27.08.2026
26.08.2026
Reading as participation in the indie web
In the past, I have used the shorthand “if you have a website, you’re in the indie web community.” I have used this because I don’t think there are, or should be, any other qualifying factors (i.e. using particular tools, having a certain site layout). While I think this sho...
Moods, places; translations
I was listening to Lorde’s Melodrama, an album I haven’t listened to for some time. Her music continues to echo through my week. It is hard to believe that I got to see her perform live a few days ago; the electricity of the performance still sticks with me: the moments we a...
Midnight scrapbooking
A warm glow from the still-on kitchen light passed through the hallway, illuminating the floral book, opened, on my lap. The night’s task: to start making the book my own.
My impulse to create new things – music, stories, memories – is not dampened by the absence of dayligh...
TIL: “security by antiquity” from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260821-why-older-tech-is-sometimes-safer-from-hackersPresumably a reference to (or a subset of) "security through obscurity".Best rationalization for old-tech-hoarding I have seen in a long time.Probably worth a longer cybersecurity post or a few. Like how to source (obtain), repair, maintain, and integrate with (or isolate from!) modern systems, or somewhere in between like local-only secure data transfers between such systems, perhaps gapped a la sneakernet.Glossary:security through obscurity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscuritysneakernet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet#security #securityByAntiquity #oldTech #cyberSecurity #Blaugust #Blaugust2026
Why are there two pentagons in the otherwise hex-tiled American continents displayed in TRON: Legacy’s Rectifier Globe computer graphics?I was watching the TRON: Legacy 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray remaster (only my second time watching the 4K remaster) in the background earlier today...
How I organise my bookshelf
Eula wrote a response (“Collecting reference books for creativity”) to my post on inspiration from physical artefacts and organising them. Ironically, I didn’t appreciate the continuity between these posts until now. I digress. In her blog post, Eula wrote about how she orga...
MICHAEL KUPIETZ ARTS+CODE
• Mike Kupietz
Hot Take Of The Day
From https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1vy80na/comment/p5uy6ta/: 
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Edinburgh Summer Sessions
You feel like you have joined a community in a festival line. Everyone is together, waiting for music — we all came here with a common purpose, a purpose that we can see, a purpose that we can feel. We came here because we are human. Many people are dressed up, in all colour...
IDLES
While we were in Northern Ireland we went to see IDLES, on my birthday. They were supported by Chalk and Growing Pains.
BurgeonLab: Main Feed Full-Text
• Naty S
AuguStory: The Story About BurgeonLab
Read about how BurgeonLab.com came to be and how it has transformed to become Naty’s de facto home on the Internet after discovering the IndieWeb.
Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 16
The sixteenth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 16, I chat with Nic, the author of nicchan.me about, among other things, using the web as a design tool, web accessibility, learning from others' code, 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.
BurgeonLab: Main Feed Full-Text
• Naty S
AuguStory: The Story About BurgeonLab
Read about how BurgeonLab.com came to be and how it has transformed to become Naty's de facto home on the Internet after discovering the IndieWeb.
BurgeonLab: Main Feed Full-Text
• Naty S
AuguStory: The Story About BurgeonLab
Read about how BurgeonLab.com came to be and how it has transformed to become Naty's de facto home on the Internet after discovering the IndieWeb.
24.08.2026
Public Service Broadcasting
One of the only live appearances by Public Service Broadcasting in the UK this year, the other will be at Ally Pally for the Race for Space 10th anniversary celebration in September.
Hebden Bridge
After a leisurely morning we headed to Hebden Bridge to get some brunch. On the way there we drove past the [Boxford factory](New Works, Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX6 2TF) that I used to work for in 2003-2004.
Once we parked up in Hebden bridge we found an excellent Taco place to eat. After food we went for a gentle walk along the canal and found a craft market.
Public Service Broadcasting
Public Service Broadcasting were fantastic, they played my favourite song They Gave Me A Lamp, from the Every valley album, with an appearance from the singer Haiku Salut.
Lessons learned from the problem solving of “fixing” a recent “broken record”. In summary:1. sometimes waiting can (partially) fix a problem or reduce its severity2. applying reasoning and practical math & science (e.g. mechanics & acoustics) to diagnose and take acti...
Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams an...
Things I want to remember
I wrote this a few days ago, inspired by Things I Want to Remember by A Graceful Life. I planned to add more to the list but I didn't end up finishing it. With that said, I do want to publish what I have, as a little snippet of four things that caught my eye on one evening l...