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These graphics were a staple of early blogs, and even earlier websites. I missed them, but it soon became apparent the homepage sidebar would be overloaded if I included them all. Even more are on my retro site.
Encouragement Ben Sidran
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Motivational cheer: On the Cool Side ♫
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You can do this: Face Your Fears ♫
How
This blog is:
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Created in Kate and Vim, and generated with Hugo and a few Bourne shell scripts
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Typed on a NovelKeys NK87 Entry Edition with Gateron North Pole 2.0 Yellow linear switches on my loungeroom desktop, and a Silicon Graphics Alps keyboard in the study
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On the go I use a ThinkPad X230 with NetBSD, or a MacBook Air with the last version of the OS without Liquid (Gl)ass
My Omake page has more of what I use and recommend.
Nothing
This section has nothing in it.
Now
Last updated December 2025.
Things I’m working on and/or doing now. With special thanks to Derek Sivers for the idea, and to James for reminding me of it. These are wonderful people.
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Wrapping up open projects at work for the end of the year
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Measuring, framing, buying hooks, and putting up art in the apartment
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Mashing together several of my old themes into one here for nostalgic fun and whimsy
Style guide
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Be clear over being clever or succinct
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British (“Commonwealth”) English spelling except under specific circumstances, such as a computer “program”
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Call out Betteridge Headlines if used accidently or otherwise
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Employ lists for collections of points greater than two
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Link to local colloquialisms if useful
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Regular pointless interjections, such as counting the words in a sentence, referring to oneself as a gentleman, meandering digressions, or an interlude of Spanish Flea
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SI units, and ISO 8601 for short dates
Zvarnots Airport (Զվարթնոց Oդանավակայան)
This serves as the international gateway to Armenia, and was a convenient topic to end this alphabetised page on. I hope to visit one day :).