My Microblog Archives
blogging sporadically since 2001
Tiny notes, thoughts, and links. Sometimes they're just a sentence or two. Sometimes they run a little longer.
November 2024
Bluesky has been a veritable...
Saturday, November 16
If you're a U.S. citizen:...
Monday, November 4
October 2024
PEP 750: Template Strings proposes...
Friday, October 18
Took a four-day trip to...
Monday, October 7
September 2024
How to Monetize a Blog...
Monday, September 16
And that's how you fix...
Friday, September 13
August 2024
I knew that Captain Grace...
Tuesday, August 27
In his excellent piece How...
Monday, August 5
July 2024
French TV weather reports apparently...
Monday, July 29
Molly White, introducing her new...
Monday, July 15
Paul Graham, writing about "The...
Monday, July 8
June 2024
From Maggie Appleton's conference talk...
Wednesday, June 12
From Glyph: The history of...
Tuesday, June 11
May 2024
Farcaster, the Web3 social network,...
Wednesday, May 29
April 2024
I built a simple fake...
Monday, April 29
Just ran across a nuanced...
Thursday, April 4
November 2023
Angie Wang's sketch in the...
Friday, November 17
Mike Hoye, writing on Mastodon:...
Wednesday, November 1
October 2023
Anil Dash gave a delightful...
Monday, October 23
January 2023
I set up a personal...
Thursday, January 26
Craig Hockenberry, writing on his...
Sunday, January 15
Jesse and Anthony wrote a...
Friday, January 6
December 2022
Ran across a software blog...
Friday, December 23
Me, five weeks ago: For...
Monday, December 12
November 2022
I'm taking a break from...
Thursday, November 3
May 2022
Yesterday was very rainy here...
Monday, May 30
My 7yo spends a lot...
Wednesday, May 18
October 2021
In case it's not clear...
Wednesday, October 27
September 2021
Twenty years. I thought I...
Saturday, September 11
January 2021
He's gone. We won't have...
Wednesday, January 20
Four years ago, I wrote:...
Thursday, January 7
Happy new year? I think...
Friday, January 1
March 2020
The Imperial College of London...
Thursday, March 19
I made the mistake of...
Thursday, March 5
December 2019
It's impeachment day for Donald...
Wednesday, December 18
June 2019
I had a great time...
Sunday, June 30
December 2018
Someone explored Infotron deeply enough...
Tuesday, December 18
November 2018
I've been working on a...
Monday, November 26
This short statement by Micah...
Wednesday, November 14
Micro.blog now supports Mastodon. It's...
Monday, November 12
October 2018
Giri Sreenivas just publicly launched...
Friday, October 19
September 2018
There's been a flurry of...
Tuesday, September 18
Despite being omnipresent, mountain goats...
Monday, September 17
August 2018
Christina Hartmann, who was born...
Wednesday, August 29
Daring Fireball: I think Twitter...
Friday, August 17
Julia Evans, a talented engineer...
Wednesday, August 15
Marco Arment seems to have...
Tuesday, August 14
Revisiting Mastodon three months (and...
Monday, August 13
May 2018
In an unexpected but happy...
Saturday, May 12
Icro, written by Martin Hartl,...
Friday, May 11
Time flies: Micro.blog just turned...
Tuesday, May 1
April 2018
Outrider is a new foundation...
Friday, April 6
August 2017
Trump's insane saber-rattling at North...
Friday, August 11
I started a new blog...
Monday, August 7
June 2017
My site now offers JSON...
Thursday, June 15
May 2017
I finally had some free...
Monday, May 8
March 2017
Snap's recent IPO convinces me...
Wednesday, March 8
Marco Arment recently launched an...
Friday, March 3
February 2017
Lawfare posted an interesting deep-dive...
Wednesday, February 15
From Phil Klay's What We're...
Monday, February 13
Every time I get the...
Friday, February 10
Hey, neat: the Indie Microblogging...
Friday, February 3
January 2017
Matt Levine, author of the...
Monday, January 30
Lawfare is a blog by...
