A lego street

I'm Millie. This website is a place for me to stick some words.

I'm a bit grumpy so it's time to blame externalities

The following prevalent things in the world are scams Any product being advertised by a youtuber Clickbait titles for youtube videos Tiktok creators who make videos with a "part 2" Streaming services The release cycle and lifespan of mobile phones Nonreplaceable batteries Lock-in contracts A…

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Just some brain and updates

I'm working on trying to get back into the swing of things with regards to engaging in IRL social activities. I have a bit of stuff planned to look forward to so that's good. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to make more plans. We…

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The real end of Evangelion

I feel like no film has given me the same sense of release and catharsis as Hideaki Anno's Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon A Time. Even more than a year after I saw it (apparently it was a year yesterday, according to my records),…

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The problems with algorithmic social media

Social Media is Bad because since the algorithm tends to preference certain flavours of Contentâ„¢ to surface it tends to end up resulting in content that's been tailored in some way to get popular being what we see. So if you go on Tiktok for…

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How did I not write about this?

It almost feels like a pretty lazy omission for me to only be documenting this here after the fact, but I feel I should do so anyway. Over the last week, I was unfortunate enough to contract the dreaded Spicy Cough. As a result, I…

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That weird out of sorts feeling

So, sometimes I get this sort of feeling where like everything just feels slightly off socially? Like, I guess it's one where it feels like conversations don't quite flow properly in my mind or don't seem to feel as smooth as I'd like. The end…

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A zine received, and thoughts!

Today in the post, I was privileged and lucky enough to receive from my dear friend, the author A.L. Reynolds, the inaugural issue of their zine entitled "Who Can Say". The contents is, in a word, delightful. When you're close to someone it's always a…

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you (yes you) should have a site like this!

Look, lately I am in something of A Mood regarding the dominance of big monolithic platforms in Online World. I really don't want to get into it again so let's just take it as read that twitter, facebook, youtube, netflix, fucking disney plus, ebay, amazon,…

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A reminder to myself

It is OK to be interested in the things that I am interested in, in the ways that I am interested in them. If those around me don't get it, oh well, their loss. If they're mean and dismissive and shitty about it, then they…

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Spicy pronouns

I've been thinking a bit lately about like how we as fun gendery queer types will sometimes sort of let more of our identities be known in some spaces than others. Like, if you're reading this then yes you know I'm Millie and it's short…

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