One of the things I love most about blogging is that you can write about an explore an idea as it forms, without necessarily having a specific resolution or end state in mind. With that in mind, I wanted to document a line of thinking that has been on my mind for the last week: saying thank you as a primitive of the...

After reading – and enjoying a delicious coffee – I let my feet take me where they wanted to go. At the intersection of two roads on the Royal Mile – the heart of Old Town in Edinburgh – I turned my head right and thought about how long it had been since I had walked down the hill. The roads are narrow, but the...

My experience of the tool in which I write blog posts – Typora – is functionally the same as it was when I started using the tool several years ago. Typora starts as it always does since I set it up: as a blank page, ready for me to start writing. There have been many updates in that time, but none that have...

More leaves and trees are turning from green to orange. On a walk earlier today, I looked around with awe as I noticed more leaves are turning yellow and red and orange. I even saw one tree that is almost entirely red! In spring, the tree blossoms a delightful pink; in autumn, it is red. It is a delight to see the...

RSS readers mostly 1 work by "polling" web feeds to retrieve posts. At a specified interval, the server will try to download every feed to which a user is subscribed, and add any new posts to the database. These posts are then displayed in a user's reader. Building a web reader is fun and technically interesting in...

Tantek, in celebration of 8-Bit Day (the 265th day of the year), published a blog post with the following challenge: […] build an entire website where each resource fits into at most 8-bits worth of bytes. 255 bytes maximum size HTML, and maximum size of any linked external stylesheet, image, or even script file....

I remember the feeling of the light shining around and through the curtains. Then there was music: melodies in chirp. I wanted to close my eyes and go back to sleep for just a while longer, enjoying the warmth of my bed, but I didn’t want to forget the light and the music – there was a moment so wonderful just...

I don’t think it’s going to rain that much I thought to myself before going out yesterday. I took my summer jacket: a light blue denim coat that brings me a lot of joy. My jacket keeps me warm. However, my jacket doesn’t have a hood. Later in the day, when I got to my destination, the rain started to fall. But after...

When did I stop walking as much? I realised this week after having found the motivation to go out for a few walks. I knew that I didn’t want to spend the whole day inside. I want to see the world. With each passing day, I felt more confidence in going out. My usual walk seemed more difficult than it used to be, but...

The autumn rains are here. I have been looking forward to a bit of rain. There is something delightfully cosy about sitting inside reading or writing or watching television while the rain falls outside. And, rain means the opportunity for rainbows. This week, I have seen at least two rainbows, much needed after a...

One of the pages I use most on my website is the page that lists the titles of all of my blog posts. I made this page for two reasons: (i) for quick reference to all of my recent posts beyond those on my home page, and (ii) so that I can search the page by post title. I often do this if I already know the title of a...

Artemis, the calm web reader I maintain, has a few new features. Below is a summary of the features now available to all users. Also, I have started a Discord server for the project in which I can both answer questions and will potentially share some stories of the behind-the-scenes design and engineering that goes...