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I just got home from my annual cardiologist appointment. Everything looks good and they want to see me in a year. With everything else going on I'm really glad they didn't order a bunch of tests.
Have a good evening! We're going to watch Ellie cheer in the big homecoming football game. She's technically on the junior varsity squad but hard work and commitment got her and her group chosen for the big halftime routine.
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I just got home from my annual cardiologist appointment. Everything looks good and they want to see me in a year. With everything else going on I'm really glad they didn't order a bunch of tests.
Have a good evening! We're going to watch Ellie cheer in the big homecoming football game. She's technically on the junior varsity squad but hard work and commitment got her and her group chosen for the big halftime routine.
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I just got home from my annual cardiologist appointment. Everything looks good and they want to see me in a year. With everything else going on I'm really glad they didn't order a bunch of tests.
Have a good evening! We're going to watch Ellie cheer in the big homecoming football game. She's technically on the junior varsity squad but hard work and commitment got her and her group chosen for the big halftime routine.
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I just got home from my annual cardiologist appointment. Everything looks good and they want to see me in a year. With everything else going on I'm really glad they didn't order a bunch of tests.
Have a good evening! We're going to watch Ellie cheer in the big homecoming football game. She's technically on the junior varsity squad but hard work and commitment got her and her group chosen for the big halftime routine.
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@bignose @essjax I can confirm this.
For starters, if you just toss a picture at an LLM, especially without a specific prompt (and alt bots don't get specific prompts), the LLM will write a generic image description. Not one specifically for the context in which the image will be posted. It won't take the expected audience into consideration either. It literally won't know the context or the audience.
An LLM doesn't know any rules and guidelines for good image descriptions and alt-texts, especially not those specific to the Fediverse. So it won't follow any of them. (Granted, most human Fediverse users don't know any of them either. They just wing it without even knowing that they're winging it.)
And then there's the widespread attitude that LLMs can describe any image more precisely and accurately than any human. Whoever says this has probably only ever posted stuff like real-life cat photos. But what may work for cat photos (LLMs can even fail at these) certainly will not work for extremely obscure niche content.
What'd be extremely obscure niche content? How about renderings from 3-D virtual worlds that are so obscure that maybe one in 200,000 Fediverse users has ever even heard of the underlying technology? Which is what I'd be posting all the time if it wasn't so tedious?
I've actually pitted an LLM that specialises in image descriptions against my own 100% human writing. Twice. In both cases, I've described an image myself, and then I've fed the same image to the LLM and prompted it to describe it for me. Then I've compared the LLM description to both my own description and the actual image. To anyone who believes the LLM wrote circles around me: No, it didn't. It failed miserably at even getting close to me.
The LLM couldn't even tell for certain whether the image was from a video game or a virtual world. I could tell what kind of virtual world it was. In fact, I could pinpoint exactly in which location on which sim in which grid the image was taken. Not from looking at the image, but from having taken it myself. Technically, it is possible to identify at least some virtual locations by their visuals, but that'd require some super-obscure knowledge.
The LLM left stuff out, regardless of whether it was important. In one image, there's a very prominent object that only exists in this kind of virtual worlds. The LLM ignored it completely. I described its visuals with 1,000 characters and then explained what it is, what it does, how it works and what it is for in another 4,000. In this case, there was no "important in the context" because the image itself was the very context. Besides, someone somewhere out there in the Fediverse might need this information.
Not to mention the stuff that the LLM hallucinated. In the other description, it spoke of "a large, curved roof that appears to be made of a reflective material, possibly glass or polished metal" when describing only the end piece of said roof that has a metal-like texture with gloss effects painted on, and that isn't reflective in any way. It spoke of the four columns that support the end piece being "evenly spaced" although they're not. It spoke of "a well-maintained lawn and a few trees" when describing rather bumpy ground with a fairly basic, remotely grass-like texture painted on. It spoke of the entrance to the building not being visible in the image although a whole of three entrances are with another one being visible through the glass façade. It spoke of a sky that's "clear with a few scattered clouds" while about one third of the sky is actually covered by one large cloud.
I got all these things right in my 100% hand-written descriptions. I managed to pinpoint exactly where the image was taken and explain the location in-depth.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta #AI #LLM #LLMs #AIVsHuman #HumanVsAI -
@bignose @essjax I can confirm this.
For starters, if you just toss a picture at an LLM, especially without a specific prompt (and alt bots don't get specific prompts), the LLM will write a generic image description. Not one specifically for the context in which the image will be posted. It won't take the expected audience into consideration either. It literally won't know the context or the audience.
An LLM doesn't know any rules and guidelines for good image descriptions and alt-texts, especially not those specific to the Fediverse. So it won't follow any of them. (Granted, most human Fediverse users don't know any of them either. They just wing it without even knowing that they're winging it.)
And then there's the widespread attitude that LLMs can describe any image more precisely and accurately than any human. Whoever says this has probably only ever posted stuff like real-life cat photos. But what may work for cat photos (LLMs can even fail at these) certainly will not work for extremely obscure niche content.
What'd be extremely obscure niche content? How about renderings from 3-D virtual worlds that are so obscure that maybe one in 200,000 Fediverse users has ever even heard of the underlying technology? Which is what I'd be posting all the time if it wasn't so tedious?
I've actually pitted an LLM that specialises in image descriptions against my own 100% human writing. Twice. In both cases, I've described an image myself, and then I've fed the same image to the LLM and prompted it to describe it for me. Then I've compared the LLM description to both my own description and the actual image. To anyone who believes the LLM wrote circles around me: No, it didn't. It failed miserably at even getting close to me.
The LLM couldn't even tell for certain whether the image was from a video game or a virtual world. I could tell what kind of virtual world it was. In fact, I could pinpoint exactly in which location on which sim in which grid the image was taken. Not from looking at the image, but from having taken it myself. Technically, it is possible to identify at least some virtual locations by their visuals, but that'd require some super-obscure knowledge.
The LLM left stuff out, regardless of whether it was important. In one image, there's a very prominent object that only exists in this kind of virtual worlds. The LLM ignored it completely. I described its visuals with 1,000 characters and then explained what it is, what it does, how it works and what it is for in another 4,000. In this case, there was no "important in the context" because the image itself was the very context. Besides, someone somewhere out there in the Fediverse might need this information.
Not to mention the stuff that the LLM hallucinated. In the other description, it spoke of "a large, curved roof that appears to be made of a reflective material, possibly glass or polished metal" when describing only the end piece of said roof that has a metal-like texture with gloss effects painted on, and that isn't reflective in any way. It spoke of the four columns that support the end piece being "evenly spaced" although they're not. It spoke of "a well-maintained lawn and a few trees" when describing rather bumpy ground with a fairly basic, remotely grass-like texture painted on. It spoke of the entrance to the building not being visible in the image although a whole of three entrances are with another one being visible through the glass façade. It spoke of a sky that's "clear with a few scattered clouds" while about one third of the sky is actually covered by one large cloud.
I got all these things right in my 100% hand-written descriptions. I managed to pinpoint exactly where the image was taken and explain the location in-depth.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta #AI #LLM #LLMs #AIVsHuman #HumanVsAI -
@bignose @essjax I can confirm this.
For starters, if you just toss a picture at an LLM, especially without a specific prompt (and alt bots don't get specific prompts), the LLM will write a generic image description. Not one specifically for the context in which the image will be posted. It won't take the expected audience into consideration either. It literally won't know the context or the audience.
An LLM doesn't know any rules and guidelines for good image descriptions and alt-texts, especially not those specific to the Fediverse. So it won't follow any of them. (Granted, most human Fediverse users don't know any of them either. They just wing it without even knowing that they're winging it.)
And then there's the widespread attitude that LLMs can describe any image more precisely and accurately than any human. Whoever says this has probably only ever posted stuff like real-life cat photos. But what may work for cat photos (LLMs can even fail at these) certainly will not work for extremely obscure niche content.
What'd be extremely obscure niche content? How about renderings from 3-D virtual worlds that are so obscure that maybe one in 200,000 Fediverse users has ever even heard of the underlying technology? Which is what I'd be posting all the time if it wasn't so tedious?
I've actually pitted an LLM that specialises in image descriptions against my own 100% human writing. Twice. In both cases, I've described an image myself, and then I've fed the same image to the LLM and prompted it to describe it for me. Then I've compared the LLM description to both my own description and the actual image. To anyone who believes the LLM wrote circles around me: No, it didn't. It failed miserably at even getting close to me.
The LLM couldn't even tell for certain whether the image was from a video game or a virtual world. I could tell what kind of virtual world it was. In fact, I could pinpoint exactly in which location on which sim in which grid the image was taken. Not from looking at the image, but from having taken it myself. Technically, it is possible to identify at least some virtual locations by their visuals, but that'd require some super-obscure knowledge.
