSort of Like a Tech DiaryThe Psychology of Product Use: NotificationsThe following is a semi-structured brain dump of observations I’ve made as a consumer of products and services, mainly software and…7 min read·Mar 17, 2023----