Updated June 27, 2025

Welcome. I'm Joe Crawford. I love the web. I live in San Diego, California. Links to me on other websites, my email address, my phone number, ways to get in touch, are here. Everybody's carrying around a web browser in their pocket. _Go make a web page!_ And, no, fooling, please sign my guestbook. You _were_ here. CSS Battles on YouTube ---------------------- Want to watch me write code to do the daily targets on CSSBattle.dev ? You are in luck. And I wrote about it: 110 Hours of CSS Battle. Here are the latest battles I've recorded. * CSSBattle for JUNE 27 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 26 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 25 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 24 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 23 (2025) _artlung.com/cssbattles/_ Affirmations Bot ---------------- I've experimented with several social media bots over the years. The latest is Affirmations Bot and it sends out affirmations daily to Mastodon (RSS Feed) and Bluesky. I've collected many over the years from support groups, books, and some I've written myself. Recently posted affirmations: * I now know peace. #affirmation (2025-06-27) * I am enough. #affirmation (2025-06-26) * I forgive myself. #affirmation (2025-06-25) * Because my higher power has removed from me every single defect of character, I am useful to my higher power and my fellows. #affirmation (2025-06-24) * Today I will take care of me #affirmation (2025-06-23) * Criticism never changes a thing. #affirmation (2025-06-22) The IndieWeb blog carnival I hosted on the theme of affirmations in February 2025 had excellent participation. _Read more blogs!_ Comics ------ I've always drawn, but I've only been making comics for the web for a few years. I find it really satisfying to start with an idea and follow it through to completion. * “USE IT.” (2025-01-24) * I hate billionaire Nazis. (2025-01-22) * “spite swimming | sanity swimming” (one-sheet) (2024-11-25) * “Our Lady of the Cloud” (2024-11-19) * “Once upon a time… in Aztlán” (2024-11-15) * “SILENCE” (2024-11-13) * “ALTERNATIVE FUTURES” (2024-11-13) * Surrounded. Diary #webcomic (2023-07-31) * “GEMINI” (2023-06-21) * spite swimming | sanity swimming (2022 – 2023) (2023-06-17) _artlung.com/comics/_ Front End Study Hall -------------------- I host an open forum for learning CSS & HTML called Front End Study Hall under the aegis of the IndieWeb. If CSS and HTML are of interest to you, and you like to explore and learn and experiment, you are welcome to join us. Meetings are held on Zoom. * Front End Study Hall #031 _in 3 days_ * Front End Study Hall #030 _Jun 17, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #029 _Jun 3, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #028 _May 20, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #027 _May 8, 2025_ _View my IndieWeb profile which is mirrored here._ WordPress --------- I've used WordPress since it was b2. Much of this site—_but not this page_—is powered by WordPress using a custom theme and plugins that I've written. In 2010 I created a plugin—Open Graph Protocol Tools—still in the WordPress plugin repository. I've enjoyed every WordPress win and suffered every WordPress indignity. I've debugged shortcodes, worked with child themes, used Multisite. Woocommerce, and created themes from scratch. I've been gratified to help people migrate from Blogger FTP to WordPress, and Import Instagram photos to WordPress. And I've tackled the nastiest malware infestations and fixed the most tedious Mojibake problems. Many people dislike WordPress. I like it. (Also, the WordPress CLI is among my favorite development tools). ArtLung Lab ----------- _The Lab_ started as a part of this website. I post experiments in web programming there. Here are the latest. Ever since I've had a web page I have tinkered with HTML. The Lab lab.artlung.com (RSS Feed) collects experiments and explainers I've made over the years. The source code for the site is available on GitHub: artlung/lab.artlung.com. When I learn something