The LLM left stuff out, regardless of whether it was important. In one image, there's a very prominent object that only exists in this kind of virtual worlds. The LLM ignored it completely. I described its visuals with 1,000 characters and then explained what it is, what it does, how it works and what it is for in another 4,000. In this case, there was no "important in the context" because the image itself was the very context. Besides, someone somewhere out there in the Fediverse might need this information.
Not to mention the stuff that the LLM hallucinated. In the other description, it spoke of "a large, curved roof that appears to be made of a reflective material, possibly glass or polished metal" when describing only the end piece of said roof that has a metal-like texture with gloss effects painted on, and that isn't reflective in any way. It spoke of the four columns that support the end piece being "evenly spaced" although they're not. It spoke of "a well-maintained lawn and a few trees" when describing rather bumpy ground with a fairly basic, remotely grass-like texture painted on. It spoke of the entrance to the building not being visible in the image although a whole of three entrances are with another one being visible through the glass façade. It spoke of a sky that's "clear with a few scattered clouds" while about one third of the sky is actually covered by one large cloud.
I got all these things right in my 100% hand-written descriptions. I managed to pinpoint exactly where the image was taken and explain the location in-depth.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta #AI #LLM #LLMs #AIVsHuman #HumanVsAI -
@bignose @essjax I can confirm this.
For starters, if you just toss a picture at an LLM, especially without a specific prompt (and alt bots don't get specific prompts), the LLM will write a generic image description. Not one specifically for the context in which the image will be posted. It won't take the expected audience into consideration either. It literally won't know the context or the audience.
An LLM doesn't know any rules and guidelines for good image descriptions and alt-texts, especially not those specific to the Fediverse. So it won't follow any of them. (Granted, most human Fediverse users don't know any of them either. They just wing it without even knowing that they're winging it.)
And then there's the widespread attitude that LLMs can describe any image more precisely and accurately than any human. Whoever says this has probably only ever posted stuff like real-life cat photos. But what may work for cat photos (LLMs can even fail at these) certainly will not work for extremely obscure niche content.
What'd be extremely obscure niche content? How about renderings from 3-D virtual worlds that are so obscure that maybe one in 200,000 Fediverse users has ever even heard of the underlying technology? Which is what I'd be posting all the time if it wasn't so tedious?
I've actually pitted an LLM that specialises in image descriptions against my own 100% human writing. Twice. In both cases, I've described an image myself, and then I've fed the same image to the LLM and prompted it to describe it for me. Then I've compared the LLM description to both my own description and the actual image. To anyone who believes the LLM wrote circles around me: No, it didn't. It failed miserably at even getting close to me.
The LLM couldn't even tell for certain whether the image was from a video game or a virtual world. I could tell what kind of virtual world it was. In fact, I could pinpoint exactly in which location on which sim in which grid the image was taken. Not from looking at the image, but from having taken it myself. Technically, it is possible to identify at least some virtual locations by their visuals, but that'd require some super-obscure knowledge.
The LLM left stuff out, regardless of whether it was important. In one image, there's a very prominent object that only exists in this kind of virtual worlds. The LLM ignored it completely. I described its visuals with 1,000 characters and then explained what it is, what it does, how it works and what it is for in another 4,000. In this case, there was no "important in the context" because the image itself was the very context. Besides, someone somewhere out there in the Fediverse might need this information.
Not to mention the stuff that the LLM hallucinated. In the other description, it spoke of "a large, curved roof that appears to be made of a reflective material, possibly glass or polished metal" when describing only the end piece of said roof that has a metal-like texture with gloss effects painted on, and that isn't reflective in any way. It spoke of the four columns that support the end piece being "evenly spaced" although they're not. It spoke of "a well-maintained lawn and a few trees" when describing rather bumpy ground with a fairly basic, remotely grass-like texture painted on. It spoke of the entrance to the building not being visible in the image although a whole of three entrances are with another one being visible through the glass façade. It spoke of a sky that's "clear with a few scattered clouds" while about one third of the sky is actually covered by one large cloud.
I got all these things right in my 100% hand-written descriptions. I managed to pinpoint exactly where the image was taken and explain the location in-depth.
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #ImageDescription #ImageDescriptions #ImageDescriptionMeta #CWImageDescriptionMeta #AI #LLM #LLMs #AIVsHuman #HumanVsAI -
Botha presents a good explainer on why technical excellence in photography is not enough anymore. The article focuses on wildlife photography, but is applicable to all forms.
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Botha presents a good explainer on why technical excellence in photography is not enough anymore. The article focuses on wildlife photography, but is applicable to all forms.
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Botha presents a good explainer on why technical excellence in photography is not enough anymore. The article focuses on wildlife photography, but is applicable to all forms.
#photography #wildlife -
Botha presents a good explainer on why technical excellence in photography is not enough anymore. The article focuses on wildlife photography, but is applicable to all forms.
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Apple’s Watch Series 12 Is Coming for Your Whoop
It’s a good time for the Watch to be getting this kind of technical glow-up. Apple might still…
#NewsBeep #News #Gadgets #Apple #AU #Australia #Health #hearthealth #sleepandrecovery #Technology #Watches
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Apple’s Watch Series 12 Is Coming for Your Whoop
It’s a good time for the Watch to be getting this kind of technical glow-up. Apple might still…
#NewsBeep #News #Gadgets #Apple #Health #hearthealth #sleepandrecovery #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #watches
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TRT Interval Mono Font Family by True Type Lab
TRT Interval Mono is a good monospace font family with only one little hole in its range. It ships in five weights, from ExtraLight to Bold. But its listing shows no italics, whether on Envato Elements, MyFonts, or Creative Market. That single gap decides where you can use it.
Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani designed the family, and his studio True Type Lab published it. Monospace type keeps leaving the terminal for brand identities and app screens. So a clean, grid-based option deserves a proper look.
You can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketMy detailed review covers what the family contains and where TRT Interval Mono fits. It also explains how to test any fixed-width typeface. I name four testing ideas of my own along the way. They are editorial constructs, not industry standards.
TRT Interval Mono Font Family by Foundry TrueTypeYou can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketWhat Is TRT Interval Mono, Exactly?
TRT Interval Mono is a monospace sans serif family from True Type Lab. Every character takes the same horizontal width. That fixed advance width forces text onto a strict grid.
In one sentence, TRT Interval Mono is a five-weight monospace sans serif. Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani designed it, and True Type Lab publishes it.
The product description says the family rests on geometry and a modular grid. It also claims that select glyphs carry subtle details, which add a human touch. I treat that claim as a hypothesis. The test section below checks it.
Who Sells TRT Interval Mono, and for How Much?
Four storefronts carry the family. MyFonts charges $19 per style and $29 for all five weights. A Designer Edition bundle with three styles (Light, Regular, Bold) costs $21. Creative Market lists the font at $25. Gumroad and Envato Elements also carry it.
A demo version exists as well. It has three weights and a limited glyph set. The license allows personal use only.
What Is Listing Drift?
Listing Drift is the mismatch between what different stores say about one family. TRT Interval Mono shows it clearly.
Creative Market sells it as “TRT Interval Mono Font.” MyFonts and Gumroad use the name “TRT Interval.” Gumroad lists OTF, TTF, WOFF and variable formats. The MyFonts page lists five styles and mentions no variable file. So check the file list before you pay.
How Do You Test a Monospace Font Like TRT Interval Mono?
A specimen tells you little about a fixed-width face. Alignment, weight, spacing, and missing styles show up only when you set real text. I use three checks. Each one targets a known weak point of monospace type.
Column Drift
Column Drift is the sideways creep that appears when one glyph breaks the fixed advance width. It ruins tables and code. Set 60 lines of an ASCII table at 12 px. Then draw a vertical guide and look for any character that leaves its column.
The Weight Ladder
The Weight Ladder describes how far apart neighboring weights sit. TRT Interval Mono has five rungs: ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, and Bold. Set one line in all five at 12, 16, and 48 px. Can you tell Regular from Medium at 12 px? Close neighbors often blur at small sizes.
The Italic Gap
The Italic Gap is the set of jobs a family cannot do because it ships no italic styles. For TRT Interval Mono, that set is real. Many code editor themes italicize comments. Editorial layouts need italics for titles and emphasis, and some interfaces use them for hints.
You have two workarounds. First, pair the family with an italic from another typeface. Second, use weight or color for emphasis. I prefer the second option in code and the first in print. A mismatched italic always looks borrowed.
Where Does TRT Interval Mono Work Best?
Branding and Wordmarks
Fixed widths give a wordmark an even rhythm. You don’t kern a monospace font, because the grid spaces every letter. That makes TRT Interval Mono a sensible base for technical brands. Use ExtraLight and Light at 48 px or larger, since thin strokes need room. Bold is the safer choice for small marks.
Editorial Layouts
Monospace type suits captions, data labels, and pull statistics. Long body text is another matter. Letters like i and l take the same width as m and w, so reading slows. I would not set a feature article in TRT Interval Mono. I would set the image credits in it.
