iamcal.com Since May 2000

Jan 8th: If you've ever wondered how the London Underground lines got their names, this will tell you. No new non-royalty-named lines in 87 years - we are an unimaginative bunch. Maybe better than Liney McLine Face?

Jan 6th: I find armchair treasure hunts pretty compelling in theory, but not enough to have ever tried to take part in one. Reading the solutions to previous puzzles doesn't give me much confidence in even getting started.

Jan 3rd: AI dungeon is now playable in the browser, so very easy to get started. It's very impressive, but still a very far cry from being fun.

Dec 27th: I’ve never really understood JTAG before, but I think I finally get it after reading this tutorial. I just need to get the USB interface now.

Dec 23rd: Creating a Slack client for Windows 3.11 is an amazing accomplishment - even building a 16bit app for Windows requires an older version (Windows 10 does have a 32bit version, but finding a copy is tough). The walkthrough is detailed enough to use a tutorial, and the christmas break starts today...

Dec 11th: I managed to miss this the first time around - Gretchen McCulloch explains the grammar behind Doge

Nov 18th: I love the sheer bloody mindedness of these fake oyster card stickers to place of your real oyster card

Nov 5th: I haven't completed all of the Regex Crossword puzzles (the hex ones get pretty tricky) but they're really nicely done