Palau Web
The domain name I currently use for this website is www.extua.pw.
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Here is where I write about politics, technology, and anything else going on in my life.
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HTTPS Resource Records for your CDN
For context, this domain is registered with Gandi.net and I manage my DNS records with their web dashboard.
Sunless solarcan
I taped a solarcan to the side of my parents’ house, looking out at the St Barnabas church tower. This was a very long-running exposure, over the course of several months. You can see the garden, and part of the neighbours’ house, I’m starting to get a sense of the field of view these things have.
World Wide Web techno-optimism
Last week I went to a talk by Dene Grigar about the NEXT and electronic literature at the Born Digital Archives and Memory Conference.
Canal Street Solarpuck
I went to see the Mary Wallopers with Eileen last night, this morning we decided to scan a solarcan puck which had been attached to a lamppost at the northern end of Canal Street in Jericho for about a week around the March equinox.
Misinformation UFOs
Following last month’s withdrawal of fact-checking on facebook Meta, there’s been a small resurgence in critical perspectives on fact-checking.
Review of 2024
I’m ending out this year on holiday in Brittany with Eileen and my family.
Connecting to eduroam at Oxford University
I’ve been setting myself up at Oxford University, going through the rotation of new accounts and passwords. So, I have to connect to eduroam with a new set of credentials.
Checking the walls
This morning I went to see Lord Mayor Mike Rowley checking the old city wall.
Medium format landscapes
I got a Holga 120WPC camera, in my last few days at Tsinghua I took the opportunity to blast through a few remaining rolls of film.