new or find some interesting oddity about the web, I will create a page for it on the lab. I left it fallow for many years but returned to it with a passion in 2024. * WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo (2025-06-18) * Kanban Task Board in CSS Grid (2025-06-04) * Ventcheck, a Twitter bot (2025-05-16) * Safari Mailto Converter (2025-05-15) * Mid-air footer (2025-03-06) * Gettysburg Address in HTML. Interactive. (2025-02-21) * Spoiler Widget (2025-02-12) * Keystroke to Go to Random Web Page (2024-12-23) _lab.artlung.com_ Social Media ------------ I'm active on a few different platforms. Lately I'm posting more to Mastodon and Bluesky and less on Instagram. I was once a very active user of Twitter (now X), but avoid it now. _More links here_. Here are a few recent posts from Mastodon. * Yesterday at the #IndieWeb HWC Zoom @benji shared a terrific #accessibility checking bookmarklet from Toronto Metropolitan University: https://sa11y.netlify.app/bookmarklet/ #a11y #webDev (2025-06-27) * Join us for an #IndieWeb Create Day on July 5, 2025! Hang out virtually in the Zoom and in the chat--work on your personal website, write, share ideas, code, get inspired! https://events.indieweb.org/2025/07/indieweb-create-day-3q2PTCbGioi9 Questions? @ me. (2025-06-26) * Made the correct call and went back to bed for a bit. (2025-06-26) * I think we're going to find out if an Overton window can be a loop. NYC voters, I love you. Democratic Socialists, rock on. (2025-06-25) * "GIFs, seriously" ~ wherein I talk about GIFs a bit! https://artlung.com/blog/2025/06/25/gifs-seriously/ #geocities #gif #indieweb ...and shout out to @voidmstr (2025-06-25) * My girlfriend and I were watching a video describing a website containing a single person’s obsessions documented on their website. The video described that person as “an old man of the internet.” My girlfriend then poked me, saying “that’s you babe!” “Yes.” I replied. (2025-06-25) Smorgasborg ----------- This is similar to the Lab, but for stranger, goofier, and (mostly) non-technical items which I have found useful on the internet. * Maarva Andor Has A Posse (2025-04-26) * IndieWeb Sickos (2025-04-10) * Guru Meditation (2025-03-15) * This Man Wants To Clean Your Clothes (Velvet Touch Dry Cleaners & Laundry) Pacific Beach, San Diego California (2025-02-23) * Illinois State of the State Address, 2025 by Governor J.B. Pritzker (2025-02-19) * Good Words (2025-02-12) * Giant Woman (2025-01-27) * All the Foods I Cannot Eat by Leoh Blooms (2025-01-08) _smorgasborg.artlung.com_ Likes ----- Links which I _Like_, recently (RSS). Many of which I have sent webmentions to. * Joe Crawford liked: Lessons in tech-heresy in the AI Age by Ruslan Osipov : > It happens when we start treating AI as an infallible oracle rather than the powerful, deeply flawed, and sometimes an outright weird tool. The threats aren’t science fiction anymore; they’re the real-world risks of algorithmic biases getting baked into government policies, a complete lack of accountability when things go wrong, and the potential for some truly catastrophic, unexplainable errors. (2025-06-27) * Joe Crawford liked: Generative AI as a Magic System by Tracy Durnell (2025-06-27) * Joe Crawford liked: Take Two: An Infinite Series by Ross A. Baker (2025-06-27) * Joe Crawford liked: Webmentions: Exchange data between websites by Christian (2025-06-26) * Joe Crawford liked: Old School Webcam by Mark Sutherland : > Using a 1980s camcorder as a webcam in 2023. It works! (2025-06-26) * Joe Crawford liked: Hatch a Plan by Todd Presta (2025-06-26) _artlung.com/likes/_ Blogging -------- I'm a blogger. artlung.com/blog (RSS Feed), I appreciate the power of a blog. Blogging has inspired books and movies. Blogging has brought people tv careers, political power. Blogging got me on the radio, twice. It also has connected me with people who became life-long friends. _Some recent posts:_ * Email from Glitch (2025-06-27) * GIFs, Seriously. (2025-06-25) * “Take Two” as in Television Production (2025-06-21) * Turtle! (2025-06-16) * Pass along music (2025-06-16) * Put “romance” on the shopping list (2025-06-16) * Facebook Messenger! 