Notes

8040 sparkline

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

Two fiddlers, a man and a woman, playing at a pub table.

Wednesday session

Looking forward to going to State Of The Browser in ten days.

I spoke at it eight years ago and I still like what I said then:

https://adactio.com/articles/14321

Sunday, February 15th, 2026

A group of musicians in a semi-circle around pub tables; mostly fiddlers with a banjo and bouzouki too.

Sunday session

Knitting is the future of coding. Nobody knits because they want a quick or cheap jumper, they knit because they love the craft. This is the future of writing code by hand.

— Alice Bartlett

Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Reading Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood.

Buy this book

I’ve been using (and enjoying) NetNewsWire for quite a while now…

https://adactio.com/journal/350

Thursday, February 5th, 2026

A fiddler, a piper, and a banjo player around a pub table.

Thursday session

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Two fiddlers, a man and a woman, playing in a pub corner.

Wednesday session

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026

A piper and a guitarist playing in a busy pub.

Tuesday session

Monday, February 2nd, 2026

A bowl of mussels topped with some bread. A half dozen oysters, straight up.

Carlingford mussels and oysters

Sunday, February 1st, 2026

A castle on the waterside overlooking a pier with some docked ships. In the background, clouds are moving across the hills.

Carlingford

Friday, January 30th, 2026

Going to Carlingford. brb

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

A man playing pipes sitting next to a woman fiddler who is listening and smiling.

Wednesday session

Saturday, January 24th, 2026

Reading The Morrigan by Kim Curran.

Buy this book

Friday, January 23rd, 2026

I’m sick. I think it‘s manflu. Symptoms include aches, pains, pouts, and petulance.

Please send pics/videos of your dogs and cats to cheer me up.

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

A man playing banjo, lost in the music. A woman playing fiddle, lost in the music.

Wednesday session

Monday, January 19th, 2026

A man playing tin whistle, a woman playing concertina, and a man playing guitar.

Monday session

Sunday, January 18th, 2026

Lots of fiddlers with the occasional banjo and tin whistle playing round a pub table.

Sunday session

The best thing about the cold weather is seeing all the good doggos out walking in their winter outfits.

Saturday, January 17th, 2026

A man playing pipes and a woman playing fiddle at a kitchen table.

Saturday afternoon kitchen session

Older »