On writing systems
I am still trying to figure out the best system for writing. I set this set site up with a “Private” section that doesn’t display on the public site so that I could write whatever I want and not have to worry about editing my thoughts– if it can’t be public I can just set it to private and be done with it. However, I realized that 90% of what I was writing was private. I am writing amazing amounts, more than ever before, but it is not for the public. So it doesn’t make much sense to put it...… →
Working dogs
My plan for the break is to teach one dog to reset the router, one to find the remote by scent, and the third to put away all the dog toys. … →
I designed this thing, and it has puppies.
I have overhauled this place, making it into somewhere I like to write and somewhere I like to go back to and read the words I have written. I used a cool new databaseless CMS, and some CSS pre-processing and a text editor and some fancy new techniques and went all mobile-first, but I am not going to talk about any of that or link any of it up in this post, because my point here is to keep writing and not worry about any of that, and also because this. I can’t stop looking at that vintage photo of...… →
Scott Riley: Fuck you and fuck your tools
Here’s the thing; you do not, and never should, have to justify the tools you used to create your work. You should never criticise a person, team or their work because of the tools they used. They are a means to an end, a method of realising an idea. …
Meaningful
I don’t think I’ve ever had a “meaningful” experience that relates in any way to unsolicited advertising. … →
The web we lost
Anil Dash put to words what has been on my mind lately. … →