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Some time back, I handed off a pile of technical magazines to a co-worker. This week she went through them, tearing out the stories she wanted to read, and putting the rest in recycling. Tearing …

I don’t feel like this is what Microsoft were expecting when they set up the ‘on this day’ feature. What a day though. What a day…

Just a heads-up that the listing for my forthcoming book Beyond Hope: Collective Power and Mutual care in the Long Emergency has just gone live on Amazon here in the UK, and that you’d be …

Instagram algorithms want people like me dead, so I'm leaving Instagram.

Worked on an interesting problem over the week: How do you pragmatically iterate over a series without using loops/iterators/etc? The solution takes you back to fundamentals, and back to maths. Inductive proofs hold the answer. …

The following morning I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON’T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER. It’s so short, so spare, and …

But what are OCs if not blorbos from my brain?

Today, on what would have been his 43rd birthday, I’m thinking about my cousin Scott. Scott was a remarkable human being who spent much of his adult life battling cancer and its fallout, and it …

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Toublan, Bordeaux, and Merlot walk into a BarnThe pig surprised everyone. Often, pigs will do that when they either start talking and become the most lovable friend you could ever had, or, when they suddenly …

Incredible scenes on a magical evening. On Friday night I was lying on my couch, idly browsing messages on various WhatsApp and Signal groups, when I spotted a photo posted by a neighbour. She’d taken …

I've developed a useful rule to reject all social media, coupons, and wearables. A few weeks ago, I broke my rule. In January, I spent $400 on a 2-year WHOOP subscription after diving into Bryan …

I have a lot of thoughts about systems and how they work, and how we can teach systems thinking to others. Maybe one good place we could start is by capturing this old tweet of …

went for a beer with Alice and suggested I might write a weeknote when I got home we each had two pints of Neck Oil. it was £6.30 for one pint. I’m glad I don’t …

A couple of weeks back I wrote about migrating Windbringer to a new laptop, but something I didn't go into a lot of detail about was migrating the encrypted volumes over. There were a few …

Thoughts on 2023 The Big Stuff:A year of contentment. Family life atop the miller’s hill is bliss, and the kids are so much more relaxed and confident now we’re more comfortable letting them explore. Felt …

Collection of essays. Made an impression on me when I first read it in 2023. Need to reread.

Tracy Durnell, who you ought to be reading, posted The IndieWeb’s next stage?. But the growing newsletter movement shows there’s a hunger for deeper conversation — nearly every Substack newsletter I read has a lively …

I have great news to share. I have a son now! Two weeks ago, we welcomed the newest addition to the Piszek Family. I am thrilled to experience raising a boy. Not because boys are …

Planet of Lana is an immersive puzzle game worth playing for its stunning artwork, cinematic soundtrack, and captivating story.