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  • ActivityPub Loved

    Evan Prodromou has the unenviable task of making the whole ecosystem easy to understand. Thankfully he does that well. Things are logically laid out, there are comprehensive descriptions of even the most obscure parts of the spec, and it builds up nicely from the fundamentals.

    shkspr.mobi 2026-09-01

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  • An Immense World Mixed on

    This is a funny, heartfelt, and (perhaps overly) thorough book. It will gleefully send you down rabbit holes

    shkspr.mobi 2026-08-21

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  • Coding Literacy Disliked

    This is a disappointing and frustrating book - not least because it so nearly hits the mark. The subtitle is "How Computer Programming Is Changing Writing" - but it never gets close to discussing that topic, let alone deeply examining it.

    shkspr.mobi 2026-08-13

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  • The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' Recommends

    This is such a useful book. It makes the case that there's no such thing as "human error" - instead most catastrophes are caused by system issues, misaligned incentives, and unrealistic processes. You are not the custodian of an otherwise safe system that you need to protect from erratic human beings.

    shkspr.mobi 2026-08-03

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  • Dungeon Crawler Carl Mixed on

    It is mostly pretty good fun. The tropes are goofy, the gore is splattertastic and only rarely ventures into torture porn, the villains are suitably campy, and the wisecracking sidekick doesn't become too annoying.

    shkspr.mobi 2026-07-26

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  • A City on Mars Loved

    They excel at making the dull delightful. There are a lot of big and serious facts to get through, but they have a gift for communicating them simply and eloquently. I just wish they'd've come to a different conclusion.

    shkspr.mobi 2026-07-18

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  • The Great When Liked

    It is an epic tale full of rogues and reprobates. The story is excellent even though the plot follows a fairly basic structure. Although set up to be a series, it is a satisfying stand-alone tale.

    shkspr.mobi 2026-06-18

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  • A reasonably practical guide to validating RFC 9421 HTTP Signatures for ActivityPub in PHP 3 Sept
  • Book Review: ActivityPub by Evan Prodromou ★★★★⯪ 1 Sept
  • Review: Ruined Theatre's A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★☆ 31 Aug
  • ActivityBot is the recipient of an NLnet grant! 30 Aug
  • A simple "copy this code" button in JavaScript 29 Aug
  • "iT woRKs BeTter in THe aPp!!" 28 Aug

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  • Book Review: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon ★★★★☆ 27 Aug
  • Gadget Review: Thermal Master P3 Macro Lens ★★★★⯪ 26 Aug
  • Theatre Review: Cats at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre ★★★★☆ 25 Aug
  • Why do audience members choose specific shows at the Edinburgh Fringe? 24 Aug
  • Death to px, long live ch! 23 Aug
  • Book Review: An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong ★★★☆☆ 21 Aug
  • Asymmetric Agents 19 Aug
  • And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway 17 Aug
  • Thoughts on visiting the Edinburgh Fringe as a newbie 16 Aug
  • Coding Literacy 13 Aug Dislikedaffiliate link
  • The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' 3 Aug Recommendsaffiliate link
  • Dungeon Crawler Carl 26 Jul Mixed onaffiliate link
  • A City on Mars 18 Jul Lovedaffiliate link
  • The Great When 18 Jun Likedaffiliate link