Mitten Quest
Can you solve the mystery of the missing candy house before the witches do? Probably.
Entropy Arbitrage
John has thoughts. Some of those thoughts make it here. Some of those thoughts might even be worth reading.
Latest posts
Free Culture Book Club — Seven Sisters, Part 0
This week sees a substantial science fiction audio drama.
Toots 🦣 from 08/10 to 08/14
This week, we have racism, DC elections, AI costs, carceral minimalism, more alleged rogue AIs, Anthropic objecting to non-believers, quantum fraud, screen time and health, and quotes.
Real Life in Star Trek, Invasive Procedures
For this episode, we need to talk about the Federation's reputation, stress, some sort of bigotry, and the tiniest bit more.
Developer Diary, Pueblo Revolt
This week's projects include a Codidact answer, another Wikipedia petition, the blog posts, and the blog's code, the last three related.
Think Big, Shop Small, part 2
Every brand increasingly looks like an opponent...
Free Culture Book Club — Under the Net
This week sees a novel recently started, based partly on a true story.
Toots 🦣 from 08/03 to 08/07
This week, we have crime obsessions, hoarding history, explosive diarrhea, 1876 South Carolina massacre, oil profiteering, democratic neutrality, desegregating Philadelphia, journalism, and quotes.
Real Life in Star Trek, The Siege
For this episode, we need to talk about race relations, history, and a bit more.
Developer Diary, Europa riconosciuta
This week's projects include my Scrawls editor and some library updates.
Reclaim the Center
Please stop treating normal, popular ideas as extreme.
Free Culture Book Club — Titan Tactics
This week sees a game that tries to preserve a twist.
Toots 🦣 from 07/27 to 07/31
This week, we have news suppression, prison phone calls, egg price-fixing, Trump AGs, ICE surveillance, electoral tampering, AI debt, simulated nature, and Disability Pride.
Real Life in Star Trek, The Circle
For this episode, we need to talk about respect for ancient cultures, authoritarianism, and even wedge in the Prime Directive, though mostly guest stars occupy attention.
Logos for Dystopias
Creating an ominous science fiction logo with all (well, most of) the clichés.
Developer Diary, Madame Guillotine Strikes
This week's projects include my mini-server, my Scrawls editor, and some library updates.
Free Culture Book Club, In (Some) Depth
Maybe finally explaining the Free Culture Book Club all in one place
Free Culture Book Club — Galactic Mutant Animals, part 4
This week sees an older comic scanned from paper as animals get organized.
Toots 🦣 from 07/20 to 07/24
This week, we have book bans, the Pentagon tax, unionization, Flock abuse, Reuters complicity, conflicts in movements, Pam Bondi, bird sightings, and Disability Pride
Real Life in Star Trek, The Homecoming
For this episode, we need to talk about education (barely), politics, bigotry, and a bit more.
Wikidata Queries
Users can query on the server and (indirectly) locally, including one interesting new tool.
Developer Diary, Seneca Falls, Day 2
This week's projects include a sourdough recipe, the blog's code, the Scrawls editor, and a bunch of library updates.
Think Big, Shop Small, part 1
Every brand increasingly looks like an opponent...
Free Culture Book Club — Galactic Mutant Animals, part 3
This week sees an older comic scanned from paper as animals get organized.
Toots 🦣 from 07/13 to 07/17
This week, we have police stalkers, designing for women, SNAP cuts, Native Americans in the military, US elections, marigold protein, plants and ants, disease signs, and Disability Pride.
Real Life in Star Trek, Season 1, DS9
We (quickly as possible) summarize the first season, before moving on with the show.
Developer Diary, Naadam
This week's projects include some mini-server activity, the blog's code, the Scrawls editor, my Notoboto note application, and a library update.
Free Culture, Creator Obstacles
Finally explaining Free Culture from the ground up, this time what prevents creators from getting this right
Free Culture Book Club — Galactic Mutant Animals, part 2
This week sees an older comic scanned from paper as animals get organized.
Toots 🦣 from 07/06 to 07/10
This week, we have Muslim Americans, inequality and life expectancy, democracy under siege, poisoned communities, legitimate pride in the US, American-ness in celebration, Trump State Fair fraud, incompetent biohacking, and Disability Pride.