Recent changes
Documents listed here changed within 30 days prior to 2026-01-19, which is when this list was compiled.
- Cars: Our Love/Hate Dynamic A look at the propaganda and truths that lure us into assuming cars are the best (almost the only) way to get around, leading into an examination and deconstruction of this indoctrination. Last updated: Jan 19 13:13. Changes: Remove a time offset from a YouTube link.
- On Queer Issues Collected thoughts on Queer political strategies and social direction. Last updated: Jan 19 13:04. Changes: Fix a few typos, reorganize content, remove old content.
- On Trans Issues Thoughts on all things Transgender. Last updated: Jan 19 13:03. Changes: Fix a few typos, reorganize content, remove old content.
- Social Essays Social commentaries by Perette Barella. Last updated: Jan 19 13:00. Changes: Fix a few typos, reorganize content, remove old content.
- Essays on Identity Thoughts on being something versus identifying as that thing, and the linguistic traps around this distinction; and other essays on identity. Last updated: Jan 19 11:12. Changes: Fix a few typos, reorganize content, remove old content.
- Perette's Journal: 2026 Last updated: Jan 19 09:36.
- Perette's Journal: 2025 Last updated: Jan 8 21:33.
- Artificial Intelligence AI and LLMs have some uses, but it is still artificial. It is not a silver bullet to solve our problems. We need to continue using, honing and applying our intelligence; failing to will only make us dumber. Last updated: Jan 8 13:12. Changes: Add holodecks to sci-fi examples.
- About Me Perette Barella of Rochester, NY: sucking the marrow out of life before the end times arrive. Last updated: Jan 4 15:36. Changes: Small corrections.
- The State of Linux In 2018, I switched to Linux to escape Apple's tighening noose and enshitification. Windows is following suit in 2026. So is Linux a viable replacement for anyone? For you? Last updated: Jan 4 15:26. Changes: Small corrections.
- Periisms What experience took far too long to teach me. Last updated: Dec 23 11:11. Changes: File quotes and thoughts from tasks file.
- Y2K: Setting The Record Straight Failing to meet dire predictions does not mean Y2K was nothing, or a plot by software engineers to make money. Last updated: Dec 23 10:57. Changes: Add link to Tom Scott's cautionary tale.