Tim's Blog https://notoriousbfg.com The personal blog of Tim White, Software Engineer from Somerset, UK. (Tim White) Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:28:23 +0000 Why do people drop litter? http://notoriousbfg.com/why-drop-litter Tim White Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Taste and Criticism: Appreciation for The Last of Us, Part 2 http://notoriousbfg.com/last-of-us-part-two-taste-criticism Tim White Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Comparing Player Stats http://notoriousbfg.com/comparing-player-stats Tim White Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Masters of our own destinies http://notoriousbfg.com/masters-of-doom At the weekend I finished reading 'Masters of Doom' which follows 'The Two Johns' (Romero and Carmack) (founders of id Software) who would make games like Wolfenstein 3-D, Doom and Quake and bring about vast cultural change in the process. Tim White Sun, 13 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 I hope I'm right (to be care-free) about AI http://notoriousbfg.com/i-hope-im-right-about-ai Tim White Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 Resonance/Inspiration http://notoriousbfg.com/resonance-inspiration Tim White Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Embracing the heterodox http://notoriousbfg.com/embracing-the-heterodox It's all just a shitty, sawdust-filled rabbit. Tim White Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Presence http://notoriousbfg.com/presence Tim White Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Some Quality Biases http://notoriousbfg.com/some-quality-biases Tim White Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 Constraint Breeds Creativity http://notoriousbfg.com/constraint-breeds-creativity Tim White Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 February http://notoriousbfg.com/february Tim White Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 June http://notoriousbfg.com/june Tim White Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Assumptions in Software http://notoriousbfg.com/assumptions-in-software Tim White Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Code and Context http://notoriousbfg.com/code-and-context Tim White Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Tell people something new http://notoriousbfg.com/tell-people-something-new Tim White Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Code Age vs Time to Recall http://notoriousbfg.com/code-age-vs-time-to-recall Tim White Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Side Project Zen http://notoriousbfg.com/side-project-zen Tim White Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The illusion of technology http://notoriousbfg.com/the-illusion-of-technology Tim White Sun, 04 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Success is Relative (updated) http://notoriousbfg.com/success-is-relative-updated Tim White Sun, 13 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Leonardo da Vinci, master of "Fake it 'til you make it" http://notoriousbfg.com/leonardo-da-vinci-master-of-fake-it-til-you-make-it Tim White Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The impact of culture http://notoriousbfg.com/the-impact-of-culture Tim White Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Substance in an increasingly superficial world http://notoriousbfg.com/substance-in-an-increasingly-superficial-world Tim White Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The Last of Us: Part II http://notoriousbfg.com/the-last-of-us-part-ii Tim White Sun, 05 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Does more choice make software development easier? http://notoriousbfg.com/does-more-choice-make-software-development-easier Tim White Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Marketing must be measurable http://notoriousbfg.com/marketing-must-be-measurable Tim White Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Understanding problems http://notoriousbfg.com/understanding-problems Tim White Tue, 19 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Stupidity and Malice http://notoriousbfg.com/stupidity-and-malice Tim White Sat, 16 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Building software, sharing knowledge http://notoriousbfg.com/building-software-sharing-knowledge Tim White Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Do the hard thing first http://notoriousbfg.com/do-the-hard-thing-first Tim White Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Criticism and Candor http://notoriousbfg.com/criticism-and-candor Tim White Tue, 24 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Interest and Purpose http://notoriousbfg.com/interest-and-purpose Tim White Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 "Nice" photographs http://notoriousbfg.com/nice-photographs Tim White Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A network-less world http://notoriousbfg.com/a-network-less-world Tim White Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Distractions http://notoriousbfg.com/distractions Tim White Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In 2019, I continued to learn http://notoriousbfg.com/in-2019-i-continued-to-learn Tim White Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Grit http://notoriousbfg.com/grit Tim White Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Recurrence in PHP http://notoriousbfg.com/recurrence-in-php Tim White Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Diet http://notoriousbfg.com/diet Tim White Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Reflections on Startup School 2019 http://notoriousbfg.com/reflections-on-startup-school-2019 Tim White Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Running http://notoriousbfg.com/running Tim White Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Success http://notoriousbfg.com/success Tim White Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Lessons from side projects http://notoriousbfg.com/lessons-from-side-projects Tim White Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A few notes before turning 21 http://notoriousbfg.com/a-few-notes-before-turning-21 Tim White Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 My first VR experience http://notoriousbfg.com/my-first-vr-experience Tim White Sun, 24 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 One week with NYTimes: Paying out of appreciation http://notoriousbfg.com/one-week-with-nytimes-paying-out-of-appreciation Tim White Sun, 17 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Finding purpose in side projects http://notoriousbfg.com/finding-purpose-in-side-projects Tim White Sat, 02 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000