In literature, you reach the universal through the particular. — Jeffrey Eugenides | Continue reading
Reading The Women Of Troy by Pat Barker. | Continue reading
Being in Croatia last week got me thinking about the country’s history. I remember the break-up of Yugoslavia, but I was quite out of touch with the news for a while back in 1991. That’s because I was hitch-hiking and busking around Europe with my musical partner Polly from Cornw … | Continue reading
Enjoyed some lovely tunes tonight! | Continue reading
Checked in at The Ancient Mariner. First Thursday of the month session — with Jessica | Continue reading
He drew a deep breath. ‘Well, I’m back,’ he said. I know how you feel, Samwise Gamgee. I have returned from my travels—a week aboard the Queen Mary 2 crossing the Atlantic, followed by a weekend in New York, finishing with a week in Saint Augustine, Florida. The Atlantic crossin … | Continue reading
So sad to hear of Molly’s passing. She was mischievous troublemaker and a true champion for the web. | Continue reading
I’ll be taking a little piece of Istria home with me! 🇭🇷 | Continue reading
Making friends with the locals. | Continue reading
Checked in at Mili. Seafood feast! — with Jessica | Continue reading
The maiden with the seagull. | Continue reading
JavaScript is the fastest way to build yourself a slow website. — Harry Roberts | Continue reading
Shrimpers, thank you for your service. | Continue reading
Yesterday I saw a dolphin, a snake, and an armadillo (though not all at the same time). | Continue reading
The moon and stars and stripes. | Continue reading
Breakfast, beach, swim, beach, swim, beach, lunch, beach, swim, beach, swim, beach, dinner (shrimp), sleep, repeat for a week. | Continue reading
Reading The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi. | Continue reading
Spending the weekend in New York with old friends. | Continue reading
Checked in at Russ & Daughters Café. Herrings, pickles, and devilled eggs — with Jessica | Continue reading
Going to New York …on a ship! brb | Continue reading
I managed to get out and play in trad sessions for four days straight: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Today I rest. Or rather, I pack. There won’t be any Irish music sessions in my calendar for at least the next two weeks. There won’t be much of anything in my ca … | 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