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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 …] [...]

Chinwag Posts

I have been working at the data centre this morning, lifting and carrying boxes, installing hardware, and generally out in the world earning a dollar.

Please spare a thought for Meech at this difficult time, he's also been doing it tough today.

A ginger cat curled up sleeping on a bed with his head tilted up slightly and some precious toe beans exposed

The funnest part of the Wunnel was watching many cars and trucks, who had somehow failed to notice several kilometres of signage, attempting last-moment lane changes to avoid being sucked down into its gaping and hungry maw.