The UK's Online Safety Act is now in effect. The socials are going crazy, with many — some not even from the UK — shouting loudly into the void about how this is the end of the Internet.
Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:35 UTC
I'll write gushing, love poetry about having dreams of gedit another time; not right now.
Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:15 UTC
A Python script to find unused CSS.
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:49 UTC
I am a restless soul.
Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:03 UTC
Half-asleep, I decide to finally figure this one out. Is it going to be another Vim versus Emacs perpetual debate?
Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:10 UTC
You cannot comment here. Send me an e-mail instead so that we can have a proper one-to-one chat.
Sun, 27 Jul 2025 07:36 UTC
As expected, and right on time, both Bluesky and X have notified users in the UK about the need to verify their ages in order to comply with the Online Safety Act. The stark difference between the two social platforms is their approach.
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:06 UTC
Configure Microsoft Edge on Linux Mint for a blank start and tab page. By creating a JSON policy file, you can easily remove the unwanted MSN start page.
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:31 UTC
An implementation of search on a Hugo static website with pretty highlighting and lunr.js.
Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:32 UTC
I occasionally get asked why I blog under a pseudonym. My response is usually along the lines of, who really cares? If you're curious enough, go down the rabbit hole. Oh, and say Hi to Alice.
Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:31 UTC
How I count words and lines of code on my Hugo site.
Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:27 UTC
I need a decent Chromium-based browser on my Linux desktop, so I've chucked away Chromium and gave Edge a try.
Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:46 UTC
I've been thinking about Signal lately, and specifically about something that's always bothered me: why does the world's most privacy-focused messaging app allow people to find you through your phone number?
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:54 UTC
How to use the default system GnuPG keyring with Thunderbird in Linux. Avoid having multiple copies of private keys, and skip having to set a primary password in Thunderbird.
Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:12 UTC
Getting fonts to display consistently in Thunderbird can be frustrating, but with the right configuration, it can be done.
Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:38 UTC
