Close the lid on the source
12/11/2026Open source governance collapse, the longest board game in history, won't someone think of the tech bros, and more.
Newsletter
My roughly fortnightly newsletter.
All chAInge
29/10/2026An intense week for open source, AI (maybe) grows up, iPhone Duo for the web, and more
Full disk regrets
14/10/2026Sovereignty, efficiency, acquisitions, and AI tools go rogue (again)
Don't let the Sun go down on Open Source
24/09/2026The legacy of Sun, the future of Open Source, decolonising maps, and more.
SimDystopia
27/08/2026Dystopian stories, AI safety, and stories of simulations
But can AI play Doom?
13/08/2026AI in places it's not needed, Doom in places it shouldn't be, and an engineer behind dozens of classic albums shares their advice.
Games, gear, and gregarious tales
31/07/2026I haven't been reading much news, so instead I haphazardly promote some of my work.
While my app gently memory leaks
16/07/2026Finally, I am back with a new newsletter.
Holy retro human
05/06/2026Pope vs tech. Music vs AI. A slice of ARM history.
A demonic plugin obsession
22/05/2026Too many plugins, too many layoffs, and too many… Awards? All that and more in this issue.
Gaining an artvantage
14/05/2026Game or art and has tech become boring?
Less tech, more me(c)h
30/04/2026Small newsletter today covering niche topics like Berlin tourism, the slow decline of an open source project, and other interesting tidbits.
Leaky Claudron
16/04/2026In this newsletter, Anthropic leaks, skills seep, sounds speak, and CSS leaps!
Vive la différence?
02/04/2026Squeezing this in before Europe vanishes for Easter, if they haven't already. On the subject of Europe, a great piece about Tech Bros in Europe, The dictionary sues OpenAI, and all sorts of mac tweaking power user wonder. Enjoy!
Opening the can of AI-generated worms
19/03/2026An open source community tAIrs itself apart, Grammarly upsets an awful lot of people, and RIP VC?
Autocomplete the fun in your life
05/03/2026New hardware, old hardware, making history fun, and more.
Autocomplete the fun in your life
04/03/2026New hardware, old hardware, making history fun, and more.
Close the gate on your way in
19/02/2026Sustainable festivals, age restricting the internet, and more.
Stop the slop!
04/02/2026More jQuery, open source has had enough, and many sad goodbyes
Adobe Photolost
08/01/2026What happened to German engineering, where did (some of) the vegans go, and a trip down (lack of) memory lane and early computing.
Talk to JQuery, cos Ruby 'aint listening
04/12/2025Internet outages, make music through voice, Ruby is dead, and long live… jQuery?
A leaking bubble
06/11/2025The AI bubble, memory leaks, startups in Syria, and more!
RIPrivacy
09/10/2025RIP your favourite browser, privacy, and music streaming?
A cup of Tahoe
18/09/2025New Apple operating systems, the history of essential apps, nine hour Monopoly, and more.
Fix the web and look good doing it
04/09/2025The web is drowning in JavaScript and the vibe is, there will be more.