The chip that functions abnormally will be desoldered, as they say.

Today, we see some "file sharing" sites that rely on fans uploading cracked copies of ebooks, and which then make money off those books by charging for downloads (via cash subscriptions or advertising). Again: I take a dim view of this. They're making money off the back of my work without paying me.

Back before the internet we had a name for people who bought a single copy of our books and lent them to all their friends without charging: we called them "librarians".

I was an early adopter: have been on the internet continuously since late 1989, barring a six-month loss of access in the early 90s.

Humans: such a brilliant model of emotional self-awareness.

Time is a corrosive fluid, dissolving motivation, destroying novelty, and leaching the joy from life.

I've reached an age at which I'd rather pay more for something that "just works" than roll up my sleeves, reach for a spanner, and make it work. Time is money, and the older we get the less of it we've got left.