blog • thoughts

coding

2D Ratings? Head and Heart

5 Feb 2026

Damaskus: 48 hours and 3 friends

2 Feb 2026

Building a gamified election simulator

10 Jan 2026

I use Arch, btw (yes, on the Framework)

5 Nov 2025

Participating in Netcraft's Cryptocurrency CTF

16 Oct 2025

The problem with the five-star rating system (Head and Heart)

23 Sep 2025

I bought a Framework laptop and put Linux on it - should you too?

19 Sep 2025

Burnout and impostor syndrome (take life a little slower)

12 Sep 2025

Why I'm building favourites.me

7 Sep 2025

Fantasteroids - Deep Dive

9 Sep 2022

democracy

Building a gamified election simulator

10 Jan 2026

The shifting nature of a political party

17 Aug 2025

The UK's new threat to digital freedom (my views on the Online Safety Act)

27 Jul 2025

How bad UX design is undermining democracy

14 Jun 2025

design

2D Ratings? Head and Heart

5 Feb 2026

Damaskus: 48 hours and 3 friends

2 Feb 2026

Designing your personal space on the internet

2 Nov 2025

The problem with the five-star rating system (Head and Heart)

23 Sep 2025

The simple joy of tap-on tap-off

7 Sep 2025

Please, stop putting AI everywhere

1 Jul 2025

Why Monopoly was designed to be bad

27 Jun 2025

What using my phone in black and white for a week taught me

23 Jun 2025

How bad UX design is undermining democracy

14 Jun 2025

Why we still use QWERTY

12 Jun 2025

linguistics

What on earth is Kresimiria?

22 Dec 2025

Language as a lossy compression algorithm

25 Jun 2025

linux

I use Arch, btw (yes, on the Framework)

5 Nov 2025

I bought a Framework laptop and put Linux on it - should you too?

19 Sep 2025

project-updates

2D Ratings? Head and Heart

5 Feb 2026

Damaskus: 48 hours and 3 friends

2 Feb 2026

Building a gamified election simulator

10 Jan 2026

What on earth is Kresimiria?

22 Dec 2025

Why I'm building favourites.me

7 Sep 2025

Fantasteroids - Deep Dive

9 Sep 2022

reflection

Burnout and impostor syndrome (take life a little slower)

12 Sep 2025

short-story

When It's Cold I'd Like To Die

12 Aug 2025

22:45

14 Jun 2024

Solstice and Sulphur

23 May 2024

Hot Hot Coffee

19 May 2024