Sunday, January 29
Protecting the Nation from Foreign...
Saturday, January 28
Glenn Fleishman is creating a...
Friday, January 27
Continuing my much needed sonic...
Wednesday, January 25
The first beta of iOS...
Tuesday, January 24
Francis Fukuyama, pondering America's checks...
Monday, January 23
YouTube has a couple excellent...
Sunday, January 22
Brutalist Websites reject the "lightness,...
Thursday, January 19
Fast Forward Labs is a...
Wednesday, January 18
Generative identities are logo systems...
Tuesday, January 17
The Indie Microblogging Kickstarter appears...
Monday, January 16
Funhouse House is the art-project...
Sunday, January 15
Tiny Spires is a Twitter...
Saturday, January 14
It always strikes me as...
Friday, January 13
Stephen Hackett explains why repealing...
Thursday, January 12
Thanks, Obama. See also: the...
Wednesday, January 11
I'm convinced that there's never...
Tuesday, January 10
It's hard to believe ten...
Monday, January 9
Post-election, I've made a point...
Sunday, January 8
Ever since Apple Music made...
Saturday, January 7
Speaking of independent blogging tools:...
Friday, January 6
The Indie Microblogging Kickstarter reached...
Thursday, January 5
The political moment feels extremely...
Wednesday, January 4
Typewolf is a great resource...
Tuesday, January 3
It seems appropriate for my...
Monday, January 2
September 2016
Adblock Plus now sells ads....
Tuesday, September 13
Hard to believe it's been...
Sunday, September 11
My blog now supports HTTP/2,...
Wednesday, September 7
August 2016
Fifteen years ago, I was...
Thursday, August 18
I'm taking a leave of...
Tuesday, August 2
July 2016
Manton Reece just sent a...
Monday, July 11
June 2016
It's taken quite some time,...
Tuesday, June 7
The ind.ie crew, better known...
Saturday, June 4
March 2016
There's been quite a mini-fracas...
Monday, March 28
I wrote a little something...
Monday, March 14
Today, Mitt Romney delivered an...
Thursday, March 3
February 2016
Slowly but surely, I intend...
Tuesday, February 23
In addition to reviving my...
Monday, February 22
August 2003
Seattleites all know Rainier, the...
Monday, August 11
Bringing my journal out of...
Sunday, August 10
Today's speech by Al Gore...
Friday, August 8
It looks as though the...
Thursday, August 7
Cool. Dan appears to have...
Tuesday, August 5
For those I know who...
Monday, August 4
News from slashdot: geeks like...
Sunday, August 3
I work with a number...
Saturday, August 2
July 2003
Nerdcore hiphop from MC Frontalot...
Monday, July 14
Jim Gray discusses the future...
Friday, July 11
New artwork has moved into...
Wednesday, July 9
Long road-trip weekend to San...
Monday, July 7
This just in from Lipton...
Tuesday, July 1
June 2003
San Francisco has many well-known...
Sunday, June 29
From lau-z comes this movie...
Thursday, June 26
Choice quote from Bill Gates'...
Tuesday, June 24
My SF roommates have started...
Monday, June 23
I've got it in my...
Saturday, June 21
In response to Dan's e-mail:...
Friday, June 20
The first and second seasons...
Monday, June 16
I've been in need of...
Friday, June 6
So the word is out...
Monday, June 2
May 2003
Finally made it to Rainier...
Thursday, May 29
Landlord decided to sell the...
Tuesday, May 20
Turn your cat into a...
Monday, May 19
I have seen The Matrix....
Friday, May 16
April 2003
Wither Baghdad Bob? Says Bush:...
Tuesday, April 29
Upset with someone? Have their...
Friday, April 25
Atari Movie. I ran into...
Thursday, April 24
Oops! We [didn't know what...
Wednesday, April 23
Kinsley: Victory in the war...
Friday, April 11
Strange article about American trinkets...
Thursday, April 10
Potentially believable news from Al...
Wednesday, April 9
The most worrisome aspect of...
Monday, April 7
I don't remember this, but...