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I am now its steward. Every day, a different user-submitted blog is highlighted at random. Do you have a blog? Blog of the day is on GitHub: artlung/blogofthe.day. If GitHub pull requests and editing JSON intimidate you, know that there are other ways to submit your indie blog. The blog of the day is alexsirac.com - A French and English blog that's not about tech.. The site maintained with Eleventy and hosted on Netlify. Tilde Club & HTML 2.0 --------------------- tilde.club/~artlung/ is "retro." It is a single page site. I assure that the code validates to the HTML 2.0 DOCTYPE. That means `CLASS` or `ID` attributes are not allowed. That deprecated 1990s version of HTML still allows for a readable, fairly attractive page. That code is available on GitHub: artlung/artlung-tilde-club . Blog Headers (2000—) For as long as I've been blogging I've been making visually distinct blog headers out of my own photos, drawings, typography, quotes, and other artwork. 800x600 pixel wide CRT screens were the norm when I started making these using image-and-table sliced layouts. I have kept and adapted them for the modern web and in so doing sharpened my skills in CSS. View all the headers _over here_ . Toy Robots _a collection_ ------------------------- 1. Maria Robot (1927) 2. Elektro the Moto-Man (1939) 3. Robbie the Dog Robot (1944) 4. Gort (1951) 5. Astro Boy (1952) 6. Astro Boy (blasting) (1952) 7. Astro Boy (visible) (1952) 8. Super Space Giant (mini replica) (1955) 9. Robby the Robot (1956) 10. Gigantor (aka) Tetsujin 28 (1956) 11. Alicia (1959) 12. Rosie the Robot Maid (Jetsons) (1962) 13. Robot "B-9" aka M3-B9 G.U.N.T.E.R. (1965) 14. Sentinel (1965) 15. Super-Adaptoid (1966) 16. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot: Blue Bomber (1966) 17. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot: Red Rocker (1966) 18. Giant Robo (1967) 19. Giant Robo (small) (1967) 20. GR2 (Torozon) (1967) 21. Red Tornado (1968) 22. King Joe (1968) 23. Space Robot (Number 902) (1968\*) 24. Claw (Ding-A-Ling) (1970\*) 25. Kikaider (1972) 26. Aphrodite A (1972) 27. Aphrodite A (mini) (1972) 28. Doublas M2 (1972) 29. Mazinger Z (1972) 30. Mazinger Z (gashopon) (1972) 31. Dewey (1972) 32. Huey (1972) 33. Louie (1972) 34. Doraemon robot cat (1973) 35. Jet Jaguar Super7 (1973) 36. Jet Jaguar Vinyl (1973) 37. Jet Jaguar Vinyl Glow (1973) 38. Analyzer Unit 09 (1974) 39. Robo Gari (ロボガリ) (1974) 40. Robocon (1974) 41. Getter 1 (1974) 42. Getter 3 (1974) 43. Getter Dragon (1974) 44. Getter Liger (1974) 45. Getter Poseidon (Shogun Warriors) (1974) 46. Getter Poseidon (small die cast) (1974) 47. Getter Poseidon (sofubi) (1974) 48. Getter Robo (1974) 49. Getter Robo (Superdeformed) (1974) 50. Getter Robo 1 Pink Edition (1974) 51. Mechagodzilla (1974) 52. Mechagodzilla (Superdeformed) (1974) 53. Great Mazinger (1974) 54. Venus A (1974) 55. Diana A (1975) 56. Raideen aka Brave Raideen aka Raydeen (superdeformed) (1975) 57. UFO Grendizer aka UFO Robot Grendizer (1975) 58. ZnDc Missler "Zinc Diecast" (year approximated) (1975) 59. Combattler (Chōdenji Robo Combattler V) (1976) 60. Combattler (gashopon) (1976) 61. Daikū Maryū aka Kargosaur (1976) 62. Gaiking (1976) 63. Fembot (1976) 64. Dynomutt (1976) 65. Daiapolon (1976) 66. Gamerot (ガメロット) (1976) 67. Manhunter (1977) 68. K-9 (1977) 69. Mekanda aka Mechander Robo (1977) 70. Machine Man (Marvel) (1977) 71. C-3PO (Threepio) (1977) 72. Gonk (1977) 73. R2-D2 (1977) 74. Voltes V (Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V Mini Action Series) (1977) 75. Voltes V (chibi) (1977) 76. Voltes V (vinyl) (1977) 77. Zambot 3 (1977) 78. Cylon Centurion (1978) 79. Cylon Centurion (Funko Mini) (1978) 80. Muffit II (a Dagget) (1978) 81. Muffit II (a Dagget) (second copy) (1978) 82. H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics) (1978) 83. H.E.R.B.I.E. (larger) (1978) 84. Leopardon (1978) 85. Pocket Bot (1978) 86. Daimos (1978) 87. Ash (1979) 88. Maximillian (Black