waffle

What’s this? Who are you? What color is the sky?

This is a weblog about nothing in particular - mostly no lunch recitations or other personal stuff. Recurring subjects include Apple, programming, design (which contrary to popular opinion means “how things work” and not “how pretty things are”) and attempts at humor. However, if you think you’ll get anything but whatever subject captures my fancy and tickles the urge to write, you are deluding yourself.

I’m Jesper, from Sweden.

The color of the sky varies over time.

How do I contact you?

Send an email to the bold parts here: waffle (not this) at (the @ sign) wootest.net. Yes, that was a pain. Yes, blame the spammers.

Who exactly are you? Where do you work? Do you, in fact, work?

What does it matter to you? Really? If I have any occupational biases relevant enough to a particular post to actually skew the writing, I will be sure to mention them in the respective posts in the interests of disclosure. Other than that, I believe that the text and the opinions pushed in them should stand on their own. You’re getting my unfiltered opinion here, and not anyone else’s. (I make no attempt to be “neutral” or “objective”, but it’s common courtesy to be fair, so I strive for that.)

Where do you stand on the pretend-o-meter?

There’s an ongoing argument about whether publishing words on a weblog is journalism. My answer here is that, duh, no, publishing words on a weblog is not journalism any more than printing ink on pieces of dead trees is journalism. If anything, the writing is journalism, and the same words can be published equally anywhere — which is not to say that presentation doesn’t count, of course.

There’s no set ambition level for waffle. I will write about whatever the hell I want, at any damn level I please. Some posts I might consider to be journalistic, some posts may be unqualified drivel posted because, hell, I am able to do so. I will apologize for neither.

Don’t I know you from elsewhere?

I also make a bunch of Mac software available for free at waffle software.

You’re strange! and other assorted notions

First of all, you bet.

Second of all, this site is home to conventions comfortable to me. Weeks start with Mondays, temperatures are measured in Celsius and if you’re to attack someone in the comments, you need to attack their arguments. If any of this bothers you, you know where the Back button in your browser is located. (Any negligence towards this basic fact will be handily ridiculed at the closest available vacancy.)

Also, the word “blog” is the tool of the devil. I have a virulent disease where I use words that actually make sense. (Therefore, words like “screencast” are also right out.)