Tuesday, April 1
March 2003
War profiteering watch: could Qualcomm...
Thursday, March 27
War profiteering begins today! Yes,...
Wednesday, March 26
War is hell, and Al...
Monday, March 24
War in the Ruins of...
Tuesday, March 18
The Ready! web site must...
Friday, March 14
I don't know if I'll...
Saturday, March 8
How I tamed the dock...
Tuesday, March 4
Setting up a MacOSX box...
Monday, March 3
February 2003
This week's What's New sheds...
Wednesday, February 19
The Dave Stutz memo describes...
Monday, February 17
I'm seriously considering purchasing a...
Friday, February 14
There's a great article about...
Thursday, February 13
Taxonomy of bumper fish....
Tuesday, February 11
Russia Redux (part 2 of...
Monday, February 10
The New York Times has...
Sunday, February 9
Exciting music news: DNTEL's Jimmy...
Tuesday, February 4
Oliver just dug up a...
Monday, February 3
The Ball by Wislawa Szymborska...
Saturday, February 1
January 2003
The Slammer worm, which preys...
Monday, January 27
It's really amazing how brains...
Saturday, January 18
Subtitled Why New York is...
Thursday, January 16
The Supreme Court voted 7-2...
Wednesday, January 15
The tour books warn you...
Tuesday, January 14
December 2002
I've taken a few photos...
Saturday, December 21
Odd political commentary at dubyadubyadubyadubya.com....
Monday, December 16
The usage has even been...
Thursday, December 12
Hey, check out the music...
Thursday, December 5
Had a big, long, food-filled...
Wednesday, December 4
November 2002
Slashdot is carrying an interesting...
Thursday, November 21
I really don't know what...
Tuesday, November 19
Hey: look who's wearing blinders!...
Wednesday, November 13
Halloween at 299 Castro...
Monday, November 11
This flyer was found postered...
Friday, November 8
Dave Peck vs. Lunatic Blend...
Thursday, November 7
Just finished another MT 30/3/+0...
Wednesday, November 6
Austin, Texas is the little...
Tuesday, November 5
October 2002
In other news: two cylinders...
Tuesday, October 29
Ugh. Brand new car go...
Monday, October 28
I just picked up Amon...
Thursday, October 24
Yes, it's true, I'm going...
Wednesday, October 23
Bedroom Knickknacks, a new music...
Sunday, October 20
EQuill's server architecture had a...
Thursday, October 17
Party ON. I'm there in...
Wednesday, October 16
The New York Times is...
Tuesday, October 15
Strange (and strangely appropriate) error...
Thursday, October 10
We're coming up on Halloween....
Wednesday, October 9
Willy Wonka ain't got nothing...
Friday, October 4
This hits [close to home](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-...
Thursday, October 3
A striking illusion. What's even...
Wednesday, October 2
Brooke and company took the...
Tuesday, October 1
September 2002
Got some photos from the...
Monday, September 30
"For some people, WWW stands...
Friday, September 27
Snaked by Verisign. (I've been...
Monday, September 23
The Bush administration's national security...
Friday, September 20
Rumsfeld recently announced that the...
Wednesday, September 18
Great continuous mix: Who Is...
Monday, September 16
Sopranos PR notables: Five new...
Sunday, September 15
The summary of a recent...
Friday, September 13
Best two media moments from...
Thursday, September 12
The nation's media seems to...
Tuesday, September 10
Cup stacking seems too bizarre...
Monday, September 9
The IP patent dispute between...
Thursday, September 5
One year less one week,...
Wednesday, September 4
Interested in the Australian music...
Monday, September 2
August 2002
Last night DNTEL gave their...
Friday, August 30
Praise be! This is wrong...
Thursday, August 29
Settlers of Catan is the...
Monday, August 26
For future reference: place oars...
Sunday, August 25
Damian sent an advance CD...
Thursday, August 22
Under serious investigation: a new...
Wednesday, August 21
I spent a swishy afternoon...
Saturday, August 17
Eight months later, I'm finally...