Hole) (1979) 89. Maximillian (Black Hole) (super 7) (1979) 90. Old B.O.B. (1979) 91. Old B.O.B. (super 7) (1979) 92. V.I.N.CENT (1979) 93. V.I.N.CENT (super 7) (1979) 94. Twiki (1979) 95. Robot Spirits RX-75-4 Guntank (1979) 96. DaiDenzin (ダイデンジン) (1980) 97. IG-88 (1980) 98. Medical Droid 2-1B (1980) 99. Postler (ポストーラー) (1981) 100. KITT (1982) 101. Dairugger XV (1982) 102. GC-09 Metal Robo 55 (1983) 103. AFC Blinks (1984) 104. Cy-Kill (1984) 105. Vulgar the Destroyer (1984) 106. Egg bot (1984) 107. Mouser (Mobile Offensive Underground Search Excavation and Retrieval Sentries) (1984) 108. T-800 Terminator (1984) 109. T-800 Terminator ("Carl") (1984) 110. Bumblebee (1984) 111. Roll Bot (1985) 112. R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) (also in Smash Brothers) (1985) 113. Fugitoid (1985) 114. Bishop (pull apart) (1986) 115. Conky 2000 (1986) 116. Arcee (1986) 117. ED-209 (1987) 118. Data (Star Trek:The Next Generation) (1987) 119. R-24 (Captain Rex) (1987) 120. Chromedome (1987) 121. SpotBot (1988) 122. Lore (1989) 123. Blaster T-1000 (1991) 124. T-1000 Terminator (1991) 125. MOGUERA (1994) 126. Transformers Dreadwing (G2) (Decepticon) (1994) 127. Transformers Smokescreen (G2) (Decepticon) (1994) 128. Preston (Cyber-Dog) (1995) 129. Rusty The Boy Robot (1995) 130. Rusty The Boy Robot (wheels) (1995) 131. The Big Guy (1995) 132. Fembot (1997) 133. Sojourner Rover (1997) 134. ASP-704 (1997) 135. Integalactic Robot (1998) 136. Big-O (1999) 137. Bender (1999) 138. Robot Santa (1999) 139. Iron Giant (1999) 140. Iron Giant (machinder edition) (1999) 141. Evila (1999) 142. Pit Droid (DUM-series) (1999) 143. Pneuman (1999) 144. ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) (2000) 145. Gekkoku 2 (月光機 弐号 Gekkoki No. 2) (2000) 146. Little Green Bot from Swap Meet (2000\*) 147. Teddy (2001) 148. Roberto (2001) 149. Gir (2001) 150. Super Optimus Prime (Super Mode) (2001) 151. Robo-Chi (Orange Bear) (2002) 152. Spongebob Robot (2002) 153. B.E.N. (Bio Electronic Navigator) (2002) 154. Six (2004) 155. Kikkerland Awika Wind Up (2004) 156. Marvin the Paranoid Android (2005) 157. B2 Super Battle Droid (2005) 158. Imperializer (2006) 159. Scar (Cylon) (2007) 160. Superman's Robot at Fortress of Solitude (2007) 161. Hexbug Ant (Green) (2007) 162. Kikkerland Le Pinch Windup Toy (green) (2007) 163. Kikkerland Le Pinch Windup Toy (yellow) (2007) 164. Mom (Grace Hargreeves) (2007) 165. Plex (2007) 166. Dermot Joshua Gramo (DJ Gramo) (2008) 167. Sketchbot (2008) 168. EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) (2008) 169. Wall-E (2008) 170. Josef (2009) 171. BMO (2010) 172. Robot Unicorn (2010) 173. Big Boss Robot Artist (black) (by Giant Robot) (2010) 174. Big Boss Robot Artist (purple) (by Giant Robot) (2010) 175. Schylling Tin Bot X-306 (2010) 176. Sparks (Toy Story 3) (2010) 177. Robot 18 (2010\*) 178. Kikkerland Cranky (2011) 179. Space Robot Wind-Up Party Favor "Galaxy" (2011\*) 180. Batman Robot (バットマン ロボット) (2012) 181. Robo Shark (2012) 182. Hello Bertie (2012) 183. Gundam Converge 12 RX-79\[G\] Ground Type (2013) 184. Girl Robot (2013) 185. Crimson Typhoon (2013) 186. Gipsy Danger (2013) 187. Baymax (2014) 188. Baymax (armored) (2014) 189. Baymax (green armor) (2014) 190. Bandai Chogokin Sanrio 40th Anniversary Hello Kitty (2014) 191. SP//dr (large) (2014) 192. SP//dr (with Peni Parker) (2014) 193. Vulkira (2014) 194. ROBOT-7 (2014\*) 195. BB-8 (2015) 196. Mad Baron \[(Orange) Vinyl Artist Gacha series 3 by Zollmen\] (2015) 197. Little Blue Wind Up Robot (Suzi-525) (2015\*) 198. Telephone Arms Bot (2015\*) 199. PJ Robot (2016) 200. K-2SO (2016) 201. Dr. Khal's Robot (2017) 202. JOJO Neon Blue (BB-03NB) / gorilla (2017) 203. Orpheus the Robot Wooden Mechanical Puzzle (2017\*) 204. Schylling Happy Mini Tin Robot (2018) 205. L3-37 (2018) 206. Unidentified Dark Red Bot from Wondercon (2018\*) 207. T-Nature by Teagan (2019) 208. D-O (2019) 209. iBoy (2020) 210. Perserverance (2020) 211. Vegan Bot (2021) 212. A-37 (2021) 213. E-92 (2021) 214. R6-W1CH (2021) 215. Sox (2022) 216. B2EMO (2022) 217. Mr. Peanut (2025)

