I self host a lot of stuff — these days, mostly weird little utility scripts and toys that run in the background, but also some web apps like plex, calibre, and a suite of irc things. For a long time I ran such things on a VPS, but being incredibly cheap, and hardly ever leaving … | Continue reading
I usually read pretty fast. I’ve been intentionally reading Middlemarch slowly. Chapter by chapter. This forced restraint makes reading Middlemarch feel sort of religious in pace and intention. I fell back down the type theory hole, and have once again thought to myself “what abo … | Continue reading
In a flash I think I “get” liveliness in relation to programming. It’s talked so much about in the context of programming systems and languages — as being something they do or do not intrinsically have or support…but what if it’s actually about the process of doing the thing, and … | Continue reading
I like programming partially because it’s a practice I can, with appropriate to unhealthy application of effort, usually accomplish something at least proximal to my intention. This isn’t true for visual art, nor music. Lately I’ve been feeling like the little games and toys I wa … | Continue reading
I’ve finished my little exploratory jaunt through the writings of Sally Rooney this week. I’ve left aside one of her novels for some other time, Beautiful World, Where Are You. Some authors have clear habits, or “projects.” Rooney strikes me as such an author. Naming either seems … | Continue reading
In reply to: Common Cyborg | Jillian Weise | Granta They like us best with bionic arms and legs. They like us deaf with hearing aids, though they prefer cochlear implants. It would be an affront to ask the hearing to learn sign language. Instead they wish for us to lose our langu … | Continue reading
In reply to: The rise of end times fascism, from The Guardian Second, we counter their apocalyptic narratives with a far better story about how to survive the hard times ahead without leaving anyone behind. A story capable of draining end times fascism of its gothic power and gal … | Continue reading
Some RSS exclusive week notes: I finished reading Emily St. James’ Woodworking I started reading Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo I took a break from re-watching Frieren for the third time I used that break to start watching The Apothecary Diaries, which isn’t at all what I assumed it w … | Continue reading
Folks what that haunt me (positive) on the Fediverse may have seen me sharing progress shots from this, but here I am, and I have made another camera application for the web. Leibovitz combines a lot that I learned making my other camera applications into one, hopefully less clun … | Continue reading
The forecast predicted snow, but even with that knowledge I held out hope that it wouldn’t. The shade over the window in the bedroom doesn’t close all the way. It always stops short of totally covering the window with about an inch further to go. It is too short. When I woke up t … | Continue reading
I didn’t go to work today. Six month ago I took the day off when I made my kids a dentist appointment. So, this morning I took them to the dentist where we played Mario Kart in the waiting room on the Nintendo the dentist keeps set up there. After that, I dropped them each at sch … | Continue reading
I don’t write about work here. Not really as a rule, but out of habit. It is a Saturday, and this morning at around 1 AM the federal government here in the U.S. fired my entire team, and the whole group they worked out of, 18f. This means that the team I was on is now just me. I … | Continue reading
My previous post included a video. I made that video with OBS which outputs .mkv video files. I wanted to do my best to ensure that folks with a variety of devices and browsers would be able to watch the video if they wanted to, so, I converted it into a few different formats. He … | Continue reading
I’d never thought about adding playlists to my website, but then I did it and now I wanna add more. While I wait to put together another playlist, here’s the song that I’m listening to right now — Lady Lamb’s “Crane Your Neck.” We had a few big snows, so the kids spent extra time … | Continue reading
I can hear my kids in their room right now. They’re trying to get something that rolled under one of their beds. They’re talking about trying to get it like planning a run in Neuromancer or something. “Okay, you can do this, just one last run!” | Continue reading
In reply to: The politics of accessibility – Brian DeConinck A devastating perfect blog post. The core concept of digital accessibility is that everyone, including people with disabilities, should be able to access information and accomplish tasks via computer independently. Cont … | Continue reading
Never has a pull request made me actually cry. This one did that. | Continue reading
On a note similar to my previous post, I uninstalled Duolingo from my phone this evening. | Continue reading
Having one of those days where I am regretting having read that book, Bullshit Jobs. 🫠 | Continue reading
I accidentally spilled close to a full bag of frozen peas into the pot while making macaroni and cheese for the kids’ dinner this evening. It was like 2 to 1 peas in there…and they ate it up. Didn’t seem to mind at all!? | Continue reading
