When in the middle of a significant yet lengthy piece of work it’s always important to remember that the key behaviour needed is singular focus. In that very moment that you are dedicated to completing the job, no other piece of work can matter.


I truly wish the IndieWeb movement was much less of a hobby for the few who can afford to indulge in it.


Lot of people out for Halloween in the city this evening. I always enjoy the costumes, the make-up… all of that creativity, especially in such a art/theatre heavy region, mixed with a dark and cold autumnal night can be magical.




A great feature of Micro.blog:

No scrolljacking.


When you break things up, you do this because you want to update things idenpenent of each other.

– Eivind Hjertnes, Micro arcitecture

Eivind is talking about this as a developer but this strategy has worked well for me in general. Work, hobbies, and more.


The feature Apply Text Transform in BBEdit 13 makes me want to buy a Mac. 🤯


Reminder: British Daylight Savings has started so we’re back at GMT.



Whenever I watch clips of Queen live I just… ugh Freddie was the definition of superstar.


A skill I would like to develop a lot more: critical thinking and the expression thereof.

If I ever make a declarative statement based on an opinion, I will have first considered it thoroughly and be able to provide clear and tangible explanations of said opinion.


A calico tortoiseshell cat, lying spread out in a cat bed, in front of a radiator.

It’s cold outside.


When people talk about something they love, I am happy.

When people talk about something in which they are an expert, I am happy.

When people do these two things at once… 😍😍😍


For the watch nerds out there:

Are Skagen reliable?


Google have messed around with tab controls in Chrome.

… sigh


Why are any journalists determined to declare RSS “dead” when it could in fact be a great route for them to have much more robust careers and generally better lives? Baffling.


Apple needs a solid two years of working on its software with one underlying philosophy guiding all of their decisions: It just works.

I don’t think they have the courage to do such a thing.