Now

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It's just starting to be fall, which I've been enjoying because it means I get the structure of the university semester starting, and I can bike around more and not overheat like in the summer. I've been enjoying being able to make tea more frequently and eat hot foods more.

I'm Working On</h3>

Graduating at the end of the semester</li>
Messing around on a bunch</a> of</a> static</a> sites</a> (including this one!)</li>
Learning to fix and maintain my bike better</li>
Organizing a book club and some board game nights</li> </ul>
I'm Reading</h3>
The Programmer's Brain</a> by Felienne Hermans

Feed Readers

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Reading Blogs</h3>
I really enjoy reading blogs. I read blogs about tabletop games and programming and Consumer Protections in the UK</a>. I also read friend's blogs</a> and use them to keep up with them. When reading a lot of blogs, it's helpful to have a way to find them all in one place.

Web Feed Readers</h3>
A feed reader is an application that can compile feeds from a bunch of different blogs, and display them in one place. Most blogs have a feed, especially ones on a larger blogging platform, like Blogger</a>, even if they don't explicitly say so. You can usually just "subscribe" to the blog using its URL, and your feed reader will automatically detect the feed. Usually that looks like tapping the "Subscribe", "+", or "Add feed" button and pasting in the URL of the blog you want to subscribe to (or its feed if you can find that).
Feed readers are great for reading blogs. They allow you to sort by the date things are posted, instead of "relevance." They show just the blogs that you have subscribed to, or a group of them, so there isn't an infinite scroll. When you have read all of the posts on blogs you have subscribed to, that's it. I find reading feeds much less addicting than scrolling on social media because of this. It's also easy to switch feed readers, you can usually just export an "OPML" file (which is the standard on most feed readers) and import it into your new reader.

More about Feeds</h3>
You might also see "RSS" or "Atom" used to refer to feeds. This refers to the format that the feed is in as it's read by your feed reader. About Feeds</a> is a good resource if you want to learn about feeds and feed readers. About Feeds also has a list of feed readers. Two that I would add are CommaFeed</a>, which is what I use right now and ReadFlow</a>, which is another minimal option. You definitely don't need a to pay for a subscription. There are good free feed readers.

Making Your Own Blog</h3>
If you want to make a simple blog that has a feed for free, try Bear Blog</a> or Mataroa Blog</a>. You can sign up for free in less than a minute.

Good Book: The Programmer's Brain

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Programmer's Brain</a>
This book is a cognitve approach to getting better at programming.
It walks through different ways to reduce your confusion and cognitive load. It talks about how different cognitive processes relate to programming, and has exercises for practicing each of them deliberatly.
I found it most helpful to read a few chapters, then try to practice and implement those ideas in my work before moving on. I would recommend reading it if you get the chance.

Uses

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is a list of things I use and recommend.
Bookmarks: Linkhut</a>
Keeps public or private link bookmarks. Can be nice to share blogs or other cool links.
Email Provider: Migadu</a>
Pay for usage instead of per address. Allows lots of domains, mailboxes, and aliases as long as you stay under the usage limit. Good support.
Git Remote: Codeberg</a>
Codeberg is a Forgejo</a> instance with extra features, run by a non-profit. Projects won't get found or indexed like on Github, but it is more friendly, less AI-ified, and has had better uptime than Github recently.
Messaging: Signal</a>
Open source messager made by a non-profit. Not too much feature creep and no adds. Remember your backup codes.
Vector Graphics: Inkscape</a>
Works fine for vector graphics. Use Gimp</a> for bitmaps images and photos.

This Site

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Tools</h3>
This site uses Zola</a> to generate the pages from markdown, and Codeberg Pages</a> for static site hosting.
The source code is also available on my Codeberg</a>.
This site is 100% human made.

License</h3>
The source code for woodsprite.dev is licensed under MIT</a>.
The text and images for woodsprite.dev are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.

Other Blogs

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Friends

jaiden.sh</a></li>
ac2.no</a></li>
yumagia.dev</a></li>
UMN Blog Club</a></li>
heylo.la</a></li> </ul>
Tabletop Games

Bastionland</a></li>
Goblin Punch</a></li> </ul>
Computers

Ploum</a></li>
Ludicity</a></li>
Confessions of a Sysadmin</a></li>
100 Rabbits</a>

Rek</a></li>
Devine</a></li> </ul> </li>
Grug Brained Developer</a></li> </ul>
My Linkhut</a> has a public bookmarks of blogs I read.

I'm Reading</h3>
The Programmer's Brain</a> by Felienne Hermans</p>

Reading Blogs</h3>
I really enjoy reading blogs. I read blogs about tabletop games and programming and Consumer Protections in the UK</a>. I also read friend's blogs</a> and use them to keep up with them. When reading a lot of blogs, it's helpful to have a way to find them all in one place.</p>

Making Your Own Blog</h3>
If you want to make a simple blog that has a feed for free, try Bear Blog</a> or Mataroa Blog</a>. You can sign up for free in less than a minute.</p>

Tools</h3>
This site uses Zola</a> to generate the pages from markdown, and Codeberg Pages</a> for static site hosting.</p>
The source code is also available on my Codeberg</a>.</p>
This site is 100% human made.</p>
</p>

License</h3>
The source code for woodsprite.dev is licensed under MIT</a>.</p>
The text and images for woodsprite.dev are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</p>

Now

Feed Readers

Good Book: The Programmer's Brain

Uses

This Site

Other Blogs

Now

I'm Working On</h3> Graduating at the end of the semester</li>

I'm Reading</h3> The Programmer's Brain</a> by Felienne Hermans</p>

Feed Readers

Reading Blogs</h3> I really enjoy reading blogs. I read blogs about tabletop games and programming and Consumer Protections in the UK</a>. I also read friend's blogs</a> and use them to keep up with them. When reading a lot of blogs, it's helpful to have a way to find them all in one place.</p>

Making Your Own Blog</h3> If you want to make a simple blog that has a feed for free, try Bear Blog</a> or Mataroa Blog</a>. You can sign up for free in less than a minute.</p>

Good Book: The Programmer's Brain

Uses

This Site

Tools</h3> This site uses Zola</a> to generate the pages from markdown, and Codeberg Pages</a> for static site hosting.</p> The source code is also available on my Codeberg</a>.</p> This site is 100% human made.</p> </p>

License</h3> The source code for woodsprite.dev is licensed under MIT</a>.</p> The text and images for woodsprite.dev are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</p>

Other Blogs

I'm Reading</h3>
The Programmer's Brain</a> by Felienne Hermans</p>

Reading Blogs</h3>
I really enjoy reading blogs. I read blogs about tabletop games and programming and Consumer Protections in the UK</a>. I also read friend's blogs</a> and use them to keep up with them. When reading a lot of blogs, it's helpful to have a way to find them all in one place.</p>

Making Your Own Blog</h3>
If you want to make a simple blog that has a feed for free, try Bear Blog</a> or Mataroa Blog</a>. You can sign up for free in less than a minute.</p>

Tools</h3>
This site uses Zola</a> to generate the pages from markdown, and Codeberg Pages</a> for static site hosting.</p>
The source code is also available on my Codeberg</a>.</p>
This site is 100% human made.</p>
</p>

License</h3>
The source code for woodsprite.dev is licensed under MIT</a>.</p>
The text and images for woodsprite.dev are licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</p>