Interfaces and Code
Dashboards benefit most. Numerals line up in every row, so a pricing table or log viewer keeps its columns without tabular-figure settings. For code, the family works in a plain editor. Themes that italicize comments will fall back to upright text or a substitute. Test that in your own editor before you commit.
Pairing TRT Interval Mono With a Proportional Typeface
Monospace type rarely carries a whole layout. Pair it with a proportional face for paragraphs, and keep TRT Interval Mono for labels, figures, and credits. Match x-heights rather than point sizes, because x-heights decide how two faces sit together. A 60-character measure also works well, since the fixed width makes that count exact.
A proportional serif gives the strongest contrast. A proportional sans gives the quietest result. I lean toward the serif because two sans serifs side by side compete for the same job.
Where Does TRT Interval Mono Sit in the True Type Lab Lineup?
True Type Lab sells at least three monospace families. TRT Interval Mono is the sans serif with five weights. TRT Typeport Mono, according to MyFonts, offers six weights, a variable axis, more than 400 glyphs, and 200-plus languages. Supply Family lists TRT Aigo Mono as a monospace serif with five weights from Light to Bold.
Each family fills a different gap. On paper, TRT Interval Mono is the most restrained of the three, because its description stresses precision and restraint. Typeport targets buyers who need language coverage. Aigo targets editorial work that wants warmth.
How Does TRT Interval Mono Compare With JetBrains Mono and IBM Plex Mono?
JetBrains Mono is free under the SIL Open Font License, and JetBrains built it for developers. It ships italics. IBM Plex Mono is open source too and also includes italics. Courier, by contrast, carries typewriter slab serifs, and Howard Kettler drew it for IBM in 1955. TRT Interval Mono is a sans serif, so it has none of that baggage.
My position is simple. For code, pick JetBrains Mono, because it costs nothing and covers italics. For a wordmark or magazine sidebar, pick TRT Interval Mono. A free developer font looks like a developer tool.
If you need a variable axis, TRT Typeport Mono is the closest match. Interval Mono wins on price and restraint.
What Does the TRT Interval Mono License Allow?
The MyFonts desktop license covers logos, posters, PDFs, packaging, and social posts. It excludes websites, apps, server installs, AI training, and font modification. It also forbids sharing the files. A webfont license covers one domain only.
Creative Market and Envato Elements run their own license terms. Read those before you assume anything. I’m not a lawyer, and the EULA decides.
Where Is Monospace Typography Heading?
Italics will arrive first. Within two years, I expect most new paid monospace families to include them, because developers already ask for them.
Variable files follow. Five static weights will look thin once buyers compare them with a continuous weight axis.
Brand work comes last. Monospace wordmarks keep spreading among software and AI companies, and ExtraLight headlines suit that look.
TRT Interval Mono at a Glance
AttributeDetailNameTRT Interval Mono (also sold as TRT Interval)DesignerYusilo Oktaprima ArdaniFoundryTrue Type LabCategoryMonospace sans serifWeightsExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, BoldItalicsNone listed on MyFontsMyFonts debutOctober 13, 2025MyFonts price$19 per style, $29 for the five-style familyCreative Market price$25Formats on GumroadOTF, TTF, WOFF, variableBest forWordmarks, captions, dashboards, data tablesWeak spotThe Italic GapWeb useNeeds a separate webfont licenseYou can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketCommon Questions About TRT Interval Mono
What is TRT Interval Mono?
TRT Interval Mono is a monospace sans serif family by Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani. True Type Lab publishes it in five weights, from ExtraLight to Bold.
Does TRT Interval Mono have italics?
No. The MyFonts listing shows five styles and no italic. Pair it with another family if you need one.
How much does TRT Interval Mono cost?
MyFonts charges $19 per style and $29 for the five-style family. Creative Market lists it at $25. Prices change, so check the store.
Is TRT Interval Mono a variable font?
The Gumroad listing names a variable format. The MyFonts page lists five static styles and no variable file. Confirm the download contents before you buy.
Can I use TRT Interval Mono on a website?
Only with a webfont license. The MyFonts desktop license excludes websites. A webfont license covers a single domain.
Is there a free version of TRT Interval Mono?
A demo with three weights and limited glyphs exists for personal use. Commercial work requires the full license.
Is TRT Interval Mono good for coding?
It works in a plain editor. However, the Italic Gap hurts themes that italicize comments. JetBrains Mono costs nothing and ships italics.
Which TRT Interval Mono weight should I start with?
Start with Regular for text and Bold for small marks. Use ExtraLight only at 48 px or larger.
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TRT Interval Mono Font Family by True Type Lab
TRT Interval Mono is a good monospace font family with only one little hole in its range. It ships in five weights, from ExtraLight to Bold. But its listing shows no italics, whether on Envato Elements, MyFonts, or Creative Market. That single gap decides where you can use it.
Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani designed the family, and his studio True Type Lab published it. Monospace type keeps leaving the terminal for brand identities and app screens. So a clean, grid-based option deserves a proper look.
You can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketMy detailed review covers what the family contains and where TRT Interval Mono fits. It also explains how to test any fixed-width typeface. I name four testing ideas of my own along the way. They are editorial constructs, not industry standards.
TRT Interval Mono Font Family by Foundry TrueTypeYou can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketWhat Is TRT Interval Mono, Exactly?
TRT Interval Mono is a monospace sans serif family from True Type Lab. Every character takes the same horizontal width. That fixed advance width forces text onto a strict grid.
In one sentence, TRT Interval Mono is a five-weight monospace sans serif. Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani designed it, and True Type Lab publishes it.
The product description says the family rests on geometry and a modular grid. It also claims that select glyphs carry subtle details, which add a human touch. I treat that claim as a hypothesis. The test section below checks it.
Who Sells TRT Interval Mono, and for How Much?
Four storefronts carry the family. MyFonts charges $19 per style and $29 for all five weights. A Designer Edition bundle with three styles (Light, Regular, Bold) costs $21. Creative Market lists the font at $25. Gumroad and Envato Elements also carry it.
A demo version exists as well. It has three weights and a limited glyph set. The license allows personal use only.
What Is Listing Drift?
Listing Drift is the mismatch between what different stores say about one family. TRT Interval Mono shows it clearly.
Creative Market sells it as “TRT Interval Mono Font.” MyFonts and Gumroad use the name “TRT Interval.” Gumroad lists OTF, TTF, WOFF and variable formats. The MyFonts page lists five styles and mentions no variable file. So check the file list before you pay.
How Do You Test a Monospace Font Like TRT Interval Mono?
A specimen tells you little about a fixed-width face. Alignment, weight, spacing, and missing styles show up only when you set real text. I use three checks. Each one targets a known weak point of monospace type.
Column Drift
Column Drift is the sideways creep that appears when one glyph breaks the fixed advance width. It ruins tables and code. Set 60 lines of an ASCII table at 12 px. Then draw a vertical guide and look for any character that leaves its column.
The Weight Ladder
The Weight Ladder describes how far apart neighboring weights sit. TRT Interval Mono has five rungs: ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, and Bold. Set one line in all five at 12, 16, and 48 px. Can you tell Regular from Medium at 12 px? Close neighbors often blur at small sizes.
The Italic Gap
The Italic Gap is the set of jobs a family cannot do because it ships no italic styles. For TRT Interval Mono, that set is real. Many code editor themes italicize comments. Editorial layouts need italics for titles and emphasis, and some interfaces use them for hints.
You have two workarounds. First, pair the family with an italic from another typeface. Second, use weight or color for emphasis. I prefer the second option in code and the first in print. A mismatched italic always looks borrowed.
Where Does TRT Interval Mono Work Best?
Branding and Wordmarks
Fixed widths give a wordmark an even rhythm. You don’t kern a monospace font, because the grid spaces every letter. That makes TRT Interval Mono a sensible base for technical brands. Use ExtraLight and Light at 48 px or larger, since thin strokes need room. Bold is the safer choice for small marks.
Editorial Layouts
Monospace type suits captions, data labels, and pull statistics. Long body text is another matter. Letters like i and l take the same width as m and w, so reading slows. I would not set a feature article in TRT Interval Mono. I would set the image credits in it.
Interfaces and Code
Dashboards benefit most. Numerals line up in every row, so a pricing table or log viewer keeps its columns without tabular-figure settings. For code, the family works in a plain editor. Themes that italicize comments will fall back to upright text or a substitute. Test that in your own editor before you commit.
Pairing TRT Interval Mono With a Proportional Typeface
Monospace type rarely carries a whole layout. Pair it with a proportional face for paragraphs, and keep TRT Interval Mono for labels, figures, and credits. Match x-heights rather than point sizes, because x-heights decide how two faces sit together. A 60-character measure also works well, since the fixed width makes that count exact.
A proportional serif gives the strongest contrast. A proportional sans gives the quietest result. I lean toward the serif because two sans serifs side by side compete for the same job.
Where Does TRT Interval Mono Sit in the True Type Lab Lineup?
