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Paul Ford about how web browsers are more than enough for application development:

The web browser is very, very, very powerful software for applications, and the cost of accessing that power is going down seemingly every day.

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erik gahner larsen on awesome lists losing their shine: the neglected ones go stale, and the rest fill up with pull requests for vibe-coded tools.

I archived awesome-static-generators last month for similar reasons. new generators were turning up faster than I could review them.

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Sophia French on microblogging being the next big art movement:

As mega media players and their algorithms burrow themselves further into our lives, a return to the tactics of the early days of microblogging signals more than just nostalgic yearning. It could be the way forward for how artists share their work, process, and life online – on their own terms.

Chunky cream knitting flecked with teal, rust and yellow rests on a denim-clad lap, with turquoise needles through the stitches and matching yarn behind it. — undefined

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After a few years under Digital Ocean’s ownership CSS-Tricks has a new owner, Geoff Graham, and is an independent site once again.

White drawing of a teapot on black paper, with a curved spout, loop handle and shaded lid, clipped to an easel in an art studio. — undefined - 22 Oct, 2026 at 8:51 PM

A raccoon clings to a tree trunk at night, looking towards the camera with its striped tail hanging above hedges outside a row of houses. — undefined

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added a new slash page to showing off my nail polish collection.

Two golden-brown baguettes from Blackbird Bakery poke out of a brown paper bag, held in one hand over a sunlit pavement. — undefined

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watching my way through all the Laika films, starting with Missing Link.

Missing Link

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rewatching every laika film before wildwood comes out.

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Andros Fenollosa on why we want small systems instead of decentralized ones when talking about online communities.

There are no commercial interests and people know each other. It’s like a shoe shop in a small town. The shop can only serve a few customers because there is little space, you know the owner’s name (maybe even his wife’s) and the shelves don’t offer much variety; and yet you know you will be well served and the owner wants you to leave with what is best for you.

Charcoal studies of draped fabric on white paper, with a large shaded study in the centre and smaller sketches around it. — undefined - 15 Oct, 2026 at 8:42 PM

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added two social features to the site tonight

a /friends page of people I like and admire
FollowSpec, AboutSpec, and ContactSpec from SocialSpec, so tools can find where to follow, read about, and reach me

Treetops at night against a dark purple sky. The leaves are lit bright green from below and blurred sideways by wind, while the lower branches fall into black shadow. — undefined - 10 Oct, 2026 at 8:37 PM

A paved path curves into darkness at night. Trees on either side are lit green, with a dark conifer silhouetted on the right and a grey, cloudy sky above. The top of a white structure is partly visible behind the centre tree. — undefined - 10 Oct, 2026 at 8:38 PM

Spruce trees at night under a grey, hazy sky. One narrow spruce in the centre is lit almost white, glowing against the darker green trees around it. — undefined - 10 Oct, 2026 at 8:38 PM

A black ink drawing of a dried artichoke on off-white paper. The bud is built from loose, dry-brush strokes, with heavy black outlines on the overlapping bracts at the right and lighter, feathery marks towards the pointed top. A thick, streaky stem runs straight down from the base. — undefined - 8 Oct, 2026 at 7:31 PM

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archived awesome-static-generators today. new generators were turning up faster than I could review them, and a stale list isn’t much use to anyone.

it’ll be deleted on 1 november 2027, so fork it before then if you want to keep it going. I use Astro these days, if you are looking for a recommendation.

Cracked white sculpture of a seated figure curled forward, hands covering its face, among weeds beside a wooden retaining wall. — undefined - 3 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Pencil sketch of an ankle boot facing left, with a chunky heel, treaded sole and ankle strap, surrounded by shading tests and scribbles. — undefined - 1 Oct, 2026 at 8:44 PM

A dim interior looking out through an open ornate black door and glass entrance onto a street, with a parked grey car and sunlit autumn trees outside. — undefined - 29 Sep, 2026 at 6:03 PM

A charcoal drawing pinned to a white wall with clear pushpins. A teapot with a short spout on the left sits against a heavily smudged dark background, its open lid swung up and back on a hinge at the upper right. The teapot and lid are left as pale, streaky paper where the charcoal was lifted or left out. Below the drawing, a small white card reads "Introduction to Drawing, with Tina Oehmsen-Clark". Edges of other charcoal drawings show above and to the right. — a teapot - 24 Sep, 2026 at 9:02 PM

A vintage chrome clothes iron with a black handle stands upright on its heel on top of a tan shoebox with a black "MAG creative footwear" band. The box sits on a paint-spattered stool in an art studio with worn wooden floorboards. A table draped in purple cloth with an upturned stool on top is behind it, and wooden easels and stools fill the background. — an iron - 24 Sep, 2026 at 6:21 PM

A charcoal drawing on white paper clipped to a paint-spattered wooden easel. Four studies of the upright iron are arranged in a loose grid, each drawn by shading the dark space around and inside it: blocky outlines with smudged grey sides, a narrow dark slot where the gap in the handle is. Two long horizontal lines run across the upper half of the page. — the iron, four times - 24 Sep, 2026 at 6:50 PM

A charcoal drawing on white paper held by a yellow clip and a metal bulldog clip on a paint-spattered wooden easel. Dark charcoal fills a squarish block in the lower two-thirds of the page, leaving the splayed legs and crossbar of an upturned stool as white paper in the shape of an H. Easels, stools, and a purple-draped table are visible in the studio behind. — an upside-down stool - 24 Sep, 2026 at 7:15 PM

An orange tabby cat lying stretched out in the sun on a herringbone brick front patio, looking off to the right. Behind it, concrete steps with white wrought-iron railings lead up to a red-brick porch, with leafy plants and a climbing vine along the low wall. A fern sits in the lower left and a white iron fence runs across the foreground. — undefined - 20 Sep, 2026 at 2:33 PM

A painted wall in an alley at night. Along a white-painted strip at the base of the wall, a row of small black silhouettes walks in single file on a thin wavy line: a rider on a horse, a pony, and a line of figures with packs, bows, and an axe, led by a tall figure with a pointed hat and a staff. Handwritten to the right: "@DEWUCME 26, Fellowship of the Ring". Above, grey brick with blue, pink, and black graffiti; below, a concrete floor with dry leaves and faded stencilled lanterns. — undefined - 19 Sep, 2026 at 7:54 PM

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I’m hosting Silent Reading Club at 1RG on the autumn equinox (Tuesday 22nd September at 6pm). Bring whatever you’re reading, find a comfy spot, and enjoy a few hours of quiet company with friends old and new. If you’re looking for something to read:

Into the dark by Kathleen Jamie, a winter spent hunting for actual darkness; quiet, beautiful prose.
In Praise of Shadows by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, shadow as something to value rather than banish.
Total Eclipse by Annie Dillard, light leaving the world; the best “awe” essay in English.
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay, harvest and gratitude without the sentimentality.