Websites for humans
"If we ruin the web for human beings in an attempt to keep LLMs out of our sites, the bad guys win."
The Small Web Log
Looking for a new muse
Latest posts
Nil, null, none: about emptiness
"A silly but nontrivial question about various ways of stating that something does or doesn't exist. It matters in more situations than programming."
Cat in the mirror
"Thinking out loud about this blog, the rest of my website and whatever springs to mind. Because one needs to do things with purpose."
Apps and browsers
"A tug of war that boils down to convenience versus control... exactly like everything else in tech and society at large. What are you willing to sacrifice?"
Blog and paper
"In retrospect, starting to write with pen and paper in earnest for the first time in years may be what rekindled my interest in blogging, too."
Generative AI and I
"I dabbled into AI before it was cool and nobody cared. Now everyone loves it, unless they hate it, and I'm so, so tired."
Pro tips for web development
"I've been a pro web developer for 15 years. Please listen to me. Find an old fashioned webmaster who can craft you a janky website for people."
A mess of messengers
"The market for encrypted messengers is a mess, but it's still worth trying out alternatives and seeing what works."
Writer's block
"You have to live your life so you'll have something to write about."
Hello, world!
"This blog exists for all the wrong reasons, but maybe it's the right thing after all."