Wednesday evening session. | Continue reading
I just described prototype code as code to be thrown away. On that topic… I’ve been observing how people are programming with large language models and I’ve seen a few trends. The first thing that just about everyone agrees on is that the code produced by a generative tool is not … | Continue reading
We do quite a bit of prototyping at Clearleft. There’s no better way to reduce risk than to get something in front of users as quickly as possible to test whether you’re on the right track or not. As Benjamin said in the podcast episode on prototyping: It’s something to look at … | Continue reading
Last week Phil posted a little update about his excellent site, ooh.directory: If you’re in the habit of visiting the Recently Updated Blogs page, and leaving it open, the times when each blog was updated will now keep up with the relentless passing of time. Does that make sen … | Continue reading
I just love it when my friends Rowan and Rosie sing together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuATS3_OBSk | Continue reading
My week at the Belfast TradFest culminated in a cathedral. Everyone who has been taking classes during the week made their way to Belfast cathedral for a communal finish. Every class played a short piece to round out their week of workshops. The whole experience was quite lovely. … | Continue reading
Just try applying Betteridge’s Law to this headline—pure poetry! https://tripeanddrisheen.substack.com/p/who-owns-the-derelict-site-with-a | Continue reading
Checked in at The Ancient Mariner. Great turnout for tonight’s session — with Jessica | Continue reading
I’ve been immersing myself in musical activities recently. Two weeks ago I was in the studio with Salter Cane. In three days, we managed to record eleven(!) songs! Not bad. We recorded everything live, treating the vocals as guide vocals. We’ve still got some overdubbing to do bu … | Continue reading
Checked in at Jolly Brewer. Wednesday night session — with Jessica | Continue reading
You can split the web in many ways. Lionel Dricot wrote about one of those ways in a blog post called Splitting the Web. In it, he outlines an ever-increasing divide he sees on the web. On the one hand you’ve got people experiencing the advertising-driven, tracking-addicted big p … | Continue reading
Checked in at The Bugle Inn. Sunday afternoon is | Continue reading
Checked in at The Garrick. Last session of the festival | Continue reading
An afternoon session in The Duke Of York. | Continue reading
Checked in at Kelly’s Cellars. First session of the day! | Continue reading
Checked in at Kelly’s Cellars. A session with John Doyle — with Jessica | Continue reading
Reading An Immense World by Ed Yong. | Continue reading
Checked in at Maddens Bar. Playing in a massive session led by Angelina Carberry — with Jessica | Continue reading
Checked in at Maddens Bar. Listening | Continue reading
Checked in at Fountain Lane. In the session | Continue reading
Checked in at Kelly’s Cellars. The sessioning continues! — with Jessica | Continue reading
Celebrating with the birthday girl. | Continue reading
Checked in at The Sunflower. Kicking off Belfast tradfest! — with Jessica | Continue reading
Eating my way across Belfast. | Continue reading
Learning about our business plan from our business expert. | Continue reading
Working in the song mines. | Continue reading
Day two in the studio with Salter Cane. | Continue reading
Setting up for the next three days in the studio with Salter Cane. | Continue reading
You know what day it is today, right? Time to fire up the time machine: https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ It’s T minus 4 hours, 42 minutes to launch! | Continue reading
These are the clock-makers I know: https://social.vasilis.nl/@Vasilis https://front-end.social/@Mia https://mastodon.social/@genmon https://mastodon.social/@Edent That’s a cool gang of nerds. | Continue reading
Social networks come and social networks go. Right now, there’s a whole bunch of social networks coming (Blewski, Freds, Mastication) and one big one going, thanks to Elongate. Me? I watch all of this unfold like Doctor Manhattan on Mars. I have no great connection to any of thes … | Continue reading
Checked in at Jolly Brewer. Wednesday night session — with Jessica | Continue reading
Checked in at Dover Castle. Tuesday night session — with Jessica | Continue reading
Back when the web was young, it wasn’t yet clear what the rules were. Like, could you really just link to something without asking permission? Then came some legal rulings to establish that, yes, on the web you can just link to anything without checking if it’s okay first. What a … | Continue reading
Reading The Silence Of The Girls by Pat Barker. | Continue reading
Checked in at The Fiddler’s Elbow. Monday night session | Continue reading
On Inishbofin he looked to the sky and saw fires on the moon. — Kevin Barry, Roethke in the Bughouse | Continue reading
Hanging out with the cat and my mandolin. | Continue reading