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2026

EMF Location Dashboard

·3 mins
EMF started yesterday, and last week I wanted to do something nerdy to justify my attendance. To quote the website: Electromagnetic Field is a non-profit camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things: hackers, artists, geeks, crafters, scientists, and engineers So, as conversation of attendance, and the site began to be set up, the nerdy bug caught me and I decided to build a thing.

Dungeons and Dryers

·2 mins
What happens when you mention to your D&D group, who mostly have ADHD, that your tumble dryer is broken? Free labour!

No Hand Signals

·1 min
I saw this sticker on a car on my walk today, and it gave me a little joy. So maybe it can give you some joy too. This is the kind of sticker I can get behind.

The Anniversary of Brexit

·2 mins
It was the ten-year anniversary of Brexit last week. That, and we are about to see Prime Minister number seven, since the vote. I don’t normally write about politics, but I read “Your shit is unreadable” this morning: Where is the fucking hate? Everyone loves everything. Sunshine, rainbow. You stripped out the ugly parts, thinking it would make you more likeable. It just made you empty. And it made me want to write something that had been on my mind, but I had been holding off because I don’t want to seem negative.

One Thousand Hours of Factorio

·6 mins
Years ago, I was convinced by a friend to play a game where you build a rocket. I didn’t think much of Factorio, and I didn’t expect to ever dedicate 100 hours to it, let alone 1000.