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Hi, I’m Alex. Welcome to my website!

A selfie! I’m smiling at the camera, wearing a green dress, and sitting in front of a large amount of green foliage. It’s a sunny day and shining both on the side of my face and the plants.

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!

Recent articles

  • The bare minimum for syncing Git repos · Git ·

    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 · Python ·

    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 · Blogging about blogging ·

    I’ve replaced Jekyll with Mosaic, a Python-based static site generator that I wrote just for me.

  • Parody posters for made-up movies · Fun stuff ·

    I rented movies from Blockbuster, HBO Max-Width and Netflex.

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Gutters · CSS ·

    A step-by-step guide to a movie poster grid that uses CSS Grid, text-wrap balanced titles, and dynamic hover states.

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