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My blog is a much loved wild garden; things aren't perfectly organised, there are lots of nooks and crannies to explore. Follow your nose and see where you end up.

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An every day 'Every Day Calendar'

What awesomeness is this‽

This custom made, almost kilogram brass curio is infuriatingly WONDERFUL. I *will* break into it… eventually.

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! ☺️

Yule's Chocolates

I judge these Christmassy chocolates Not Quality Enough (most of the time)

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.

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.

'Alien Clay' by Adrian Tchaikovsky was an excellent read/listen! Compelling & full of thoughtful moments, I can't recommend it enough.

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.

Ballet de España ¡Qué emoción!

Flamenco and bolero and ballet and contemporary dance in a gloriously colourful thrill of a performance!

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.

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.

I built a prototype for client-side, fully distributed search for the IndieWeb — check out the demo & a little explainer.