Inclusive glasses frames
I've always struggled to find glasses or sunglasses that fit my weird head, so I was intrigued by a company explicitly targeting body shapes that aren't well catered for. Unfortunately, the selection […]
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A Bookmark Feed
Mastodon makes saving interesting links for later very easy, but getting these into a feed reader or note-taking service seemed impossible until I came across a neat little hosted solution.
Camera comparison & feature search
DPReview is one of my go-to sites for photography reviews or news, but every time I start thinking about a new camera I forget about their excellent hardware searching functionality. You can sort my […]
British butterfly and caterpillar identification
Another excellent website on British butterflies, particularly good for comparison of caterpillars and chrysalis shapes, to go with the previous entries on butterfly photographs and […]
So Long, LG
I'm a proud owner of an LG V20, despite the phone's age. With LG's sudden decision to exit the mobile phone market, I've been thinking about why I love this phone, and what I'll do now if it ever dies.
One Year in the IndieWeb
IWC London was one year ago today. When it came to an end, I felt like I finally understood the IndieWeb. I was wrong.
US election through the lens of Africa
A fascinating Twitter thread detailing the 2020 US elections in the style that Western journalists report on African political stories. Really interesting to see how much the language used changes […]
Accessible animations in React
I've long wondered whether there were any particular gotchas with React when it came to using the prefers-reduced-motion flag. Well, Josh has written up the answer (and, as usual, extremely well). […]
Who Goes Nazi?
What an astounding article from Harper's archives. Written in 1941 by Dorothy Thompson, the article is an early dissection of the Nazi regime but, more importantly, of the fact that nationalist […]
Trilobite! Eyewitness to Evolution
Reading notes from Trilobite! Eyewitness to […]
In America!
Reading notes from Stephen Fry in […]
Are there too many damn dinosaurs?
A series of articles addressing the argument that there are simply too many damned dinosaurs in some assemblages. Darren has put together 8 separate pieces dissecting each of the most […]
The layers of the web
The three words that spawned the world wide web as we know it; the response from Tim Berners-Lee's supervisor to Tim's initial proposal. Jeremy's talk dives into the history of how the web came to […]
The landscapes of South England
Whilst archiving an old copy of Digital Photographer I came across a profile of North Devon photographer Ross Hoddinott. His work stood out as just exceptional landscapes from areas I love […]
Testing the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
The Sigma 150-600 Contemporary has been on my shortlist as the wildlife lens to get for some time. Today, it left that shortlist... and entered my camera bag! Whilst I can't go out and test it on actual wildlife right now, I have been taking some test shots around the house.
Sparkbox Notes
Notes from my second fully remote conference, this time Sparkbox's UnConference. Being able to freely access talks from the US is a rare bonus of everything going on right now, and this did not disappoint. Musical cameos, great talks on UX, accessibility, design systems, and amazing speakers. Great event (despite the time difference).
New Year, New Phone? Compare the Camera First
Currently, both myself and my partner are looking into replacing our mobile phones (her slightly more urgently). As a result, we're both quite deep in the mire of tech reviews, contract comparisons […]
Death of the Internet [#50]
December 14th 2017: The day the internet […]