Journal
Welcome to my Journal
I write articles from time to time. Most cover aspects of design or web-development, but I occasionally tinker with hardware or review things I like. I also create guides, detailing the things I'm learning and the mistakes I'm making along the way.
Latest Articles02
The End of Mr. Y
Friday, 02 December 2022
Scarlett Thomas is awesome, and not just because we share a surname. I've been aware of her writing since her 2001 novel, Bright…
Ancillary Justice
Monday, 29 August 2022
The last few months has seen me revisiting several of my favourite sci-fi series. I fondly remember reading Ann Leckie's 'Imperial…
Outlining a Novel
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
I started writing a novel over two years ago. Initially I kept quiet about progress but it wasn't long before I announced my…
A New PC Build
Saturday, 22 January 2022
The first PC I ever built was completed in late 2012. I'd spent months, saving up, planning, and researching which parts to get…
Early Riser
Friday, 27 August 2021
I've been a big fan of Jasper Fforde for many years now, particularly his Thursday Next series, so I was excited to sit down and…
Parallax City
Saturday, 13 February 2021
It's about time we revisit our vectorised vintage travel poster. In the last article, we discussed vector graphics and how they…
Cyberpunk 2077
Wednesday, 06 January 2021
This is the first game review I've written for the site. It hadn't occurred to me to write reviews for anything other than the…
Home Server - Part Two
Saturday, 29 August 2020
Several months have passed since I last wrote about the home server. It's been running smoothly for a while now but that hasn't…
Writing a novel
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Have you ever spontaneously decided to write a novel? I've been an avid reader all my life, but had never once considered writing…
Player of Games
Monday, 29 June 2020
Okay, so the last science-fiction novel I reviewed here, Snow Crash, was written in 1992 and I was blown away by how relevant it…
Snow Crash
Friday, 22 May 2020
I often ask people for book recommendations. I end up reading all sorts of things I wouldn't have otherwise discovered, but every…
Vector Travel Poster
Sunday, 26 April 2020
There's a list of topics I wanted to cover in this journal and working with vector graphics is an interesting one. So today we'll…
Home Server - Part One
Saturday, 28 March 2020
I've always liked the idea of having a home server. Conventional wisdom says not to bother, but a lot of the reasons for hosting…
Shoe Dog
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
When I was initially planning this website, I looked at a lot of other sites for ideas and inspiration. Several of my favourites…
Jurassic Park
Monday, 03 February 2020
Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park is one of my all-time favourite films. I'm actually a fan of the sequels too (despite falling far…
My Front-end Development Setup
Sunday, 02 February 2020
I'm a designer and self-taught web developer who has been working professionally in the field since June, 2014. I'm going to write…
Bash Profile
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Okay, currently my bash_profile is in serious need of a refresh. This thing has been following me around for years, from job to…
First Post
Saturday, 23 November 2019
I've had many personal websites over the years, but none of them are still live. This time I aim to build one that will last. One…