Archive - this man's mind

It started with one elegant word: “Jidishi.”

Of language and the illusion of "intelligence".

Jul 11 •

I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.

I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.

Jul 8 •

June 2025

"members only."

An open door policy means the door opens both ways.

Jun 28 •

March 2025

My brain is broken.

I've been trying to jumpstart my brain for 2 years. It’s not working.

Mar 6 •

January 2024

Happy New Year?

"Happy New Year!"

Jan 2, 2024 •

May 2023

It's been a year.

A whole year. There are times it feels like it was just a few moments ago.

May 22, 2023 •

September 2022

Grief is really, truly not a straight line.

It's quite rude, actually.

Sep 27, 2022 •

March 2022

#BreakTheBias, Chapter 1: "But what did she do?"

Biases exist in the everyday. Sometimes we recognise them. Most times, though...

Mar 9, 2022 •

The Nokia T20: The essence of functionality - and my new portable office.

How do you talk about something that, quite simply, works?

Mar 3, 2022 •

October 2021

Today in gaslighting...

...and salutations from a word salad championship contestant.

Oct 19, 2021 •

The folks at Nokia want their X10 back.

Am I thrilled about that? Not entirely.

Oct 18, 2021 •

February 2021

On a personal note: The insurance industry in Kenya feels like one big con game, doesn’t it?

I’m going to level with you from the onset: I’m writing this through heavily tinted lenses, coloured so by a nausea-inducing experience that I’ve…

Feb 3, 2021 •

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