iamcal.com Since May 2000

Jan 5th: I can't remember who linked me to blocks, but it's pretty fun. The sound effects are... something else. Unfortunately it seems to sometimes lose your progress.

Sep 16th: This is a really fun write up of what you can do with someone's airline boarding card information, and a long journey to ensure responsible disclosure.

Aug 31st: A few months after I imported the crazy Japanese toaster, the Balmuda finally went on sale on the US. I've only tried the Mitsubishi TO-ST1-T, but I can definitely confirm it makes some amazing toast.

Aug 27th: If you're missing the soothing sounds of being in an office with coworkers, sound of colleagues is a good fill-in

Aug 10th: I wish this make your own halloumi kit was shipping to the US. That seems like a great quarantine project.

Jul 14th: I've updated my reading list for the first half of 2020. Covid has had a huge impact on my reading, having only finished 39 books in the first half of the year (versus 59 last year of the same period), but I've started reading more again in the last month or so. Highlights have been Agency (the latest from William Gibson) and The Starless Sea (great world building, no real story in the end, but very memorable)

Feb 18th: Want to hear what's going on in your webpages? This great little snippet plays sounds as DOM nodes update and gives you a weird new perspective on what's going on behind the scenes.