Hi, I’m Colin
Reverse engineer. Photographer.
Darkroom printer. Blogger.
Curator. Antiquarian.
Blog posts
A hand-curated selection of recently published posts.
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Diversions #7: Additional progress
A summary of some travel, the addition, the new laptop, and ActivityPub trials.
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Re: Bluesky
We now live in a time where many smaller social networks exist, some of them will likely exist for decades to come, and most of them may never reach hundreds of millions of monthly active…
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Using static websites as personal archives
Over coffee this morning, browsing my unreads in NetNewsWire, I stumbled on Simon Willison’s mention of Alex Chan’s “Using static websites as tiny archives” post. And then I saw Jeremy Keith also mention it. So…
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Three key takeaways from FinCon 2024
A few NerdPress team members sponsored/exhibited at FinCon 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia this past week and I thought I’d distill the numerous conversations I had with attendees, speakers, and sponsors into three key takeaways. Visiting…
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Thoughts on Automattic vs. WP Engine
In this post, I’m sharing my personal thoughts on the Automattic vs. WP Engine trademark dispute. These views are my own and may not reflect those of my employer or anyone else on my team.…
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Diversions #6: The Grapes of September
In Diversions #6 I write about making grape jelly, canning projects, a trip to Virginia, and share some links.
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My appearance on The Food Blogger Pro Podcast Episode 437
As I mentioned last week on Mastodon, I was invited, along with NerdPress CEO Andrew Wilder, on The Food Blogger Pro Podcast. Here is the episode: It is also, of course, available wherever you get…
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Diversions #4: Tree branches and LLMs
Diversions is the central hub for news about the membership, behind-the-scenes details of my personal projects, as well as a wide variety of links to people, places, and things that inspire me. A bit of…
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Diversions #3: Gardening, Remodeling a camper, Designing an addition
Diversions is the central hub for news about the membership, behind-the-scenes details of my personal projects, as well as a wide variety of links to people, places, and things that inspire me. Living this far…
Portfolio
A selection of creative projects from photography, painting, software and other mediums.
Projects
My current projects both personal and professional.