@tomwarren.co.uk Hi! I really enjoy your Notepad newsletter, but I always see these weird "ads" in it. Is this a placeholder for a future ad spot? Is it my email client preventing a real ad from being served? It's always the same one, and it links to the Wikipedia page for Limonene. Thanks!

Sorry I was late to your wedding, my flight was canceled because my pilot posted a Charlie Kirk quote verbatim in the comments of an Instagram Reel.

Some quick thoughts about yesterday's Apple event. The new AirPods Pro 3 and iPhone 17 Pro were the key standouts to me. I was also annoyed by what I think is a misuse of the "design is how it works" mantra. anderegg.ca/2025/09/10/q...

Our first look at the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max

iPhone 17 Pro base model now starts at 256 gigs at $1,599 in Canada. That's the same price for the same storage as last year. Only change is that the 128 gig model is no longer offered. www.iphoneincanada.ca/2024/09/09/i...

YouTube is a mysterious monopoly anderegg.ca/2025/09/08/y...

what the hell is going on

The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack. Read more from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

I have no idea how an Atlassian-owned browser will work. This feels like an excuse to own something AI-related. I don't really care about The Browser Company's products, but I don't think this is great news for those who do.

I came across an interesting article about the history of the colour blue. Sadly, like so many things these days, it’s on Substack. I check what else the author has written… and there’s a fawning post about Atlas Shrugged. I have to pay to read past paragraph 3. Sounds about right.

My freelance gig ran into funding issues, so I need new work soon. Anyone need a programmer? Games, apps, ports, reverse eng/disasm, web. Multiple shipped games (programmer on TMNT:SR, Panzer Paladin, Flinthook. Enhancement+reverse eng. for Sugoro Quest). Montreal-based, remote/contract preferred.

Todayborday, I'd like to wish alla y'alls a Mario Paint Labor Day!

Analytics on personal blogs: overkill, surveillance… or just the little dopamine hit that keeps me writing? anderegg.ca/2025/08/31/m...

Holy crap, way to go Hadjar! I really wasn't expecting much from that race, but it was insane! #F1

LEGO iMac G3

In the most recent season of Jet Lag: The Game, Ben and Sam enter The Snack Zone. Later, in the off-season, Ben quizzes Adam and Sam about tadpole people. anderegg.ca/2025/08/27/t...

I remember when there were only a handful of choices for top level domains. Today I came across a blog hosted on a domain ending in `.ooo`. I haven't thought about what TLD options were available in a while, and had some questions about this one in particular. anderegg.ca/2025/08/26/n...

I'm very willing to believe I'm flubbing something here, but it seems like both Bluesky clients and the API are missing a lot of posts. Please let me know if you see what I'm doing wrong! anderegg.ca/2025/08/25/a...

So, here's a bit of a Bluesky mystery. I posted this reply: bsky.app/profile/gavi... To this thread: bsky.app/profile/plan... But the reply doesn't appear in the thread data. I can see the parent post when I view my reply, but not the reply when I view the parent.

If you are alarmed by the rise of these attacks on the open internet and what it’s doing to destroy platforms you love, @eff.org is fighting to keep the internet open and stop horrible ideas like identification checks. You can support that vital work here: eff.org/anil

@bnewbold.net I just saw this "Invalid Handle" error on Polygon's account (did:plc:ft4gwdn3b552cg4eidqfz7gm). Is there a way in the web UI to mention a user in this state? I wanted to let them know that they likely just need to re-confirm their domain setup. Thanks!

Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year. momentummag.com/your-comebac...

Another in the ongoing series "Dom that is an unsheeplike configuration"

Eat This Town revisits the release of The Book of Donair 5 years later, with key takeaways and controversies www.eatthistown.ca/5-years-of-b...

I fell down a weird Wikipedia rabbit hole this morning. It was kicked off by a post from @jeffgerstmann.com, and it taught me two weird things about Sonic the Hedgehog. anderegg.ca/2025/08/15/w...

a little advice for some of you malcontents

The history of Windows XP https://anderegg.ca/2025/08/13/the-history-of-windows-xp

well THIS is next level 💾👀

macOS Traffic Lights (2000-2025) 🚥

Yammerings astun inkpots. Nonpagan hootnanny disrobements. Fantasticisms bedaze snoopily. www.avibagla.com/blueskydicti...

I started web development before tables were a thing. From 1996 forward, I mostly did table-based designs (with many transparent pixel spacers). I picked up some CSS in 2000 but was still mixing it with tables until I saw this site in 2003. It really opened my eyes to what CSS could do!

Louie Mantia on The Talk Show https://anderegg.ca/2025/08/03/louie-mantia-on-the-talk-show

Why is the Online Safety Act causing Bluesky user growth? https://anderegg.ca/2025/08/02/why-is-the-online-safety-act-causing-bluesky-user-growth

Why is the Online Safety Act causing Bluesky user growth? https://anderegg.ca/2025/08/02/why-is-the-online-safety-act-causing-bluesky-user-growth

The more I look at this, the crazier it gets. The wrap is the obvious bit, but those rear tires? Also, electric conversion? I'd love to learn more about this thing. www.carsonexports.com/en/used-inve...

It's Acadian Heritage month in NovaScotia, so I'm gonna get annoying about it for the next 31 days lmao. And by that I mean I'm gonna re-share a bunch of my Acadian themed art & music I like. 😎⭐🟦⚪🟥 Starting with this big pixel art map I did for FrancoFest in Halifax a few years back. #pixelart

Studies have found the most logical and fastest keyboard layout is not between key orders like qwerty and dvorak, but one that prioritises the size of keys depending on the frequency of those letters in the language being typed, regardless of the ordering.

The recent implementation of age-gating the UK internet has led to calls for banning VPNs that get around the blocks. Canadians should know that this sort of law may be heading our way. (And also, Part 15 of #BillC2 would empower the government to order backdoors in VPNs.)

if any companies need a new logo i will gladly accept fifty thousand dollars to type your company name in futura

Update on Liquid Glass grumbles https://anderegg.ca/2025/07/23/update-on-liquid-glass-grumbles

Happy 40th to the legend that is the Amiga computer. #amiga #retro #nostalgia #tech

blessed sighting

Must be the Arby’s fault. I don’t see an intersection, and it’s wearing some black.

I see a lot of people writing "Bluesky" as "BlueSky", and it bugs me a little. Today I was typing "Bluesky" on iOS, and it got autocorrected to "BlueSky". Happily I caught it. Can I blame this on WordPress somehow?

Grumbling about Liquid Glass https://anderegg.ca/2025/07/12/grumbling-about-liquid-glass

I made a quiz about the JS Date parser is. It's very easy and you will score very high. jsdate.wtf

Once upon a midnight DREARY (Dreary) While I pondered, weak and WEARY (Weary)

I know basically nothing about birds https://anderegg.ca/2025/07/07/common-nighthawks