Love Street Counselling's blog

Ramblings and side notes with the occasional foray into a mental health topic

  • Game coding time

    Game coding time

    I’ve been watching that streamer “Pirate Software” lately. Very enthusiastic guy, passionate about game development. So I thought I’d set up a wee website where I can post silly games, just to try it out. Obviously I’m not actually that clued up on coding, but I’ve made surprising progress using ChatGPT and having it create…

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  • Spring clean vibes

    Spring clean vibes

    It’s been a month of island life, and I’m getting used to the quiet. Also, the spring has well and truly sprung so it’s time for a clean! What better way to clear your mind than with a nice and tidy place to be, am I right? And I have some family coming over for…

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  • What a few good days can do

    What a few good days can do

    Someone online once said there’s a thing called “the three sleeps rule”, meaning whatever ails you, 90% of the time it can be alleviated by three good nights’ sleep. I’m a believer. Now I’ll grant you this – it isn’t straightforward to get your good night’s sleep if you’re feeling anxious or depressed. So it…

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  • We’re at Peak AI

    We’re at Peak AI

    Apparently we’re reaching peak AI soon! The large language models have exhausted all the available written material on the internet, and AI companies are struggling to find alternative data sources with genuine human writing. Now anyone who’s spent any time at all on the internet in the last year will be aware of how prevalent…

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  • In defense of the boring

    In defense of the boring

    You know what doesn’t get talked about enough? The boring everyday grind, and how good it actually is for you. It’s fine and dandy to talk about how you’re setting out on an adventure and to frame your life and your future as this very exciting thing that you’re keen to explore, but you know…

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  • Coming out as separated

    Coming out as separated

    Just took the plunge and told my mum that I had separated from my partner of 12 years. It was scary making that phone call, I had no idea how she would take it. Luckily, she was very understanding and after I put the phone down and had a moment to process what had just…

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