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The Internet Loves Diversity

05 Apr 2026

It's in the name. The Inter Net. An interconnected network of networks.

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Tags: tech-industry internet philosophy politics ux web grumpy

Care: The missing ingredient

22 Mar 2026

I really want to write software that's actually good.

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Tags: programming agile literate sysadmin tdd tech tech-industry testing xp bsd

Using Minimal Emacs with Nix

02 Feb 2026

If you're both an Emacs user and a Nix user, then you should probably be using direnv with the use flake directive, and the emacs-direnv package1 for the best possible experience.

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Tags: emacs programming nix ux

Browser Independence

25 Jan 2026

A lot of folks seem to be worried about the future of Firefox these days. 1

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Tags: emacs org-mode web slackware UX

Picking an emacs colour theme

17 Jan 2026

Here're a couple of handy functions to quickly try out all the dark-mode / light-mode themes you've already got installed, and pick the one that feels right for now.

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Tags: sysadmin emacs UX
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