Updated June 27, 2025

Recently I: **am angry at fascists.** I've been thinking: everyone carries a web browser in their pocket. Go make a web page. Web pages are fun. This is my _now_ page. Blog post more info ------------------- * Email from Glitch (2025-06-27) * GIFs, Seriously. (2025-06-25) * “Take Two” as in Television Production (2025-06-21) * Turtle! (2025-06-16) * Pass along music (2025-06-16) * Put “romance” on the shopping list (2025-06-16) * Facebook Messenger! (2025-06-15) * Saturday at OB (2025-06-14) Affirmations more info ---------------------- * I now know peace. #affirmation (2025-06-27) * I am enough. #affirmation (2025-06-26) * I forgive myself. #affirmation (2025-06-25) * Because my higher power has removed from me every single defect of character, I am useful to my higher power and my fellows. #affirmation (2025-06-24) * Today I will take care of me #affirmation (2025-06-23) * Criticism never changes a thing. #affirmation (2025-06-22) Comic more info --------------- * (2025-01-24) Mastodon post more info ----------------------- * Yesterday at the #IndieWeb HWC Zoom @benji shared a terrific #accessibility checking bookmarklet from Toronto Metropolitan University: https://sa11y.netlify.app/bookmarklet/ #a11y #webDev (2025-06-27) * Join us for an #IndieWeb Create Day on July 5, 2025! Hang out virtually in the Zoom and in the chat--work on your personal website, write, share ideas, code, get inspired! https://events.indieweb.org/2025/07/indieweb-create-day-3q2PTCbGioi9 Questions? @ me. (2025-06-26) * Made the correct call and went back to bed for a bit. (2025-06-26) * I think we're going to find out if an Overton window can be a loop. NYC voters, I love you. Democratic Socialists, rock on. (2025-06-25) * "GIFs, seriously" ~ wherein I talk about GIFs a bit! https://artlung.com/blog/2025/06/25/gifs-seriously/ #geocities #gif #indieweb ...and shout out to @voidmstr (2025-06-25) * My girlfriend and I were watching a video describing a website containing a single person’s obsessions documented on their website. The video described that person as “an old man of the internet.” My girlfriend then poked me, saying “that’s you babe!” “Yes.” I replied. (2025-06-25) Lab more info ------------- * WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo (2025-06-18) * Kanban Task Board in CSS Grid (2025-06-04) * Ventcheck, a Twitter bot (2025-05-16) * Safari Mailto Converter (2025-05-15) * Mid-air footer (2025-03-06) * Gettysburg Address in HTML. Interactive. (2025-02-21) * Spoiler Widget (2025-02-12) * Keystroke to Go to Random Web Page (2024-12-23) Smorgasborg more info --------------------- * Maarva Andor Has A Posse (2025-04-26) * IndieWeb Sickos (2025-04-10) * Guru Meditation (2025-03-15) * This Man Wants To Clean Your Clothes (Velvet Touch Dry Cleaners & Laundry) Pacific Beach, San Diego California (2025-02-23) * Illinois State of the State Address, 2025 by Governor J.B. Pritzker (2025-02-19) * Good Words (2025-02-12) * Giant Woman (2025-01-27) * All the Foods I Cannot Eat by Leoh Blooms (2025-01-08) CSS Battles more info --------------------- * CSSBattle for JUNE 27 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 26 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 25 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 24 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 23 (2025) FrESH more info --------------- * Front End Study Hall #031 _in 3 days_ * Front End Study Hall #030 _Jun 17, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #029 _Jun 3, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #028 _May 20, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #027 _May 8, 2025_ Likes more info --------------- * Joe Crawford liked: Lessons in tech-heresy in the AI Age by Ruslan Osipov : > It happens when we start treating AI as an infallible oracle rather than the powerful, deeply flawed, and sometimes an outright weird tool. The threats aren’t science fiction anymore; they’re the real-world risks of algorithmic biases getting baked into government policies, a complete lack of accountability when things go wrong, and the potential for some truly catastrophic, unexplainable errors. (2025-06-27) * Joe Crawford liked: Generative AI as a Magic System by Tracy Durnell (2025-06-27) * Joe Crawford liked: Take Two: An Infinite Series by Ross A. Baker (2025-06-27) * Joe Crawford liked: Webmentions: Exchange data between websites by Christian (2025-06-26) * Joe Crawford liked: Old School Webcam by Mark Sutherland : > Using a 1980s camcorder as a webcam in 2023. It works! (2025-06-26) * Joe Crawford liked: Hatch a Plan by Todd Presta (2025-06-26) Bodysurfing ----------- * (2025-06-24) Mixtape more info ----------------- * 2025 PHŌLÖSOPHŶ Toy Robots more info -------------------- * (2025-05-07)