True Type Lab sells at least three monospace families. TRT Interval Mono is the sans serif with five weights. TRT Typeport Mono, according to MyFonts, offers six weights, a variable axis, more than 400 glyphs, and 200-plus languages. Supply Family lists TRT Aigo Mono as a monospace serif with five weights from Light to Bold.
Each family fills a different gap. On paper, TRT Interval Mono is the most restrained of the three, because its description stresses precision and restraint. Typeport targets buyers who need language coverage. Aigo targets editorial work that wants warmth.
How Does TRT Interval Mono Compare With JetBrains Mono and IBM Plex Mono?
JetBrains Mono is free under the SIL Open Font License, and JetBrains built it for developers. It ships italics. IBM Plex Mono is open source too and also includes italics. Courier, by contrast, carries typewriter slab serifs, and Howard Kettler drew it for IBM in 1955. TRT Interval Mono is a sans serif, so it has none of that baggage.
My position is simple. For code, pick JetBrains Mono, because it costs nothing and covers italics. For a wordmark or magazine sidebar, pick TRT Interval Mono. A free developer font looks like a developer tool.
If you need a variable axis, TRT Typeport Mono is the closest match. Interval Mono wins on price and restraint.
What Does the TRT Interval Mono License Allow?
The MyFonts desktop license covers logos, posters, PDFs, packaging, and social posts. It excludes websites, apps, server installs, AI training, and font modification. It also forbids sharing the files. A webfont license covers one domain only.
Creative Market and Envato Elements run their own license terms. Read those before you assume anything. I’m not a lawyer, and the EULA decides.
Where Is Monospace Typography Heading?
Italics will arrive first. Within two years, I expect most new paid monospace families to include them, because developers already ask for them.
Variable files follow. Five static weights will look thin once buyers compare them with a continuous weight axis.
Brand work comes last. Monospace wordmarks keep spreading among software and AI companies, and ExtraLight headlines suit that look.
TRT Interval Mono at a Glance
AttributeDetailNameTRT Interval Mono (also sold as TRT Interval)DesignerYusilo Oktaprima ArdaniFoundryTrue Type LabCategoryMonospace sans serifWeightsExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, BoldItalicsNone listed on MyFontsMyFonts debutOctober 13, 2025MyFonts price$19 per style, $29 for the five-style familyCreative Market price$25Formats on GumroadOTF, TTF, WOFF, variableBest forWordmarks, captions, dashboards, data tablesWeak spotThe Italic GapWeb useNeeds a separate webfont licenseYou can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketCommon Questions About TRT Interval Mono
What is TRT Interval Mono?
TRT Interval Mono is a monospace sans serif family by Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani. True Type Lab publishes it in five weights, from ExtraLight to Bold.
Does TRT Interval Mono have italics?
No. The MyFonts listing shows five styles and no italic. Pair it with another family if you need one.
How much does TRT Interval Mono cost?
MyFonts charges $19 per style and $29 for the five-style family. Creative Market lists it at $25. Prices change, so check the store.
Is TRT Interval Mono a variable font?
The Gumroad listing names a variable format. The MyFonts page lists five static styles and no variable file. Confirm the download contents before you buy.
Can I use TRT Interval Mono on a website?
Only with a webfont license. The MyFonts desktop license excludes websites. A webfont license covers a single domain.
Is there a free version of TRT Interval Mono?
A demo with three weights and limited glyphs exists for personal use. Commercial work requires the full license.
Is TRT Interval Mono good for coding?
It works in a plain editor. However, the Italic Gap hurts themes that italicize comments. JetBrains Mono costs nothing and ships italics.
Which TRT Interval Mono weight should I start with?
Start with Regular for text and Bold for small marks. Use ExtraLight only at 48 px or larger.
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TRT Interval Mono Font Family by True Type Lab
TRT Interval Mono is a good monospace font family with only one little hole in its range. It ships in five weights, from ExtraLight to Bold. But its listing shows no italics, whether on Envato Elements, MyFonts, or Creative Market. That single gap decides where you can use it.
Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani designed the family, and his studio True Type Lab published it. Monospace type keeps leaving the terminal for brand identities and app screens. So a clean, grid-based option deserves a proper look.
You can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketMy detailed review covers what the family contains and where TRT Interval Mono fits. It also explains how to test any fixed-width typeface. I name four testing ideas of my own along the way. They are editorial constructs, not industry standards.
TRT Interval Mono Font Family by Foundry TrueTypeYou can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketWhat Is TRT Interval Mono, Exactly?
TRT Interval Mono is a monospace sans serif family from True Type Lab. Every character takes the same horizontal width. That fixed advance width forces text onto a strict grid.
In one sentence, TRT Interval Mono is a five-weight monospace sans serif. Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani designed it, and True Type Lab publishes it.
The product description says the family rests on geometry and a modular grid. It also claims that select glyphs carry subtle details, which add a human touch. I treat that claim as a hypothesis. The test section below checks it.
Who Sells TRT Interval Mono, and for How Much?
Four storefronts carry the family. MyFonts charges $19 per style and $29 for all five weights. A Designer Edition bundle with three styles (Light, Regular, Bold) costs $21. Creative Market lists the font at $25. Gumroad and Envato Elements also carry it.
A demo version exists as well. It has three weights and a limited glyph set. The license allows personal use only.
What Is Listing Drift?
Listing Drift is the mismatch between what different stores say about one family. TRT Interval Mono shows it clearly.
Creative Market sells it as “TRT Interval Mono Font.” MyFonts and Gumroad use the name “TRT Interval.” Gumroad lists OTF, TTF, WOFF and variable formats. The MyFonts page lists five styles and mentions no variable file. So check the file list before you pay.
How Do You Test a Monospace Font Like TRT Interval Mono?
A specimen tells you little about a fixed-width face. Alignment, weight, spacing, and missing styles show up only when you set real text. I use three checks. Each one targets a known weak point of monospace type.
Column Drift
Column Drift is the sideways creep that appears when one glyph breaks the fixed advance width. It ruins tables and code. Set 60 lines of an ASCII table at 12 px. Then draw a vertical guide and look for any character that leaves its column.
The Weight Ladder
The Weight Ladder describes how far apart neighboring weights sit. TRT Interval Mono has five rungs: ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, and Bold. Set one line in all five at 12, 16, and 48 px. Can you tell Regular from Medium at 12 px? Close neighbors often blur at small sizes.
The Italic Gap
The Italic Gap is the set of jobs a family cannot do because it ships no italic styles. For TRT Interval Mono, that set is real. Many code editor themes italicize comments. Editorial layouts need italics for titles and emphasis, and some interfaces use them for hints.
You have two workarounds. First, pair the family with an italic from another typeface. Second, use weight or color for emphasis. I prefer the second option in code and the first in print. A mismatched italic always looks borrowed.
Where Does TRT Interval Mono Work Best?
Branding and Wordmarks
Fixed widths give a wordmark an even rhythm. You don’t kern a monospace font, because the grid spaces every letter. That makes TRT Interval Mono a sensible base for technical brands. Use ExtraLight and Light at 48 px or larger, since thin strokes need room. Bold is the safer choice for small marks.
Editorial Layouts
Monospace type suits captions, data labels, and pull statistics. Long body text is another matter. Letters like i and l take the same width as m and w, so reading slows. I would not set a feature article in TRT Interval Mono. I would set the image credits in it.
Interfaces and Code
Dashboards benefit most. Numerals line up in every row, so a pricing table or log viewer keeps its columns without tabular-figure settings. For code, the family works in a plain editor. Themes that italicize comments will fall back to upright text or a substitute. Test that in your own editor before you commit.
Pairing TRT Interval Mono With a Proportional Typeface
Monospace type rarely carries a whole layout. Pair it with a proportional face for paragraphs, and keep TRT Interval Mono for labels, figures, and credits. Match x-heights rather than point sizes, because x-heights decide how two faces sit together. A 60-character measure also works well, since the fixed width makes that count exact.
A proportional serif gives the strongest contrast. A proportional sans gives the quietest result. I lean toward the serif because two sans serifs side by side compete for the same job.
Where Does TRT Interval Mono Sit in the True Type Lab Lineup?
True Type Lab sells at least three monospace families. TRT Interval Mono is the sans serif with five weights. TRT Typeport Mono, according to MyFonts, offers six weights, a variable axis, more than 400 glyphs, and 200-plus languages. Supply Family lists TRT Aigo Mono as a monospace serif with five weights from Light to Bold.
Each family fills a different gap. On paper, TRT Interval Mono is the most restrained of the three, because its description stresses precision and restraint. Typeport targets buyers who need language coverage. Aigo targets editorial work that wants warmth.
How Does TRT Interval Mono Compare With JetBrains Mono and IBM Plex Mono?
JetBrains Mono is free under the SIL Open Font License, and JetBrains built it for developers. It ships italics. IBM Plex Mono is open source too and also includes italics. Courier, by contrast, carries typewriter slab serifs, and Howard Kettler drew it for IBM in 1955. TRT Interval Mono is a sans serif, so it has none of that baggage.
