From the Shelf is a series where I distill my favourite books in an enjoyable and quick to read format. Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal (2023) is a book about how to live a healthy and productive life without all the stress. This is...

Moving house and not chasing followers

In case you haven't noticed, this very blog is powered by Tinble which is a heavily modified fork of Tiny Blog Engine (Tinble stands for tiny blog engine). I removed the parts I don't need, added a handful of features I do need, and I...

Informing Parents with Perplexity and Python Whenever I try a new tool, I immediately look for a serious context of use. The marketing examples that vendors typically give are great for getting an idea of what the tool can do, but I...

Be the best, stay small, and don't lose any money. -George Lucas I recently finished reading The Mysteries of Monkey Island by Nicolas Deneschau. The Monkey Island game series remains with me after all these years. It’s one of those...