Updated June 17, 2025

Ben Congdon * About * Blog * Projects * A service to generate a podcast from a RSS feed using text-to-speech. * A version of Buffer for Mastodon. * Instapaper * Chrome Extension to add “Add to Instapaper” links to lobste.rs. * Chrome Extension to add “Add to Instapaper” links to feedly. Fitness / Health ---------------- * Self hosted version of MyFitnessPal. Others’ Ideas Pages ------------------- * Jonathan Borichevskiy * Alexey Guzey * Gwern * James McMurray (Updated June 16, 2025 )

Updated June 26, 2025

### Christopher Sherrod The Art of Living a Fulfilling Life * Newsletter * RSS * BlueSky Updated on Tuesday June 26th, 2025. Currently Doing --------------- * I’m currently writing a book about my electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Current Projects ---------------- * Writing helpful essays here on what has worked for me in life. See recently published below. * I operate a web agency (closed to new clients) since 1999. * I’m an artist known as Chr1stopher * Created some markdown projects for certain tracking I do in markdown text: One Big Text File Markdown Journal, Home Manual Markdown, Customer Relationship Management Markdown, and Gardening Project Managment Markdown. Previous Projects ----------------- See Projects for a list of projects. Popular Essays -------------- * How Smart Notes Transformed My Productivity and Well-being * Completing the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Challenge: A Musical Journey * Boost Your Content Production Game: Essential Apps and Tools for 2025! - I update yearly with my essential apps * Are High School Dropouts More Successful? Recently Published ------------------ * Review of an old client’s book Corp-bonics * Wrote my Tribute to Dr. Baxter D. Montgomery, Heart Surgeon Who Healed With Plants and Purpose * Wrote a review of Email Storyselling Playbook * Wrote my tribute to Vangelis The Soundtrack That Changed My Life: What Vangelis Taught Me About Legacy * Wrote an essay The Hidden Cost of Cutting Corners: Why Quality Hosting Matters More Than You Think * Reviewed a good book The Happy Isles of Oceania by Paul Theroux – A Fascinating Journey Through the South Pacific * Wrote an essay Finding Balance: Why Extreme Mindsets Don’t Lead to Entrepreneurial Success * Wrote an essay Quit Worshipping Billionaires, Influencers and Egomaniacs—They Don’t Care About You * Wrote a tribute The Digital Canary: Arthur Firstenberg’s Legacy of Electromagnetic Awareness * Wrote an essay Success is Built in Baby Steps: Why Overnight Success is a Myth * Wrote an essay The Power of Letting Go: Why Not Caring What Others Think is One of Life’s Greatest Lessons * Updated my robots.txt file to disallow bad bots and AI crawlers and turned on AI bot blocker in Cloudflare as well. See my past essays Reading ------- * Grow A New Brain I review some books and all my past books I’ve read are listed on my GoodReads profile. Listening --------- * Enjoying the new album “Equilibrium” by sing-songwriter Waves Rush In coming out in April. * Enjoying the new album “Blackbird and the Sun of October” by Federico Albanese. * Love the new Buddha Bar album. I recommend the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die challenge. You can see my rated albums. I enjoyed it so much I wrote an entire essay about it. And check out my profile on Apple Music where I listen to music. Watched ------- * I’m really liked Andor * Good biopic on Douglas Adams * Liked Paddington In Peru My past movie ratings on IMDb.