My position is simple. For code, pick JetBrains Mono, because it costs nothing and covers italics. For a wordmark or magazine sidebar, pick TRT Interval Mono. A free developer font looks like a developer tool.
If you need a variable axis, TRT Typeport Mono is the closest match. Interval Mono wins on price and restraint.
What Does the TRT Interval Mono License Allow?
The MyFonts desktop license covers logos, posters, PDFs, packaging, and social posts. It excludes websites, apps, server installs, AI training, and font modification. It also forbids sharing the files. A webfont license covers one domain only.
Creative Market and Envato Elements run their own license terms. Read those before you assume anything. I’m not a lawyer, and the EULA decides.
Where Is Monospace Typography Heading?
Italics will arrive first. Within two years, I expect most new paid monospace families to include them, because developers already ask for them.
Variable files follow. Five static weights will look thin once buyers compare them with a continuous weight axis.
Brand work comes last. Monospace wordmarks keep spreading among software and AI companies, and ExtraLight headlines suit that look.
TRT Interval Mono at a Glance
AttributeDetailNameTRT Interval Mono (also sold as TRT Interval)DesignerYusilo Oktaprima ArdaniFoundryTrue Type LabCategoryMonospace sans serifWeightsExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, BoldItalicsNone listed on MyFontsMyFonts debutOctober 13, 2025MyFonts price$19 per style, $29 for the five-style familyCreative Market price$25Formats on GumroadOTF, TTF, WOFF, variableBest forWordmarks, captions, dashboards, data tablesWeak spotThe Italic GapWeb useNeeds a separate webfont licenseYou can get the complete family from:
Envato Elements MyFonts Creative MarketCommon Questions About TRT Interval Mono
What is TRT Interval Mono?
TRT Interval Mono is a monospace sans serif family by Yusilo Oktaprima Ardani. True Type Lab publishes it in five weights, from ExtraLight to Bold.
Does TRT Interval Mono have italics?
No. The MyFonts listing shows five styles and no italic. Pair it with another family if you need one.
How much does TRT Interval Mono cost?
MyFonts charges $19 per style and $29 for the five-style family. Creative Market lists it at $25. Prices change, so check the store.
Is TRT Interval Mono a variable font?
The Gumroad listing names a variable format. The MyFonts page lists five static styles and no variable file. Confirm the download contents before you buy.
Can I use TRT Interval Mono on a website?
Only with a webfont license. The MyFonts desktop license excludes websites. A webfont license covers a single domain.
Is there a free version of TRT Interval Mono?
A demo with three weights and limited glyphs exists for personal use. Commercial work requires the full license.
Is TRT Interval Mono good for coding?
It works in a plain editor. However, the Italic Gap hurts themes that italicize comments. JetBrains Mono costs nothing and ships italics.
Which TRT Interval Mono weight should I start with?
Start with Regular for text and Bold for small marks. Use ExtraLight only at 48 px or larger.
Browse WE AND THE COLOR’s Fonts category for more.
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@heartcollar I found this initiative very poorly written and extremely weak, especially the initial text, which is what should appeal one to sign:
> "digital identity and age-assurance systems used to access online services in the Union remain voluntary, privacy-preserving and non-discriminatory"
The only good word here is "voluntary". The other, "privacy-preserving", is pointless because European Commission is exactly trying to sell all this as "privacy-preserving" already. So they can just say "sure it is!". But the crucial point that's being discussed by experts, like those at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is that such technologies simply *cannot* be privacy-preserving. The text of this initiative misses this important point. The final term, "non-discriminatory", is also pointless: sure, everyone will be chat-controlled and surveilled; no discrimination there, don't worry.
> "Citizens must not be forced to identify themselves to access lawful online content or services unless strictly necessary"
That "unless strictly necessary" again makes the whole sentence crumble. The argument of the European Commission is that these measures *are* strictly necessary, "for the good of the children" and whatnot other such bullshit. So also this statement of the initiative plays into the hands of the European Commission.
> "The legislation should require anonymous or pseudonymous proof-of-age, data minimisation..."
Yeah the legislation is already sold as doing that (but again, that's a technical impossibility). So the European Commission can simply say "but that's exactly what we're doing".
To repeat myself: the main, "advertising" text of this initiative is so weak that at first I even thought this was actually set up by some pro-chat-control groups...
A much better initiative is still Fight Chat Control:
https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
Keep on writing to the parliament members, and organize protest marches, job strikes, and the like. -
I Love People. I Just Need to De-People
I love people. But then, I just need everyone to sod off. In the nicest possible way. Please.
So, I’ve invented a new definition for the word:
De-people. What you need to do after you’ve had too much of… well, people.
I genuinely find people fascinating, from their stories, their experiences, their life lessons, their memories etc. I could talk to a stranger for hours and then say goodbye now knowing their mother’s family history and what happened on their holiday to Morocco with an ex-boyfriend in 1994.
You see, people are exhausting. Not all of them. I have some incredible, wonderful friends and family who are precious to me and I meet amazing strangers from supermarket cashiers to random people on the street. But, some people just have the emotional intelligence of a Tesco trolley with a wonky wheel. Some attract drama like a Desperate Beverley Hills Housewife. Some are just fickle and fake.
And then there are the ones where, when you’ve finished talking to them you’re thinking: I need to lie in a dark room asap.
My brain goes:
“Cue shutdown. Terminate all access points.”
So I De-People.
I’m not upset or angry. I haven’t suddenly decided I prefer trees to humans. Although… no. That’s another article.
I just reach my limit.
So how do I De-People? Well, it’s not that glamorous.
Pyjamas, mainly. Biscuits, many, obviously. A film, a book, a long hot bubble bath with candles and a bit of meditation if I’m feeling my spiritual woowoo come on. Sometimes I clean the hob. Not a euphemism. Sometimes I DIY then announce, “pffft, so the picture’s a bit wonky!” and then leave it like that for five years. And then perhaps some online shopping, because even when I’ve retreated, I still really need more shoes!
How I don’t De-People is on a £475 Spiritual Retreat in the Cotswolds, sipping flowery water and journalling by a scenic, tinkling river with some floating lager cans bobbing about.
Although I love a Spiritual Retreat. Message me with offers.
No, I just need to be at home to Sit and Sigh. That’s my technical term.
And here’s the weird bit. I can have an amazing night out, laughing, dancing, meeting fascinating people, hearing brilliant stories but come home thinking, what a bloody brilliant night. Then, my internal De-People siren is flashing red:
“CEASE ALL HUMAN INTERACTION.”
I’m an empath. I listen, I commiserate, I howl with laughter, I get genuinely excited about their news. But then it stays with me. I worry about them, keep laughing about their story, feel inspired by their adventures and my soul has absorbed all their energy like water on a paper towel.
I can go from Hero to Zero in 12 hours.
As a child, I knew loneliness. I was different from other children, physically, so hospital was my safe place. When home life was frightening, or lonely, I’d go to my bedroom, change Sindy into her 14th outfit of the day and play my Muppet Show record.
Or, I’d pray my next hospital visit would come quickly so I could be away from home again.
But don’t confuse loneliness with being alone. They’re different.
Being lonely is wanting someone when there isn’t someone.
Being alone can be a choice.
This two-minute video with Melissa Hogenboom, a Science Journalist, explains why there’s a link between solitude and mental focus.
I feel heard!
Silence is exquisite.
We live in a world where we’re expected to be permanently available or constantly connected. Message, call, meet, like, share, comment, reply, engage, organise. It’s relentless!!
Sometimes I don’t want to reply. Sometimes I don’t want to engage. Sometimes I don’t even know what dinner is, as I stare at my empty fridge, wondering if there’s a recipe for four small potatoes, sauerkraut, Greek yoghurt, dark chocolate and 300 condiments.
And sometimes it’s great just people-watching from our window, while we sip coffee and shove biscuits into our face at record-breaking speed.
It’s okay.
Look, we can love people but still need a break from them. We can adore being surrounded by others but then crave a padded panic room afterwards. I can easily cavort around a great bar on Saturday night like Liza Minnelli at an awards ceremony but then want everyone to sod off by ten!
This is what we forget. Solitude doesn’t always equate to loneliness. Solitude is simply our reset after a day of thinking, talking, organising, and soaking up ‘noise’.
So, if you fantasise about a day when nobody needs you, talks to you, messages you with “Can I ask…?”, “Are you coming…?”, “Did you read…?”, “Did you organise…?”, “Have you done…”, you just need to De-People.
Sit and Sigh with ice cream in bed at midday. Wear one sock around the house and no bra. Ignore your phone. Stare at the raindrops on the window. Shave your face. (Menopausal sisters: if you know, you know…) Do absolutely bugger all. For YOU.
And if you need me?
I’m unavailable until the day after tomorrow.
I’m De-Peopling.