I finished reading Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress. It left me gutted, but like in a good way. It leaves so much unsaid, which I found pleasant and sorrowful and so yawningly, humongously open that it left me feeling a little claustrophobic. A few years ago everyone, everyone, … | Continue reading
I like writing these posts for my website, but I’ve sat down to write this one like 11 times and it either takes on a tone of totally encompassing dread and dystopian navel gazing or I feel like I’m burying my head in the sand and ignoring reality as it happens around me. …I fini … | Continue reading
A while ago I was talking with someone about books. I mentioned that I like to read capital R romance novels, and like 19th century literary realism. This person excitedly recommended Victor LaValle’s The Changeling. Knowing nothing about it, and because I pretty much say “yes” t … | Continue reading
Through a series of improbable events on new years eve we ended up watching Darth Maul ignite his duel bladed lightsaber right at the stroke of midnight. Mind blown. Duel of the fates ringing in the new year. | Continue reading
As a treat, I figured I could write a year in review kinda thing, too. In no particular order here are some reflections organized into some mostly sensical categories. Health Since recovering from my brain bleed and the subsequent repair procedures, this year I’ve enjoyed getting … | Continue reading
I’ve been sitting on this post for like 8 months. I’ve written it and rewritten it at least a dozen times. I have two or three notes documents worth of research. It has never felt right, though. It still doesn’t. I figured an rss-only debut for it would be fine, and maybe one day … | Continue reading
Look. I promise I won’t always post so many rss only things, but I gotta exercise my new thing. I am an incredibly unhandy person, yet today I accomplished two household projects — I re-hung a door that needed a hinge replaced, and I replaced a broken overhead light in our bathro … | Continue reading
This is a test. I’m experimenting with adding rss only posts to my website. This post should only show up in rss feed readers, and, hopefully, leave no other trace on any directory pages on my website. Each rss-only post will also have a html rendered page, but there won’t be any … | Continue reading
After playing a few hours in Fields of Mistria I decided to put it down for a bit. I’m really really enjoying it. The farming is low key, and feels more like grinding for resources so far (positive), the relationship sim stuff is fun and the quests and tasks are really approachab … | Continue reading
I was bemoaning the lack of color at my desk and a friend sent me this link to a place that makes custom neon signs. I am likely much to indecisive, and faaaar too cheap to actually order one, but I keep having intrusive thoughts about what I’d get if I were to get one. I think t … | Continue reading
I’m thinking about week notes again. I like the idea, but it is a form I struggle to keep with. To stick to. It feels sorta like a one sided conversation. Broadcast. I’d like to make it more of a conversation. I’ve made two new little games since the start of December. Both are i … | Continue reading
I’ve been working on the broughlike pretty steadily since my last update. The gameplay loop is pretty much unchanged, but I’ve added a fair bit of polish, and fixed a lot of bugs. I think it is honestly sort of boring to play, but I am excited to have this as the starting point f … | Continue reading
The Roguelike Celebration happened this weekend. Every year I think about participating, and every year I let it slip me by. In honor of it, though, this weekend I made a Broughlike…which I’ve creatively named “Eli’s Broughlike.” It runs in the browser. It should work on most any … | Continue reading
This afternoon I put the garden to sleep for the fall; in the past we’ve had some fall and winter vegetables going, but this year that didn’t happen, so, I emptied out the rain barrels, cleaned them out, trundled them to a place where they wouldn’t get blown around by any winds, … | Continue reading
Published October 10, 2024 Tags image northern lights fall | Continue reading
Published October 10, 2024 Tags image northern lights fall | Continue reading
Published October 10, 2024 Tags image northern lights fall | Continue reading
I’ve found myself in possession of a guitar. Actually, the guitar that I had in middle school has come back to me after a decade’s long jaunt with someone else. I don’t really play guitar, but, I figured I should restring it and tune it. I’m really very bad at tuning, so, rather … | Continue reading
I had time to take a walk before running some errands and getting a flu shot and a Covid booster this morning. | Continue reading
I shared some snippets of JavaScript in a recent blog post and was wicked irked that I didn’t have an easy way to share interactive code on my own thing…so…I made a totally static JavaScript playground for running little experiments and sharing scrappy fiddles! It is pretty simpl … | Continue reading