I noodle about my pet atproto project for playing board & card games without a trusted 3rd party, and the foundations I'd need to make it a smooth and fun experience for people!
This custom made, almost kilogram brass curio is infuriatingly WONDERFUL. I *will* break into it… eventually.
Jul 17, 2025
Leaving Meta & how to reach me
I'm leaving Instagram & Facebook. I want less corporation in my human connection; here's how to reach me! ☺️
Jan 31, 2025
Yule's Chocolates
I judge these Christmassy chocolates Not Quality Enough (most of the time)
Jan 14, 2025
Easy image minification
I wrote the `jpegli` CLI tool to quickly reduce the pixel- and byte-size of images for my blog, using JPEGli compression.
Oct 11, 2024
Sneakernet Archive
I have a vision for sharing and storing community artefacts (eg. photos, stories) that's super easy for people, but also technically excellent for long-term archival.
Aug 22, 2024
Alien Clay
'Alien Clay' by Adrian Tchaikovsky was an excellent read/listen! Compelling & full of thoughtful moments, I can't recommend it enough.
Jun 20, 2024
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Max barely features, but it's gloriously mad. Explosions and brutality galore, but a moving central plot that made me stay for the story.
Jun 16, 2024
Ballet de España ¡Qué emoción!
Flamenco and bolero and ballet and contemporary dance in a gloriously colourful thrill of a performance!
Jun 15, 2024
Your space on the Web
Friends! Are you unsure how to make your own space on the web? I'm offering time, money &experience to help you build your online garden, away from the ads and head-hacking of the social media giants.
May 17, 2024
git download-subpath
I made a git helper tool that lets you retrieve files from a subpath of git without downloading the whole of the (possibly huge) repo.
May 14, 2024
IndieSearch
I built a prototype for client-side, fully distributed search for the IndieWeb — check out the demo & a little explainer.
May 12, 2024
Guessing Vinyl Colours
I used my Nix Mini colorimeter & a bit of maths to estimate transparency for some adhesive vinyl I bought.
May 7, 2024
Easy appreciation
I've built a "clap" feature into my blog so you can show appreciation anonymously and easily, if you want.
Apr 6, 2024
ChefGPT
I asked ChatGPT to give me a recipe for the ingredients I had at home, cooked its suggestion blind and… was unsurprised. I still got a lot from it though!
Mar 15, 2024
Barb Jungr's music felt good!
I went to Barb Jungr's performance in London Bridge, and it was delightful!
Mar 15, 2024
Bookmarks With Omnivore
I created an importer that brings articles I've read & enjoyed in Omnivore into my blog as IndieWeb bookmarks!
Jan 21, 2024
Importing Tweets
More than a year after I closed my Twitter account, I've imported my tweets to my blog.