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Sooooo, I totally had a feed update to publish back in February and did nothing. And now I have more new stuff, so here goes 😆 New thinkylinks , some of which I am still thinking about. Updated the booklog , but it’s out of date again. This is the downside of keeping my actual booklog in a paper notebook. I love it so much, but yes, it does mean having to remember to type up a copy for this site.…
My updates feed is a liar. I’ve actually been making several tiny updates since last September, just none worth pushing out a full feed item for. A bunch of thought-provoking articles are now in thinkylinks and a handful of new books in my booklog . A new issue of Soft Signal is coming on Tuesday, so make sure you’ve subscribed if you want it in your inbox. Alternatively, the web version will be…
Hello, yes it's been two months since the last update, and yes I'm still alive. My novel officially launches at the end of this week! Hit me up for details if you're curious, but suffice to say I couldn't be more stoked and nervous. This project is the reason both Soft Signal and general updates around here went on the backburner, but my feet are gradually touching down upon normality. I've added…
There's been quite a few updates lately. First, Soft Signal now has archives — yay! I've been hesitant to use the automatic archiving system provided by my email newsletter platform. They're lovely, but I've just run into so many situations where content and data is effectively "stuck" in systems controlled by other people. Which means it's a pain in the bum if I ever need to change systems. This,…
I know my website is plain, probably kind of ugly and boring too, but that's how I like it. I can read it in my text-only browser without too much trouble, although some pages could do with a bit more work. This isn't the only reason I keep things fairly primitive around here. You can read little notes on my big three drivers here: Why my website is so plain More books have been added to the…
A long overdue update to my planning stack for 2023. I guess you could say I wanted to make sure these changes would stick before documenting them. Also updated the booklog with April's reads, added some new thinkylinks (the one about AI and the American smile seems worth paying attention to), and updated my now page .
Created a text playlist , a collection of articles I come back to for inspiration and reminding. My playlist was inspired by Scott Nesbitt . If you make a text playlist on your site, share it with me so I can check it out too! My digital minimalism write-up got an update to reflect what my 2023 is looking like. Tl;dr: it's looking more like something I'm happy with. I've been going to bed without…
sanlive.com should now be discoverable on the Fediverse . Having attempted to DIY this from scratch, I'm instead using a service called Bridgy Fed . It's pretty neat. They do Webmentions too, so your homegrown website can be connected to other homegrown websites in a sort of loose independent decentralised form of social media.
Notes on soft plastics recycling in Australia , including an email template for West Aussies hoping to get their employers to take action. Now page also has a tiny update.
In an effort to more effectively consolidate the stuff I learn, here's my first published set of notes on a book I've read. Booknotes: Sunburnt Country by Joelle Gergis This book was among my "5 books of stupid"* about climate change. Although it assumes the reader is already familiar with certain concepts, terminology and events, I still got a fair whack of background into how climate change…
Swamp things: New page: Slow productivity New page: RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Moar: Thinkylinks
There are lots of new thinkylinks available for your reading pleasure. I finished a disturbing dystopian novella that I'll link to in tomorrow's Soft Signal . And the /now page has been updated. In case we don't chat before the holidays, have a lovely Christmas and new year!
I've been reading a lot lately. More than I've been writing, since the bulk of my meagre writing time right now is taken up by work and admin. We are also caring for a deaf cat, which is equal parts endearing, frustrating and sad, because it reminds us that she's getting on in years. Anyway, a heap of new thinkylinks abound.
Added a brief write-up on permacomputing and shared a bit of my morning writing routine . Also added a few more thinkylinks .
Shared a bit about moonlighting as a fiction author , originally shared via Soft Signal . Added new thinkylinks and a page for articles about worklife . Added a new book to the booklog and updated my Now page .
Just smol updates. Added new thinkylinks and updated my Now page .
The blog has been purged. You'll find any remnants of content scattered across the site in a more topical (rather than time-dependent) fashion. Apologies if most of it seems incomplete. I plan to flesh stuff out gradually over time. If you'd like to keep up with my "blog-like" writings, Soft Signal is very much active and readable. Some new pages have been added: Memory Lane , Writing , Body , and…
Added some thinkylinks — a few new ones and a couple old ones yoinked from retired blog posts.
Added a page for my writings about nerd stuff and migrated some blog content to the gardening page . Moved Monkey with a paintbrush to art. Also added thinkylinks and I'm sorry for the gopher items in there. I'm still trying to figure out how to keep the proper link and get my site generator render a proxied one. If the titles pique your interest (and I promise they are interesting reads), copy…
sanlive.com has a fresh new design. And by "new", I mean old. I miss the old days, the lo-fi days, the visually quiet days of text-based and content-first. I hope you like ASCII art as much as I do.
The psychological toll of book clubs has been migrated from the blog to its own page on sapience . I've also added a linkroll.opml , which is hopefully human-readable, though I'm getting mixed results in my browser. There's also a new page for lo-fi browser games I don't want to lose sight of. Swapped out the image backgrounds for ASCII art across the site . Herman Martinus points out that a whole…
Added 7 new links that made me think . You may recognise a couple of them from this month's Soft Signal email. I've also been tinkering with page footers to improve interlinking.
Professing my love for fountain pens and devices set to greyscale .
I've started migration my soapmaking content from the blog. It'll all be collated on its own soapmaking page. Also updated the background image to give the site a vibe more becoming of a mind swamp. Added a new book to the booklog and updated my Now page .
I've added my planning stack because I'm so in love with stationery and writing instruments. Also added some books to desocial and digitalminimalism in case you happen to embark on a journey too.
Added a bunch of thinkylinks . Special shout-out to the one about everyone being beautiful but not horny. Very vibe. So thoughts. Added a couple of titles to the book log . Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke was very interesting, especially the psychological and socio-economic factors that create fertile grounds for addiction to form. My Now page has also been updated. I've struggled with…
Added some notes on digital minimalism , essentially where I'm at with it and a few tips I've seen around the place. Don't get me wrong, I'm still very tech-engaged, but shifting from "device as toy" to "device as tool" has helped me regain control over my digital life. There's a heaps of new thinkylinks . The one that blew my mind the most was the dark history behind my favourite Chinese New Year…
I haven't touched [betalunaris]( https://sanlive.com/betalunaris in a long time, and despite bringing it in from the cold Twitterscape, I'm not sure when I'll get to work on it again. But it's here now, safe and sound for the time being. A few more blog posts have been migrated out. The one in particular that made me smile to look at was the best thank you letter from a stationery shop in Japan in…
Added a few more links that made me think . The one about pop culture is swirling around in my head, especially after seeing a couple of movies at the Spanish Film Festival recently. It's those quirky non-blockbuster films that'll give you nuanced perspectives and interesting twists and narratives. I like it a lot. I've also just finished Time Was by Ian McDonald. It's been added to my book log .…
There's a page dedicated to our pumpkin adventure now. Sorry I don't have a rude video of t3h punk1n s3x0rz. It was purged with the great IG delete of 2022 .
Updated the gardening page. And the animals page. And hauled together the digital postcarden . There's also a little something on drink infusions . Retired old posts too. Oh! And here's something cool... there's a version of Markdown specifically for writing recipes. It's called Cooklang .
Retired and/or migrated lots of old content. Added a page with stuff about skincare . Updated the gardening page. There's new stuff in the thinky links too. All worth reading!
The homepage looks tidy again! Lots of stuff has been moved around. There's now a page about sapience to bring together content of that ilk. The iTerm theme has been moved to a download page. Animal-related content is now on an animals page. Deleted old content no longer relevant or interesting. Sorry for the 404!