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February 15, 2025For those who’re just joining us, I’ve dusted off a two-decade-old project idea and have actually started working on it. There’s a working prototype which I’m not going to link in this post, because this text will likely be around long after it’s been and gone, either shelved for another 20 years or thrown online in some kind of working form. [...]
February 9, 2025In April 2005, I registered a domain name. I had a plan, and it was an ambitious one. I had read an O’Reilly book on XML (cover-to-cover) a couple of years beforehand, and it did something to my brain and I thought I could see through time. Weblogs were ascending fast, the web was exciting, … [Read more …] [...]

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I had quite a nap on the couch this afternoon because it turns out that spending two weeks getting out into the world and attempting to live life to its fullest is fucking exhausting.

Hey fedifriends, seeing Matt Stewart & Suren Jayemanne tonight at Coopers Inn at 6:30 followed by Sonia Di Iorio in the same room at 7:40 for a low-effort evening with no "racing to the next venue" aspect if anyone wants to join in.

comedyfestival.com.au/browse-s
comedyfestival.com.au/browse-s

Matt Stewart & Suren Jayemanne | Melbourne International Comedy Festival

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/matt-stewart-and-suren-jayemanne

I've definitely achieved adulthood because I am at a point where I can come home, say something like "would you like a nightcap?" and then make a dry martini in my lounge room. As far as I'm aware this is all that is required.