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apr 17 · 20266
thought2d

spent the morning rewriting something that already worked… ended up with fewer lines and a deeper understanding.

both were the point.

making
thought2d

Spent the morning rewriting something that already worked. Ended up with fewer lines and a deeper understanding. Both were the point.

making
thought2d

The internet used to have rooms. Now it has feeds. I miss rooms.

thought2d

The internet used to have rooms. Now it has feeds. I miss rooms.

thought3d

starting to think the best software feels like a well-worn tool… quiet, specific, and slightly odd in the hand. it earns its place by being in the way exactly as much as it should be, and no more.

tools making
thought3d

Starting to think the best software feels like a well-worn tool — quiet, specific, and slightly odd in the hand. It earns its place by being in the way exactly as much as it should be, and no more.

tools making
apr 16 · 20262
journal4d
notes on building a tiny static site generator — A weekend experiment that turned into the thing now rendering this page. Notes on what I cut, what I kept, and the surprising amount of nothing you need. build tools static-sites obsidian
journal4d
notes on building a tiny static site generator — A weekend experiment that turned into the thing now rendering this page. Notes on what I cut, what I kept, and the surprising amount of nothing you need. build tools static-sites obsidian
apr 15 · 20263
thought4d

Rereading a zine I printed four years ago. The ideas haven't aged; the layout definitely has. I don't know whether that's reassuring.

reading
thought5d

three rules I keep rediscovering: make it yourself, make it small, make it last.

making life
thought5d

Three rules I keep rediscovering: make it yourself, make it small, make it last.

making life
apr 14 · 20262
making6d
poster series №3 — Six prints, two colors, one afternoon. Risograph pulls from the spring studio session. print making posters
making6d
poster series №3 — Six prints, two colors, one afternoon. Risograph pulls from the spring studio session. print making posters
tweaks