Here I am already on blogpost number 2. Amazing! Last time here I got up to about 30 and then deleted things. I decided this time to try my level best to not just do that again. Making 11ty work is not a great deal of work. I do a few things with it I like. add the footnote plugin so I can footnote. Its an easy...

Marques Brownlee published a video commenting on YouTube’s just announced A:B testing feature. In short, for some creators, it will be possible to publish a slightly different version of the video on launch to part of their audience, if that version is deemed “close enough” to the original. Brownlee digs into how...

Happy October! This week we had a couple of rainy days and even a brief thunderstorm… but now the city is back to clear, sunny skies and temperatures of (92°F / 33°C). I’m looking forward to cooler days and for the season to feel more like fall 🍂 I’ve been watching Vampire Diaries lately and it’s such a fun show I’m...

September 2026. Unstone. Derbyshire. A gorgeous Saturday afternoon in Dronfield, though my plans to bring you pictures of St John the Baptist’s stained glass were halted by the arrival of the wedding car. Some similarly impressive vehicles awaited me on my return to Drone Valley Brewery in the hamlet of Unstone. My...

I’ve found that simple productivity techniques work best for me – the more complex the tool, the more likely they are to feel overwhelming and draining. The most helpful tools have been maintaining a simple to-do list daily and using the Pomodoro Technique (Wikipedia link) for short periods of focused work. I’ve...

E-books (not paper/print books) seem set to start shipping with extra AI features, akin to the bonus features that once came with film and TV DVDs: Google recently announced a partnership with Bloomsbury, De Gruyter Brill, Johns Hopkins University Press, Macmillan, O’Reilly Media, and Penguin Random House to enhance...

I passed my driving test today! I'm relieved. It took me a lot of (expensive) lessons to be test-ready. It's done now. Finding a cheap car isn't going to be easy, and cheap insurance doesn't exist. But I'm looking forward to this new phase of freedom.

Quoted Exclusive: A Day in the Life of Luxury With Carl Gambino by Kristine Hansen (realtor.com) "It is unusual to find a 25-foot-wide Brooklyn Heights townhouse that preserves its 1848 Greek Revival character while offering a fully rebuilt interior," says Gambino. I came across an article about a “fully restored...

I accidentally broke the handle for the smoothie machine, then I fixed it. I only ended up getting it for 1.50 (pre-pandemic slushie prices ...)

September 2026. Dronfield. There’s a large number of new Beer Guide entries that only open at weekends, including one 10 minutes away on the train to Dronfield. Actually, 10 minutes on a train that’s delayed 19 minutes and then a 20 minute walk along the road to Unstone. where the Drone Valley tap awaits. Well, it...

This is an appreciation post for Jack’s recent one, I am comfortable living in Linux, but…. In the Linux vs. Mac conundrum, I’ve read endless commentary from Linux folks justifying Linux and Mac folks justifying Mac. Just as with text editors, people like what they’re familiar with. And that’s to be expected. Jack’s...

On October 3, 2025, I published a local Brooklyn news report titled Christmas Countdown Clock in September. The article began: I was walking up Degraw Street on the afternoon of September 29, 2025, when I happened across an unexpected seasonal decoration: An inflatable snowman with a Christmas countdown clock. As...

Bit of an update! Some recent links from me, and lots of links to other people. Yes.

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