Thursday, August 15
Bilbo says: Leonard Nimoy for...
Wednesday, August 14
We've joked for some time...
Tuesday, August 13
Here we are, one year...
Sunday, August 11
A little gem from Sydney...
Wednesday, August 7
News flash! This web page...
Friday, August 2
July 2002
Am I shvitzing? Am I?...
Tuesday, July 30
Qwest is the latest telco...
Monday, July 29
The September 11 Television Archive...
Thursday, July 25
Early 2001, while contemplating feature...
Wednesday, July 24
The New York times is...
Sunday, July 21
"[There is some space between...
Saturday, July 20
From Mark Molina: I just...
Friday, July 19
Here's a nice little tombstone...
Wednesday, July 17
PETA's new message? Eat humans....
Thursday, July 11
From WashingtonPost.com: [killer walking fish...
Tuesday, July 9
In a significant strategic move,...
Monday, July 8
We survived the fourth (mostly)...
Friday, July 5
The New Yorker has a...
Thursday, July 4
Ryan and Jacob visited my...
Tuesday, July 2
June 2002
It appears that this Sunday's...
Friday, June 28
I haven't forgotten about my...
Wednesday, June 26
Six months later, we still...
Sunday, June 23
We just discovered a press...
Friday, June 21
Wow. This little game is...
Thursday, June 20
Paradigm Shift is again on...
Monday, June 17
I'm excited about internet music...
Thursday, June 13
I'm in another one of...
Monday, June 10
Curious about Microsoft's next grand...
Friday, June 7
Even though Jurassic 5 never...
Monday, June 3
May 2002
I almost forgot our friends...
Friday, May 31
See the weekend for yourself....
Wednesday, May 29
Weekend road trip. Visited Mt....
Tuesday, May 28
The techno muse must be...
Wednesday, May 22
Electric Sydney, the first of...
Tuesday, May 21
Cough, Cough. Ahem. I have...
Tuesday, May 14
March 2002
It happened again: at 9,535...
Monday, March 4
February 2002
Best news I've heard in...
Sunday, February 3
January 2002
A wonderful new years was...
Monday, January 14
December 2001
In a matter of hours...
Thursday, December 27
Vacation time. One last hurrah...
Wednesday, December 19
Crab Louie? Yum....
Saturday, December 15
Here is a word-for-word transcript...
Wednesday, December 12
Tearing Down The Site. (As...
Sunday, December 9
All I want for Christmas...
Thursday, December 6
After sending an e-mail about...
Wednesday, December 5
November 2001
Absolutely the strangest spam email...
Tuesday, November 27
What does a city mean...
Friday, November 23
By-and-large that's it. We have...
Tuesday, November 20
At 2AM last night the...
Sunday, November 18
Apparently Devin Townsend, the maniac...
Wednesday, November 14
You may win yet, Mr....
Tuesday, November 13
As promised, photos of this...
Tuesday, November 6
Hi all. I'm off to...
Friday, November 2
October 2001
I'm not sure where the...
Monday, October 29
Coming to our party? Remember...
Sunday, October 28
Last night's party was located...
Sunday, October 21
Someone help me. I've got...
Saturday, October 20
Last night I attended People...
Friday, October 12
A friend sent a news...
Saturday, October 6
Isn't it nice when old...
Wednesday, October 3
Time to move on... Quantum...
Monday, October 1
September 2001
Soon to be two weeks,...
Monday, September 24
Some vacation. On Tuesday the...
Monday, September 17
I'm off on vacation... take...
Thursday, September 6
Getting ready for a much...
Wednesday, September 5
August 2001
Yesterday I participated in an...
Friday, August 31
I took a day and...
Sunday, August 26
I recently realized that I...
Monday, August 20
one-quarter century is fairly frightening,...
Saturday, August 18
Just had an excuse to...
Friday, August 17
Quantum gravity is absolutely fascinating....
Thursday, August 16
I just noticed that maintaining...
Tuesday, August 14
Sometimes I consider where I've...
Sunday, August 12
There went nothing. A web...
Saturday, August 11