the direction of music; the music of direction.
Of Day
I close my eyes and listen to the church bells reverberate through the city — the air, the street, the park; the hearts.
Usually when I go into a bookshop, I find myself looking at all the books. Often, for nothing in particular, but rather to see what is new. Who knows what...
18.07.2026
Now you see it
I love this demonstration from Ghost Font: The Anti-AI Font Only Humans Can Read.
The explanation is very clear and as a proof of concept it works well. However like the newsletter that sent me there, I do wonder, how long will it continue to work.
Whoami
Absolutely fascinating article (as usual) from dynomight, about what they called Pseudpocalypse, and that's the lamest thing about it. I would have gone with Pseudocollapse. Give that a short o (dog) and stress the o and in my opinion it sounds more like what they were aiming at.
Also, I used to live one street away from via Lorenzo Valla, so have filed this part away:
The idea of attributing authorship using writing style features goes back to at least 1440, when Lorenzo Valla demonstrated that the Donation of Constantine—in which Emperor Constantine supposedly donated the Roman Empire to the Catholic Church—used a vernacular that came from 400 years after Constantine’s death and was therefore a forgery.
Adding anchor links to my category pages
Earlier today, I wanted to link to a specific year of posts on my Coffee category page. Importantly, all of my posts in a category are listed on a single page. I do this because I like having an overview of all posts on a single page. And, by having all post tiles on one page...
Multi-line links on my home page
Every so often, I publish a blog post with a longer title. When this happens, sometimes the post title wraps onto a second line in my list of blog posts on my site home page. This was a tiny detail, but one that I would often notice.
Last night, I brought the design to Front...
🎬 Motel Hell
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That was actually pretty funny. But where did all the "zombies" go at the end??? I think this had more potential, especially the ending. But I also wish they had more utilised "Ivan and the Terribles". Nonetheless, this was worth a watch.
Next event: The Haunted on July 24, 2026, 20:00 at Turock, Essen.
Website superpowers
At Homebrew Website Club this week, Thomas mentioned the term “tag healing” during a discussion about tags. The definition I caught was that tag healing is related to reviewing and, if necessary, consolidating, tags used for blog posts or documents. Someone (Tabitha?) said th...
Re: An IndieWeb Event for Southeast Asia / Pacific Time Zones
Naty is hosting a new Homebrew Website Club event on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 5:30pm to 7:00pm Hong Kong Time (UTC+8). If there is interest, the event may turn become regular!
If the time works for you and you love chatting about websites, I recommend checking out the e...
15.07.2026
Space
This evening I listened to Peter Gabriel’s New Blood, after seeing the album mentioned on Thomas’ blog. As I listened, I kept thinking “this is my favourite song so far!” There were so many tracks that I liked. Downside-Up, Wallflower, and Mercy Street were all terrific.
Tow...
Sunset
The valley, almost invisible. The most intense degree of aerial perspective whitens the distance below the sun. Looking through the trees I see haze. The hills fade into the ether. The occasional contour of a tree in the distance is visible. I have never seen a sunset like th...
Twenty years and a day ago, I wrote about the spurious need for balance in the media. Not much — perhaps nothing — has changed since then. I do wonder whether Andrew Revkin still thinks the effects of climate change “could take centuries to materialize”.
https://jeremycherfas.net/blog/balance-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-balance
Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 10
The tenth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out: In Episode 10, I chat with Kristoffer and Elliott, the creators of the Internet Phone Book. We talk about, among other things, the history of the Internet Phone Book, the affordances of physical books for a community project, and more. I hope you enjoy the episode! Wonders of Web Weaving also has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.
Truly Portable Birdnet-Pi
Feeling very pleased with myself after a major accomplishment, even though all it really proves is that I can follow instructions.
Truly Portable Birdnet-Pi
Feeling very pleased with myself after a major accomplishment, even though all it really proves is that I can follow instructions.
The problem, as I have noted before, is that my little Birdnet-Pi needs to connect to the internet to update its clock so that it offers the ...
Eat This Newsletter latest.
Wakelyns needs supporters to become a Charitable Community Benefit Society, a fitting remembrance for Martin Wolfe, one of the great pioneers of agricultural biodiversity.
That plus "wasted" calories, ultra-processed foods (it's mostly the calories), and cyclosporiasis so far in the latest issue.
Read it at https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-308-resilient/
‘Repeat that, repeat’ (Collaborative writing)
Ruben and I are doing a collaborative writing challenge where we both write our thoughts on the poem “Repeat that, repeat” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. We’re not trying to do an academic formal analysis, rather share our own thoughts. You can read Ruben's post on his website.
I...
Reflection
Outside one of my childhood bedrooms there was a tree, a single tree. I see the tree vividly in my mind, and remember tracking it as the seasons changed – watching out for the first blossom, followed by the maturity of the leaves, then again by their browning as summer became...