Towards wygiwym is a valuable reminder of why wysiwyg was always a trap for the unwary. Hard to believe that this still needs saying in 2026. Some of us have been railing against people who ought to know better tinkering with layout since the dawn of time, but there it is.

Top Albums from last.fm on 18/10/26. 1, Johnny Winter, Roots, (11);
2, Various Artists, Doublemoon Remixed, (11);
3, Various Artists, Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, (10);
4, Muddy Waters, Hard Again, (9);
5, Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, Passages, (6);

Of course I’m going to believe someone on the ground who actually lives there. But some people won’t.

2026-10-13

Colonist settlers were happy to thank divine providence for the fallow land they found near Plymouth Rock. That helped them ignore the agriculture of the Wampanoag people who helped them survive their first few winters by sharing the fruits of that agriculture.

eatthispodcast.com/wampanoag

Podcast cover artwork. An illustration of a male colonist settler in Pilgrim dress is behind a Prohibited red circle with a diagonal slash.

Rabbit Quest Geohashing 20261011-C-AY68OD

  • On foot
  • 41.8843, 12.4564
  • 11 October 2026
  • 425.76 ppm CO2
  • OpenStreetMap

Some days you cycle to the foot rabbit. Other days, you walk to the bicycle rabbit. Yesterday was one of those days.

Composite image. On the left a map showing the location of the quest and my position. On the right, a view of two ochre-coloured blocks of flats, each with a gate leading to parking. Three cars are parked, two of them obstructing one of the gates. The flats have balconies, some of which host plants. The sky is clear blue.