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Founder at: @set.studio and @piccalil.li Complete CSS Course: https://complete-css.com Studio: https://set.studio CSS Book: https://every-layout.dev Newsletter: https://piccalil.li/the-index/ 🔗 https://bell.bz/links/ 🌐 https://bell.bz 🌍 Cheltenham, UK

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bell.bzSep 18, 2026
You’ll miss publishers when they’re gone
Ever since Piccalilli started to get traction, I’ve always seen CSS-Tricks, Smashing Magazine and A List Apart (among others) as peers. We all help each other behind the scenes and importantly, back each other. When CSS-Tricks was initially acquired by DigitalOcean, I was really happy for Chris. The work that he’d put into that publication […]
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bell.bzSep 16, 2026
An RSS feed for a daily album recommendation
My music collection is ever-growing and I have a habit of listening to the same stuff on repeat. Mostly, it’s overwhelm-related because as you can see by this album covers view, there’s a lot to choose from. I thought RSS could be useful here, so I wrote a little feed that picks a random album, […]
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bell.bzSep 14, 2026
Removing algorithmic feed slop from my life
Recently, during a very relaxing holiday in Cyprus, I had a revelation of sorts: my brain was rotting. I know this because I read a lot of books on holiday. It’s the only time I do read books! Well, I did read a lot on holiday, but the last couple of years I really struggled […]
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bell.bzJul 3, 2026
You’ll miss the soul when it’s gone
Pretty grim day of news in the industry today, with Salma Alam-Naylor stepping away from developer relations work permanently, Josh Comeau taking a sabbatical from making courses and GSAP’s once-vibrant forums descending into a ghost town. The reason your token guzzler “produces” anything that could be described as “good” is because of the years of […]
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bell.bzJul 1, 2026
I’m playing the Zelda games in timeline order
I’m a huge Zelda sicko and recently — maybe it’s the buzz of Ocarina of Time being re-made — I’ve decided to play the games in timeline order. Well, almost, because I’ve already started Minish Cap, which also inspired this little challenge because I forgot how rad the four swords stuff is. I’ve beaten a […]
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bell.bzJun 25, 2026
We can just do things
I really like this blog by Barry Prendergast. I’m getting quite into the AT protocol stuff and their writing is really helping with my broader understanding of how this stuff works. Barry does a great job of shining a light on not just the technical stuff, but everything else too, which is great because this […]
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bell.bzJun 19, 2026
The logical destination of LLMs
Graze, the company that do really good stuff around AT protocol user controlled algorithms, have announced that they’re trying to “Billionaire proof inference” by creating an AI cooperative called co/core. It’s quite an interesting idea, where users share their own personal spare compute, from devices like an old MacBook, with a network of other users […]
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bell.bzJun 5, 2026
I did the Standard.site thing
Was it all a bit of a faff to integrate? Yes. Did I get rate limited multiple times? Absolutely. But do I think it’s worth doing? I think this is going to do *wonders* for website discovery, so without a doubt.
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bell.bzApr 1, 2026
I want an alarm clock
Nothing fancy is needed here and certainly nothing “smart”, but my one actual use for an Apple Watch — as a chill alarm clock — is silly really. I’m so fed up of my Apple Watch, so has anyone got a recommendation for an alarm clock that: Thanks!
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bell.bzMar 23, 2026
Wait it out
You know what I’m talking about.
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bell.bzFeb 25, 2026
I’m unsubscribing from the AI discourse
I’m bored of hearing about it, bored of seeing people I respect(ed) fawn over it and it’s really not doing my mental health any good. I’m going wait for the inevitable bubble burst and then be ready to help people burned by this harmful technology via Set.studio and Piccalilli. We’ve recently made our viewpoint very […]
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bell.bzFeb 3, 2026
I listen to a lot of I Prevail
I only discovered them in July 2025 and I’ll let this last.fm chart do the rest to illustrate the point. I think this chart sums me up as: Anyway, I think they rip. They’re a bit cheesy, sure, but this record especially sounds massive, so if you’re into metalcore etc, give ’em a try.