Creating media with an uncooperative mind đź”—
This is the first of two parts on media creation. I’ll update this post with a link when the second one is out. “The students already come with an und [...]
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Early August 2026 photos đź”—
Ceci n’est pas une pipe. Here are a couple of attempts of mine to take moody photos of the geothermal fields behind the horticultural school, by the F [...]
Long-delayed summer 2026 photos đź”—
I’ve been lax in posting my photos here. So here you have about two months’ worth of pictures from around Hveragerði. It’s a lot. I apologise in advan [...]
Experiments with media (or, iterating towards a podcast, maybe?) đź”—
I’ve been relatively silent over the past few months. This has mostly been for personal reasons, but the overall anxiety in both society and in the fi [...]
The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born đź”—
When I was living in the UK, one of the more common responses people had to me being Icelandic – beyond the strangely common “I hate Björk” refrain – [...]
Birds in May đź”—
A seagull on a streetlight A blackbird looking a bit scruffy. Oystercatcher! On a lawn! This male northern wheatear was hanging out at a construction [...]
A massive Easter sale and a preview of my next book (out late 2026) đź”—
Easter 2026 Bundle And a preview of The Magic Toy Factory Why the software you make and use sucks. Get The Ebook bundle for €49 EUR, discounted [...]
The two worlds of programming: why developers who make the same observations about LLMs come to opposite conclusions đź”—
“Why are you being so difficult? This could be a good thing for us? How can you be so sure?” This was in late 2000. We were having drinks in the Water [...]
Ravens in March đź”—
This raven is picking the meat off a sheep’s jaw. I’m guessing somebody threw their “svið” leftovers out for the ravens to enjoy. Whoops dropped it. I [...]
Objects not data: a photography and illustration print experiment đź”—
Information Wants To Be Free. Information also wants to be expensive. —Stewart Brand There is a tension inherent in the economic nature of data. Data [...]