#Humor #Loneliness #Writing #blog #creativeWriting #emotions #life #love #menopause #mentalHealth #selfCare -
I Love People. I Just Need to De-People
I love people. But then, I just need everyone to sod off. In the nicest possible way. Please.
So, I’ve invented a new definition for the word:
De-people. What you need to do after you’ve had too much of… well, people.
I genuinely find people fascinating, from their stories, their experiences, their life lessons, their memories etc. I could talk to a stranger for hours and then say goodbye now knowing their mother’s family history and what happened on their holiday to Morocco with an ex-boyfriend in 1994.
You see, people are exhausting. Not all of them. I have some incredible, wonderful friends and family who are precious to me and I meet amazing strangers from supermarket cashiers to random people on the street. But, some people just have the emotional intelligence of a Tesco trolley with a wonky wheel. Some attract drama like a Desperate Beverley Hills Housewife. Some are just fickle and fake.
And then there are the ones where, when you’ve finished talking to them you’re thinking: I need to lie in a dark room asap.
My brain goes:
“Cue shutdown. Terminate all access points.”
So I De-People.
I’m not upset or angry. I haven’t suddenly decided I prefer trees to humans. Although… no. That’s another article.
I just reach my limit.
So how do I De-People? Well, it’s not that glamorous.
Pyjamas, mainly. Biscuits, many, obviously. A film, a book, a long hot bubble bath with candles and a bit of meditation if I’m feeling my spiritual woowoo come on. Sometimes I clean the hob. Not a euphemism. Sometimes I DIY then announce, “pffft, so the picture’s a bit wonky!” and then leave it like that for five years. And then perhaps some online shopping, because even when I’ve retreated, I still really need more shoes!
How I don’t De-People is on a £475 Spiritual Retreat in the Cotswolds, sipping flowery water and journalling by a scenic, tinkling river with some floating lager cans bobbing about.
Although I love a Spiritual Retreat. Message me with offers.
No, I just need to be at home to Sit and Sigh. That’s my technical term.
And here’s the weird bit. I can have an amazing night out, laughing, dancing, meeting fascinating people, hearing brilliant stories but come home thinking, what a bloody brilliant night. Then, my internal De-People siren is flashing red:
“CEASE ALL HUMAN INTERACTION.”
I’m an empath. I listen, I commiserate, I howl with laughter, I get genuinely excited about their news. But then it stays with me. I worry about them, keep laughing about their story, feel inspired by their adventures and my soul has absorbed all their energy like water on a paper towel.
I can go from Hero to Zero in 12 hours.
As a child, I knew loneliness. I was different from other children, physically, so hospital was my safe place. When home life was frightening, or lonely, I’d go to my bedroom, change Sindy into her 14th outfit of the day and play my Muppet Show record.
Or, I’d pray my next hospital visit would come quickly so I could be away from home again.
But don’t confuse loneliness with being alone. They’re different.
Being lonely is wanting someone when there isn’t someone.
Being alone can be a choice.
This two-minute video with Melissa Hogenboom, a Science Journalist, explains why there’s a link between solitude and mental focus.
I feel heard!
Silence is exquisite.
We live in a world where we’re expected to be permanently available or constantly connected. Message, call, meet, like, share, comment, reply, engage, organise. It’s relentless!!
Sometimes I don’t want to reply. Sometimes I don’t want to engage. Sometimes I don’t even know what dinner is, as I stare at my empty fridge, wondering if there’s a recipe for four small potatoes, sauerkraut, Greek yoghurt, dark chocolate and 300 condiments.
And sometimes it’s great just people-watching from our window, while we sip coffee and shove biscuits into our face at record-breaking speed.
It’s okay.
Look, we can love people but still need a break from them. We can adore being surrounded by others but then crave a padded panic room afterwards. I can easily cavort around a great bar on Saturday night like Liza Minnelli at an awards ceremony but then want everyone to sod off by ten!
This is what we forget. Solitude doesn’t always equate to loneliness. Solitude is simply our reset after a day of thinking, talking, organising, and soaking up ‘noise’.
So, if you fantasise about a day when nobody needs you, talks to you, messages you with “Can I ask…?”, “Are you coming…?”, “Did you read…?”, “Did you organise…?”, “Have you done…”, you just need to De-People.
Sit and Sigh with ice cream in bed at midday. Wear one sock around the house and no bra. Ignore your phone. Stare at the raindrops on the window. Shave your face. (Menopausal sisters: if you know, you know…) Do absolutely bugger all. For YOU.
And if you need me?
I’m unavailable until the day after tomorrow.
I’m De-Peopling.
#Humor #Loneliness #Writing #blog #creativeWriting #emotions #life #love #menopause #mentalHealth #selfCare -
I Love People. I Just Need to De-People
I love people. But then, I just need everyone to sod off. In the nicest possible way. Please.
So, I’ve invented a new definition for the word:
De-people. What you need to do after you’ve had too much of… well, people.
I genuinely find people fascinating, from their stories, their experiences, their life lessons, their memories etc. I could talk to a stranger for hours and then say goodbye now knowing their mother’s family history and what happened on their holiday to Morocco with an ex-boyfriend in 1994.
You see, people are exhausting. Not all of them. I have some incredible, wonderful friends and family who are precious to me and I meet amazing strangers from supermarket cashiers to random people on the street. But, some people just have the emotional intelligence of a Tesco trolley with a wonky wheel. Some attract drama like a Desperate Beverley Hills Housewife. Some are just fickle and fake.
And then there are the ones where, when you’ve finished talking to them you’re thinking: I need to lie in a dark room asap.
My brain goes:
“Cue shutdown. Terminate all access points.”
So I De-People.
I’m not upset or angry. I haven’t suddenly decided I prefer trees to humans. Although… no. That’s another article.
I just reach my limit.
So how do I De-People? Well, it’s not that glamorous.
Pyjamas, mainly. Biscuits, many, obviously. A film, a book, a long hot bubble bath with candles and a bit of meditation if I’m feeling my spiritual woowoo come on. Sometimes I clean the hob. Not a euphemism. Sometimes I DIY then announce, “pffft, so the picture’s a bit wonky!” and then leave it like that for five years. And then perhaps some online shopping, because even when I’ve retreated, I still really need more shoes!
How I don’t De-People is on a £475 Spiritual Retreat in the Cotswolds, sipping flowery water and journalling by a scenic, tinkling river with some floating lager cans bobbing about.
Although I love a Spiritual Retreat. Message me with offers.
No, I just need to be at home to Sit and Sigh. That’s my technical term.
And here’s the weird bit. I can have an amazing night out, laughing, dancing, meeting fascinating people, hearing brilliant stories but come home thinking, what a bloody brilliant night. Then, my internal De-People siren is flashing red:
“CEASE ALL HUMAN INTERACTION.”
I’m an empath. I listen, I commiserate, I howl with laughter, I get genuinely excited about their news. But then it stays with me. I worry about them, keep laughing about their story, feel inspired by their adventures and my soul has absorbed all their energy like water on a paper towel.
I can go from Hero to Zero in 12 hours.
As a child, I knew loneliness. I was different from other children, physically, so hospital was my safe place. When home life was frightening, or lonely, I’d go to my bedroom, change Sindy into her 14th outfit of the day and play my Muppet Show record.
Or, I’d pray my next hospital visit would come quickly so I could be away from home again.
But don’t confuse loneliness with being alone. They’re different.
Being lonely is wanting someone when there isn’t someone.
Being alone can be a choice.
This two-minute video with Melissa Hogenboom, a Science Journalist, explains why there’s a link between solitude and mental focus.
I feel heard!
Silence is exquisite.
We live in a world where we’re expected to be permanently available or constantly connected. Message, call, meet, like, share, comment, reply, engage, organise. It’s relentless!!
Sometimes I don’t want to reply. Sometimes I don’t want to engage. Sometimes I don’t even know what dinner is, as I stare at my empty fridge, wondering if there’s a recipe for four small potatoes, sauerkraut, Greek yoghurt, dark chocolate and 300 condiments.
And sometimes it’s great just people-watching from our window, while we sip coffee and shove biscuits into our face at record-breaking speed.
It’s okay.
Look, we can love people but still need a break from them. We can adore being surrounded by others but then crave a padded panic room afterwards. I can easily cavort around a great bar on Saturday night like Liza Minnelli at an awards ceremony but then want everyone to sod off by ten!
This is what we forget. Solitude doesn’t always equate to loneliness. Solitude is simply our reset after a day of thinking, talking, organising, and soaking up ‘noise’.
So, if you fantasise about a day when nobody needs you, talks to you, messages you with “Can I ask…?”, “Are you coming…?”, “Did you read…?”, “Did you organise…?”, “Have you done…”, you just need to De-People.
Sit and Sigh with ice cream in bed at midday. Wear one sock around the house and no bra. Ignore your phone. Stare at the raindrops on the window. Shave your face. (Menopausal sisters: if you know, you know…) Do absolutely bugger all. For YOU.
And if you need me?