Updated June 26, 2025

> I am following the `About Ideas Now` manifesto. > The `About` page holds the _past_, the `Now` page the _present_, while the `Ideas` page the _future_. I am: * Gabriele Girelli (`/ɡabrjele dʒiˈrɛlli/`), but you can call me GG! (`/ˈdʒidʒi/`, like Kiki's cat 🐱) * From northern Italy (  Verona ), based in Sweden (  Stockholm ). * An eclectic INFJ person, passionate about books (fantasy, sci-fi, horror), art (photography and sketching), cinematography, horror movies, mangas, anime, video- and board games, and more. * A computational biologist. I have: * Concluded my Ph.D. studies at the _Bienko Lab for the Quantitative Biology of the Nucleus_, Karolinska Institutet, in May 2021. * Worked as Sr. Computational Biologist at 10x Genomics in Stockholm, since 2022. Check out my LinkedIn profile for more info about my education and career, and my GitHub page for my public tools and scripts. To find a way to contact me, check out my virtual business card! 🤓 ### Other things * You can find a list of books I have read in the book club page.

Updated June 26, 2025

> I am following the `About Ideas Now` manifesto. > The `About` page holds the _past_, the `Now` page the _present_, while the `Ideas` page the _future_. ### Work-wise From July 2025 I will be embarking on a new adventure! _More details coming soon…_ ### 🖥️ At the computer * Improve `Rust` proficiency. #### `ggirelli.info` * Add an accessibility statement (see this page) * Move data for lunr index to separate page and asynchronously read it via AJAX. * Use GitHub actions to POSSE microblog posts. * Use GitHub actions and webhooks to quickly post microblog posts. * Implement support for retrieving interactions from _well-known_ social media platforms.

Updated June 27, 2025

> I am following the `About Ideas Now` manifesto. > The `About` page holds the _past_, the `Now` page the _present_, while the `Ideas` page the _future_. ### Work-wise I am currently in my notice period, working at 10x Genomics as Sr. Computational Biologist, in Stockholm. ### 🖥️ At the computer I am updating this website after a longer-than-expected break from it. ### 📚 From the library I am currently reading: * **Equal Rites** by _Terry Pratchett_ (in English, published by Orion Books). * **The Curator** by _Owen King_ (in English, published by Hodder). * **The art of listening** by _Erich Fromm_ (in English, published by Constable) * **Lettere morali a Lucilio** by _Seneca_ (in Italian & Latin, published by Mondadori).

Updated June 24, 2025

Released -------- Backlog ------- I have too many things in progress 😭 **Briarcliff** A moody exploration of the aftermath of one man’s desperate sacrifice to an ancient god. **Crossroads** A hopecore novella about a down-on-her-luck artist who takes a job at a supernatural boutique. The vibes are cozy, but there’s one rule: _we don’t talk about the hellmouth in the basement_. **The Blizzard** A pair of small-time criminals on the run from the law take refuge in an abandoned gas station in the middle of a blizzard. There, the ghosts of their past catch up with them. **The Deep** A deep sea salvage dive encounters a cosmic threat that reframes human existence as we know it. Copyright © 2025 Josh Sutphin. All rights reserved.

