Taradiddles

My blog. Expect loosely structured musings, personal reflections, odd thoughts, off-topic posts, and occasional rants.

Techbros, Fuck Off

29 Jun 2026 1 min read Taradiddles

[...] these useless fucks pitch to equally useless fucks, grand ideas about alleviating the world from the grip of mundanity while missing the entire point because they are sheltered, entitled shits who’ve never been told, no.

Book Rec: The Botanist's Assistant

07 May 2026 3 min read Taradiddles

Have you ever opened a book and within the first 10 pages recognized yourself and/or the many wonderful nerdy-focused people in your life as an amalgam of the protagonist? Peggy Townsend's The Botanist's Assistant did just that for me.

Bye Bye, Bird Site

26 Nov 2022 3 min read Taradiddles

Not even a full month has passed since I deactivated my Twitter account. I have a reminder scheduled for 29 days post-deactivation to confirm my decision, a day before the account will

Facebook is Not a Necessity

30 Jul 2020 3 min read Taradiddles

But I'm missing out on career resources because of it's user-base chokehold For once I feel a smidgen of hope after listening to the congressional antitrust hearings yesterday,

DIY Bug Bites

26 Jul 2018 2 min read Taradiddles

"I'll just do it my damn self," I said. Today I woke up with the brilliant idea that I'm going to make my own cross body, low