I’m unavailable until the day after tomorrow.
I’m De-Peopling.
#Humor #Loneliness #Writing #blog #creativeWriting #emotions #life #love #menopause #mentalHealth #selfCare -
I Love People. I Just Need to De-People
I love people. But then, I just need everyone to sod off. In the nicest possible way. Please.
So, I’ve invented a new definition for the word:
De-people. What you need to do after you’ve had too much of… well, people.
I genuinely find people fascinating, from their stories, their experiences, their life lessons, their memories etc. I could talk to a stranger for hours and then say goodbye now knowing their mother’s family history and what happened on their holiday to Morocco with an ex-boyfriend in 1994.
You see, people are exhausting. Not all of them. I have some incredible, wonderful friends and family who are precious to me and I meet amazing strangers from supermarket cashiers to random people on the street. But, some people just have the emotional intelligence of a Tesco trolley with a wonky wheel. Some attract drama like a Desperate Beverley Hills Housewife. Some are just fickle and fake.
And then there are the ones where, when you’ve finished talking to them you’re thinking: I need to lie in a dark room asap.
My brain goes:
“Cue shutdown. Terminate all access points.”
So I De-People.
I’m not upset or angry. I haven’t suddenly decided I prefer trees to humans. Although… no. That’s another article.
I just reach my limit.
So how do I De-People? Well, it’s not that glamorous.
Pyjamas, mainly. Biscuits, many, obviously. A film, a book, a long hot bubble bath with candles and a bit of meditation if I’m feeling my spiritual woowoo come on. Sometimes I clean the hob. Not a euphemism. Sometimes I DIY then announce, “pffft, so the picture’s a bit wonky!” and then leave it like that for five years. And then perhaps some online shopping, because even when I’ve retreated, I still really need more shoes!
How I don’t De-People is on a £475 Spiritual Retreat in the Cotswolds, sipping flowery water and journalling by a scenic, tinkling river with some floating lager cans bobbing about.
Although I love a Spiritual Retreat. Message me with offers.
No, I just need to be at home to Sit and Sigh. That’s my technical term.
And here’s the weird bit. I can have an amazing night out, laughing, dancing, meeting fascinating people, hearing brilliant stories but come home thinking, what a bloody brilliant night. Then, my internal De-People siren is flashing red:
“CEASE ALL HUMAN INTERACTION.”
I’m an empath. I listen, I commiserate, I howl with laughter, I get genuinely excited about their news. But then it stays with me. I worry about them, keep laughing about their story, feel inspired by their adventures and my soul has absorbed all their energy like water on a paper towel.
I can go from Hero to Zero in 12 hours.
As a child, I knew loneliness. I was different from other children, physically, so hospital was my safe place. When home life was frightening, or lonely, I’d go to my bedroom, change Sindy into her 14th outfit of the day and play my Muppet Show record.
Or, I’d pray my next hospital visit would come quickly so I could be away from home again.
But don’t confuse loneliness with being alone. They’re different.
Being lonely is wanting someone when there isn’t someone.
Being alone can be a choice.
This two-minute video with Melissa Hogenboom, a Science Journalist, explains why there’s a link between solitude and mental focus.
I feel heard!
Silence is exquisite.
We live in a world where we’re expected to be permanently available or constantly connected. Message, call, meet, like, share, comment, reply, engage, organise. It’s relentless!!
Sometimes I don’t want to reply. Sometimes I don’t want to engage. Sometimes I don’t even know what dinner is, as I stare at my empty fridge, wondering if there’s a recipe for four small potatoes, sauerkraut, Greek yoghurt, dark chocolate and 300 condiments.
And sometimes it’s great just people-watching from our window, while we sip coffee and shove biscuits into our face at record-breaking speed.
It’s okay.
Look, we can love people but still need a break from them. We can adore being surrounded by others but then crave a padded panic room afterwards. I can easily cavort around a great bar on Saturday night like Liza Minnelli at an awards ceremony but then want everyone to sod off by ten!
This is what we forget. Solitude doesn’t always equate to loneliness. Solitude is simply our reset after a day of thinking, talking, organising, and soaking up ‘noise’.
So, if you fantasise about a day when nobody needs you, talks to you, messages you with “Can I ask…?”, “Are you coming…?”, “Did you read…?”, “Did you organise…?”, “Have you done…”, you just need to De-People.
Sit and Sigh with ice cream in bed at midday. Wear one sock around the house and no bra. Ignore your phone. Stare at the raindrops on the window. Shave your face. (Menopausal sisters: if you know, you know…) Do absolutely bugger all. For YOU.
And if you need me?
I’m unavailable until the day after tomorrow.
I’m De-Peopling.
#Humor #Loneliness #Writing #blog #creativeWriting #emotions #life #love #menopause #mentalHealth #selfCare -
Weekly output: Starship reaches orbit, Lola’s AI travel booking, SCTE emceeing, AI meets cybersecurity, White House AI accord, Google’s AI search, Firefox’s search switcher, Starlink in post-hurricane Jamaica
The end of the month often brings a flurry of articles as I try to max out what I can put on an invoice for each client. You can see that happening with this week’s list–as well as the reappearance of a client that hadn’t shown up on these lists in years.
I also had my own end-of-the-month deadline to meet at Patreon, where I owe my patrons two extra posts a month. I wrote my second for September late Tuesday night, about how long it took me to reach marginal competence in reading the quarterly earnings filings of publicly-traded companies.
9/28/2026: After One Hiccup, SpaceX Reaches Orbit With Starship’s 14th Launch, PCMag
I rushed to write a post off Starship’s 14th launch–followed by SpaceX calling off an attempt to proceed to orbit, SpaceX reversing that call, and Starship’s upper stage finally reaching orbit to deploy 26 V3 Starlink satellites–before heading to Dulles to fly to Atlanta for the cable industry’s SCTE TechExpo conference. After landing, I wrote a quick update covering the successful re-entry and controlled splashdown of Starship’s upper stage.
9/29/2026: You Booked the Flights. AI Travel Site From Kayak Co-Founders Wants to Do the Rest, PCMag
As a frequent user of Kayak, I was interested in the founders of that travel-booking site launching a new, AI-based site called Lola to book lodging, meals and experiences. So I squeezed in a call with one of Lola’s co-founders, Steve Hafner, Monday morning.
9/29/2026: Cross-Domain Network Evolution, SCTE TechExpo
I emceed this part of the programming at SCTE; that limited role meant I did not need to bring any technical knowledge to the stage but did need to pronounce names correctly. My compensation for that brief work was a comped hotel room a short walk from the venue.
9/30/2026: White House AI accord, Al Jazeera
I offered some brief commentary, translated live into Arabic for this Arabic-language news channel, on the substance-light commitment by six leading AI firms–Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI and xAI–to develop AI responsibly.
10/1/2026: Don’t Worry About AI Overlords. Focus on Boring Stuff You Should’ve Fixed Ages Ago, PCMag
I don’t usually cover the panels I moderate, but my fellow speakers on this panel I led at HumanX Amsterdam two weeks ago—Aikido co-founder Madeline Lawrence, Noma Security chief information security officer Diana Kelley, and Tenable chief product officer Eric Doerr–had such quotable insights that I had to write up our conversation.
10/2/2026: When you should use Google’s AI for search — and when you should skip it, The Washington Post
It had been a while since I last could point to a new byline at my old shop. It’s been much longer–more than 15 years–since I offered any consumer-tech advice there. But one of my old colleagues asked if I would be interested in writing practical advice on technology, and I said I would–since the demise of my USA Today column, I haven’t had the chance to do much of that. This piece ran online Thursday and made its way into the “Trending” list while drawing more than 200 comments (yes, I do read the comments, and you can spot one reply from me in them), then had a print appearance in Saturday’s paper.
10/2/2026: Only one browser has this really helpful search tool, The Washington Post
I also wrote a tip–in essence, reviving the Help File column I wrote for the Post, but hopefully in less wonky form–about how Mozilla Firefox’s search-switch feature makes it easy to experiment with different search engines and how other browser developers should steal that good idea.
10/2/2026: How Starlink Helped Get Jamaica Back Online After Hurricane Melissa, PCMag
I wasn’t sure that SCTE’s insider-ish agenda would leave me much to write up for PCMag’s consumer audience, but this presentation Wednesday afternoon by two executives with the telecom firm Liberty Latin America yielded more than enough. I had a rushed chat with these guys right after their talk and then had to duck out to find a spot in a hallway upstairs to set up for that Al Jazeera appearance.
#agenticAI #AIMode #AIOverview #AITravelSearch #ATL #Atlanta #cybersecurity #Firefox #Gemini #Georgia #GoogleAI #HumanX #HurricaneMelissa #informationSecurity #Jamaica #Kayak #LibertyLatinAmerica #Lola #Mozilla #SCTE #SCTETechExpo #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #Tenable #washingtonPost #WhiteHouseAIAccord -
Weekly output: Starship reaches orbit, Lola’s AI travel booking, SCTE emceeing, AI meets cybersecurity, White House AI accord, Google’s AI search, Firefox’s search switcher, Starlink in post-hurricane Jamaica
The end of the month often brings a flurry of articles as I try to max out what I can put on an invoice for each client. You can see that happening with this week’s list–as well as the reappearance of a client that hadn’t shown up on these lists in years.
