Hi, I’m Alex. Welcome to my website!
I’m a software developer, writer, and a hand crafter, and I live in the UK. In my day job I build software for digital preservation, and I think a lot about archiving and long-term systems.
This website is where I share stuff I find interesting or fun. That includes notes on technical problems I’ve solved, personal reflections or thoughts, and fun toys that I’ve built.
I’m queer and trans, and my pronouns are “they” or “she”.
I hope you like it!
My writing
My life
My archives
Recent articles
Gumdrop, a silly app for messing with my webcam
When it’s dark, a large computer monitor is a fun way to make the room change into different colours.
The bare minimum for syncing Git repos
I don’t need GitHub or a cloud service to keep my Git repos in sync – files and folders work just fine.
Creating Caddyfiles with Cog
Cog is a tool for doing in-place text generation for static files. It’s useful for generating repetitive config, like my web server redirects.
Swapping gems for tiles
I’ve replaced Jekyll with Mosaic, a Python-based static site generator that I wrote just for me.
Parody posters for made-up movies
I rented movies from Blockbuster, HBO Max-Width and Netflex.