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James' Coffee Blog

Redirecting YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md to /YYYY/MM/DD/slug with Nginx

Earlier this week a reader pointed out that posts listed on my date archive pages were linking to the wrong URLs. For example, the link for /2026/01/25/kind-software would instead be /2026-01-25-kind-software.md. This was caused by my static site generator using the markdown ...

Dan’s Polaroids

06.02.2026

Handlebars of a holland bike. In the background a path with
      vegetation on both sides and a motorhome on the left.
Cycling in the rain. And the Polaroid got messed up in my pocket.

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James' Coffee Blog

Reducing Artemis’ deployment downtime with blue-green deployments

Artemis, the calm web reader I maintain, runs as a systemd process. When I want to update the software, I deploy the new code to the server and then restart the systemd process. This has a significant downside: while the Artemis process is restarting, the software is unavaila...

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James' Coffee Blog

Does your website run on green energy?

A few weeks ago I did a day-long training Carbon Literacy Project training course through my university. When I was taking the course and considering ways I can reduce my carbon footprint, I started thinking about technology. I don’t know much about calculating emissions from...

James' Coffee Blog Supports Webmention
James' Coffee Blog

Background technology

A while ago, I purchased an Aranet 4 indoor CO2 monitor. The device has sat on my desk ever since. I started thinking about the Aranet monitor this week because I noticed that, for the first time, the battery was low and needed to be changed. The Aranet is a useful device. W...

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James' Coffee Blog

Calendars and web readers

For the last few weeks I have been thinking about the intersection of calendars and web readers. Author's note: You can skip the next paragraph if you're not interested in the technical aside. What started this thinking was a technical interest. With h-feed, you can publish...

James' Coffee Blog Supports Webmention
James' Coffee Blog

The expanse of web weaving

Last year, one of my goals was to learn more about design. I wanted to apply what I learned to making web pages. The Non-Designer’s Design Book was an influential resource toward the end of the year. While not specifically about web design, the principles within the book – co...

James' Coffee Blog Supports Webmention
James' Coffee Blog

Build the web you want to see

The Autumn/Winter 2025 edition of the good internet magazine is out! I contributed a piece, Build the web you want to see, in which I reflect on the last five years of James' Coffee Blog and some of what I have learned in that time. I have been thinking about the question "how do we make the web better?" for the last few months, and perhaps the best answer I have right now is for us all to keep building the web we want to see. It is perhaps because of this that, when I asked Joe yesterday "How can we achieve a web renaissance?", he replied "I think we're already in it." Thank you to Xandra for all of the work that she puts into making the good internet magazine happen. I am delighted that this project exists and, especially after reading StartingAMagazine.psd, am more aware than ever that projects like this don't just happen: we make them happen.

Dan’s Polaroids

05.02.2026

A woman on a latter behind a fence with a camera in hand,
      looking into the camera.
I was photographed today.

Dan’s Polaroids

04.02.2026

The three men of Forkalyst sitting on a sofa. With beer cans in
      hand.
Wednesdays

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James' Coffee Blog

Software Design Meetup [Feb. 11th]

On Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm - 8:30pm UK time I am hosting an event I’m calling the “Software Design Meetup” online. This meetup is for anyone interested in the design of software and technology. In particular, if you are fascinated by the question "How do we design be...

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Dark Visitors is now Known Agents.

A very interesting name change … 🤔
https://knownagents.com/

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Adobe Re-Animate 😁

Adobe Re-Animate 😁

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I just sprayed contact cleaner into the door switch and … it worked! 🤯🥳

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HEEELP, @davatron5000 !!

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“The tumble dryer simply doesn’t recognize anymore that the door is closed. Changing the door contact only takes a fe...

“The tumble dryer simply doesn’t recognize anymore that the door is closed. Changing the door contact only takes a few minutes,“ they said … 😂

Dan’s Polaroids

03.02.2026

A photo of the EHX Silencer pedal on a pedalboard.
New (but not very exciting) pedal day.

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“Actually, ChatGPT says …”

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Is LLMsplaining a thing?

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(🤫 And there might be a discount code for Web Day Out hidden in that podcast episode … )