“Nor ever rest, nor ever lie,
Till, beyond thinking, out of view,
One mote of all the dust that's I
Shall meet one atom that was you.”

-Rupert Brooke, “Dust”

or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:

“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”

Not a day goes past where Dawn Foster wasn’t 100% correct about Wes Streeting

From this weekends walk! I do love the Peak District

The best historical artefacts are the accidental ones that freeze a moment in time forever.

I thought I’d try to find all the times pets have ruined their owner's day and recorded that instant for all of history.

Now advent of code is over, I have (some limited) energy for side projects!

state.dochne.com - an easy way to write tests for vaguely reassuring state machines :D

@happyautomata.com

It'd be nice seeing if we can have a social network with less centralised outrage - just some positive community vibes.

Anyway, I'm Doug - I like the Peak District, LitRPGs and on a good day, computers.

I take (and can give) walk recommendations! #hikesky

I think my problem with this kind of social media is I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to get out of it - I don't think that the life of those who were "successful" at twitter measure success in the same was as I.

Never the less, I suck at getting round to actual blogging - so maybe this can work.

If you see this, please repost with a favourite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently.

The edge of the Peak District at the end of last winter (recent is relative! :D)

I hate how capitalism has succeeded in convincing us that pleasure is derived from consumption instead of creativity, which is truly fulfilling and doesn't require suffering but growth. I hate how creativity is only ever encouraged as long as it's going to make profit for capitalists.

I'm old enough to remember when a computer didn't automatically connect to the internet, it used to make a screaming noise. We should have listened.

@bot.dochne.com Ignore this anyone else reading it, I'm just doing API experiments!

I think a lot about how one of the most straightforward ways that people can honor the memory of the Holocaust victims is by enthusiastically welcoming refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants to our countries — and how rare it is to see that moral stance represented in even liberal politics today.

Hi @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com! Do you know yet whether Finnemore is returning for season 3? Super happy about it regardless! 😁