I also had my own end-of-the-month deadline to meet at Patreon, where I owe my patrons two extra posts a month. I wrote my second for September late Tuesday night, about how long it took me to reach marginal competence in reading the quarterly earnings filings of publicly-traded companies.
9/28/2026: After One Hiccup, SpaceX Reaches Orbit With Starship’s 14th Launch, PCMag
I rushed to write a post off Starship’s 14th launch–followed by SpaceX calling off an attempt to proceed to orbit, SpaceX reversing that call, and Starship’s upper stage finally reaching orbit to deploy 26 V3 Starlink satellites–before heading to Dulles to fly to Atlanta for the cable industry’s SCTE TechExpo conference. After landing, I wrote a quick update covering the successful re-entry and controlled splashdown of Starship’s upper stage.
9/29/2026: You Booked the Flights. AI Travel Site From Kayak Co-Founders Wants to Do the Rest, PCMag
As a frequent user of Kayak, I was interested in the founders of that travel-booking site launching a new, AI-based site called Lola to book lodging, meals and experiences. So I squeezed in a call with one of Lola’s co-founders, Steve Hafner, Monday morning.
9/29/2026: Cross-Domain Network Evolution, SCTE TechExpo
I emceed this part of the programming at SCTE; that limited role meant I did not need to bring any technical knowledge to the stage but did need to pronounce names correctly. My compensation for that brief work was a comped hotel room a short walk from the venue.
9/30/2026: White House AI accord, Al Jazeera
I offered some brief commentary, translated live into Arabic for this Arabic-language news channel, on the substance-light commitment by six leading AI firms–Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI and xAI–to develop AI responsibly.
10/1/2026: Don’t Worry About AI Overlords. Focus on Boring Stuff You Should’ve Fixed Ages Ago, PCMag
I don’t usually cover the panels I moderate, but my fellow speakers on this panel I led at HumanX Amsterdam two weeks ago—Aikido co-founder Madeline Lawrence, Noma Security chief information security officer Diana Kelley, and Tenable chief product officer Eric Doerr–had such quotable insights that I had to write up our conversation.
10/2/2026: When you should use Google’s AI for search — and when you should skip it, The Washington Post
It had been a while since I last could point to a new byline at my old shop. It’s been much longer–more than 15 years–since I offered any consumer-tech advice there. But one of my old colleagues asked if I would be interested in writing practical advice on technology, and I said I would–since the demise of my USA Today column, I haven’t had the chance to do much of that. This piece ran online Thursday and made its way into the “Trending” list while drawing more than 200 comments (yes, I do read the comments, and you can spot one reply from me in them), then had a print appearance in Saturday’s paper.
10/2/2026: Only one browser has this really helpful search tool, The Washington Post
I also wrote a tip–in essence, reviving the Help File column I wrote for the Post, but hopefully in less wonky form–about how Mozilla Firefox’s search-switch feature makes it easy to experiment with different search engines and how other browser developers should steal that good idea.
10/2/2026: How Starlink Helped Get Jamaica Back Online After Hurricane Melissa, PCMag
I wasn’t sure that SCTE’s insider-ish agenda would leave me much to write up for PCMag’s consumer audience, but this presentation Wednesday afternoon by two executives with the telecom firm Liberty Latin America yielded more than enough. I had a rushed chat with these guys right after their talk and then had to duck out to find a spot in a hallway upstairs to set up for that Al Jazeera appearance.
#agenticAI #AIMode #AIOverview #AITravelSearch #ATL #Atlanta #cybersecurity #Firefox #Gemini #Georgia #GoogleAI #HumanX #HurricaneMelissa #informationSecurity #Jamaica #Kayak #LibertyLatinAmerica #Lola #Mozilla #SCTE #SCTETechExpo #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #Tenable #washingtonPost #WhiteHouseAIAccord -
Weekly output: Starship reaches orbit, Lola’s AI travel booking, SCTE emceeing, AI meets cybersecurity, White House AI accord, Google’s AI search, Firefox’s search switcher, Starlink in post-hurricane Jamaica
The end of the month often brings a flurry of articles as I try to max out what I can put on an invoice for each client. You can see that happening with this week’s list–as well as the reappearance of a client that hadn’t shown up on these lists in years.
I also had my own end-of-the-month deadline to meet at Patreon, where I owe my patrons two extra posts a month. I wrote my second for September late Tuesday night, about how long it took me to reach marginal competence in reading the quarterly earnings filings of publicly-traded companies.
9/28/2026: After One Hiccup, SpaceX Reaches Orbit With Starship’s 14th Launch, PCMag
I rushed to write a post off Starship’s 14th launch–followed by SpaceX calling off an attempt to proceed to orbit, SpaceX reversing that call, and Starship’s upper stage finally reaching orbit to deploy 26 V3 Starlink satellites–before heading to Dulles to fly to Atlanta for the cable industry’s SCTE TechExpo conference. After landing, I wrote a quick update covering the successful re-entry and controlled splashdown of Starship’s upper stage.
9/29/2026: You Booked the Flights. AI Travel Site From Kayak Co-Founders Wants to Do the Rest, PCMag
As a frequent user of Kayak, I was interested in the founders of that travel-booking site launching a new, AI-based site called Lola to book lodging, meals and experiences. So I squeezed in a call with one of Lola’s co-founders, Steve Hafner, Monday morning.
9/29/2026: Cross-Domain Network Evolution, SCTE TechExpo
I emceed this part of the programming at SCTE; that limited role meant I did not need to bring any technical knowledge to the stage but did need to pronounce names correctly. My compensation for that brief work was a comped hotel room a short walk from the venue.
9/30/2026: White House AI accord, Al Jazeera
I offered some brief commentary, translated live into Arabic for this Arabic-language news channel, on the substance-light commitment by six leading AI firms–Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI and xAI–to develop AI responsibly.
10/1/2026: Don’t Worry About AI Overlords. Focus on Boring Stuff You Should’ve Fixed Ages Ago, PCMag
I don’t usually cover the panels I moderate, but my fellow speakers on this panel I led at HumanX Amsterdam two weeks ago—Aikido co-founder Madeline Lawrence, Noma Security chief information security officer Diana Kelley, and Tenable chief product officer Eric Doerr–had such quotable insights that I had to write up our conversation.
10/2/2026: When you should use Google’s AI for search — and when you should skip it, The Washington Post
It had been a while since I last could point to a new byline at my old shop. It’s been much longer–more than 15 years–since I offered any consumer-tech advice there. But one of my old colleagues asked if I would be interested in writing practical advice on technology, and I said I would–since the demise of my USA Today column, I haven’t had the chance to do much of that. This piece ran online Thursday and made its way into the “Trending” list while drawing more than 200 comments (yes, I do read the comments, and you can spot one reply from me in them), then had a print appearance in Saturday’s paper.
10/2/2026: Only one browser has this really helpful search tool, The Washington Post
I also wrote a tip–in essence, reviving the Help File column I wrote for the Post, but hopefully in less wonky form–about how Mozilla Firefox’s search-switch feature makes it easy to experiment with different search engines and how other browser developers should steal that good idea.
10/2/2026: How Starlink Helped Get Jamaica Back Online After Hurricane Melissa, PCMag
I wasn’t sure that SCTE’s insider-ish agenda would leave me much to write up for PCMag’s consumer audience, but this presentation Wednesday afternoon by two executives with the telecom firm Liberty Latin America yielded more than enough. I had a rushed chat with these guys right after their talk and then had to duck out to find a spot in a hallway upstairs to set up for that Al Jazeera appearance.
#agenticAI #AIMode #AIOverview #AITravelSearch #ATL #Atlanta #cybersecurity #Firefox #Gemini #Georgia #GoogleAI #HumanX #HurricaneMelissa #informationSecurity #Jamaica #Kayak #LibertyLatinAmerica #Lola #Mozilla #SCTE #SCTETechExpo #SpaceX #Starlink #Starship #Tenable #washingtonPost #WhiteHouseAIAccord -
Mi-tan is technically in the bed, I guess?
#CatsOfMastodon #caturday -
Mi-tan is technically in the bed, I guess?
#CatsOfMastodon #caturday -
Mi-tan is technically in the bed, I guess?
#CatsOfMastodon #caturday -
Mi-tan is technically in the bed, I guess?
#CatsOfMastodon #caturday -
One ‘correction’ for the pedantic among you.
Technically a QUEEN is not a queen at this stage but rather a GYNE - a female capable of becoming a reproductive queen.
On starting a nest she becomes a FOUNDRESS.
Only when her offspring hatch does she become a bona fide queen!
15/15
#bees