Updated June 26, 2025

My current focus in life ------------------------ A `/now` slashpage is a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life.1 Here’s mine – please consider creating one as well.2 **Last update: 26 June 2025**. Self ---- * Healing from long covid since Feb. 2022 * Daily **sādhanā**: including meditation practice, prāṇāyāma and yoga āsana * Short walks when I’m capable of it Home ---- * Struggling to get our municipality to approve the plans for building our new home since June 2024 * Enjoying the flowers in the garden and the birds that come to visit * Supporting my partner in household chores whenever possible Other people ------------ * Staying in touch digitally * Short visits from others when I have the energy * Getting to know the Indieweb community Work ---- * Working remotely for four days a week, 1½ hours a day (up ½ hour per day since beginning of May 2025; was 4 hours in Feb. 2025 and 9 hours in Feb. 2022) * Focusing on a single project on outdoor air quality source apportionment Learning & Hobbies ------------------ * Occasionally learning about Sanskrit and yoga practice & philosophy when I’m up for it * Expanding and tinkering with this website * Learning about HRV and POTS * Reading * Working on GoGuestReply 1. Definition copied from slashpages.net. ↩︎ 2. Nice collections of now pages to inspire you can be found at aboutideasnow.com, nownownow.com and now.garden. ↩︎

Updated June 27, 2025

I lead growth marketing at Profound, helping brands monitor and optimize their rankings in ChatGPT and other LLMs. Say hi on LinkedIn. Experience ---------- Growth Marketing May 2025 - Present First marketer at Profound. Building the best way for brands to monitor and optimize their rankings in ChatGPT and other LLMs. Founder May 2023 - May 2025 Built a 2,000+ subscriber newsletter talking about how I started and grew my $30k/month consulting business. I wanted to demystify what it's like to quit your job by sharing transparent updates, tips, and strategies. Growth Marketing Consultant Freelance May 2023 - May 2025 I built a $30k/month solo growth marketing agency that drove tens of millions of dollars in pipeline for B2B SaaS companies via Google Ads and LinkedIn Ads. Head of Growth Marketing Jul 2021 - Jan 2023 I started and grew Loom's paid media, SEO, and affiliate programs from scratch to support self-serve sign-up and revenue goals. I also helped generate sales pipeline via 1:1 ABM campaigns. $1B exit to Atlassian Head of Growth Marketing Mar 2020 - Jul 2021 I led Mailgun's growth marketing team as we grew from $30M to $70M in ARR and acquired two companies: Mailjet and Email on Acid $2B exit to Sinch Notion OKR templates to organize your personal and professional objectives and key results. The Notion affiliate program is great but a better way to earn income is to sell Notion templates. Learn how in this article. The best Notion templates for teachers, homeschool parents, and educators to organize your classes. The best Notion second brain templates to capture and organize your thoughts, feelings, and life experiences. Learn exactly how to make money selling Notion templates. It's easier than you think. More Finance and Budget Tracking Notion templates than any one person reasonable needs. The most comprehensive list of aesthetic Notion templates I could possibly find. Notion is a powerful tool but compelling alternatives exist. Compare Notion to monday.com, ClickUp, Almanac, Hubstaff, and more. Superhuman is the best email client I've ever used. But is it worth the high price? Quitting video games was the best decision of my life, but only because I chose to spend that time in other more productive ways. Compare Notion to Monday.com, Evernote, Trello, and Airtable to see what is the best productivity tool. A slightly biased list of the best Generative Engine Optimization Tools for improving your visibility in AI search.

Updated June 27, 2025

Hi, I’m Utku — welcome to my blog 👋 I’m a father of two and a software engineer based in Türkiye, working remotely at GitBook. This blog is where I think out loud. I write primarily for myself — to clarify my thoughts, challenge assumptions, and make sense of whatever’s on my mind. If it sparks something in you too, all the better. I’d love to hear your thoughts in return — feel free to reach out: If you’d like to follow along, you can subscribe for email updates whenever I post something new.

Updated June 17, 2025

winther blog ------------ / /blog /about /now /ideas /postroll /bookmarks /guestbook This is for work in progress stuff and loose ideas. Possible future blog posts -------------------------- * An essay of sorts on spaghetti westerns and why I love them * Simple analytics of nginx logs with awk * Something about Calvin & Hobbes * Memories of my early web days * Commentary tracks on movies * Art is more than just content Technical todolist ------------------ * Make a dark theme for the blog * Migrate my other blogs from Jekyll to Zola * A last updated time for the postroll * Containerize the sciencefiction.dk CMS Part of the /about and /now concept from aboutideasnow.com Updated June 17, 2025