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## I paid people to try and follow my README shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/i-paid-peo… Developers suck at writing documentation. We like to say RTFM but often there ain't no FM to R. At best we have a half-arsed collection of […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A tiny lego Storm Trooper eats a chocolate coin.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 09/10/2026

## Concert Review: London Voices - Video Games Go Choral shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/concert-re… London's musical entertainment scene has something for everyone - from long-running blockbuster shows to no-name bands […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A choir stands in front of a video game background.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 08/10/2026

## Theatre Review: Hay Fever at Wyndham's Theatre shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/theatre-re… I'm a theatrical cheapskate. I'm on all those last-minute seat-filler websites. I'll happily take a chance on an experimental play […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Richard E. Grant and Christine Baranski.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 06/10/2026

## Una Watch - SDK and Writing Your First App shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/una-watch-… I don't know why hardware manufacturers find it so hard to write decent documentation. As I've said before you need to actually test your […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A watch displaying "Hello World" and "I know C++". The latter if off centre because I don't know C++.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 04/10/2026

## My Pitch for the New Season of Doctor Who shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/my-pitch-f… With the news that the BBC are tendering for a new series of Doctor Who, I thought I'd write down what I want from the show. This is, to be […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 02/10/2026

## Gadget Review: Una Watch shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/gadget-rev… I've never been a huge fan of smart watches. My £16 smartwatch is basically fine, but the OS is closed source and there's no way to add new functionality. Previously I had the […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A notification on screen with a question mark before the user's name.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 30/09/2026

## Are you a smartwatch "power user"? shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/are-you-a-… What do you use your smartwatch for? A few weeks ago, I overheard a conversation between someone on the Pixel Watch team and a woman I know. He was quizzing […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 28/09/2026

## Book Review: Bobiverse Books 1-3 by Dennis E. Taylor shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/book-revie… Like sticky popcorn, this is a moreish but ultimately unsatisfying set of stories. After I flamed out of Dungeon Crawler […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 27/09/2026

## Gig Review: Public Service Broadcasting's Race For Space at Alexandra Palace shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/gig-review… Ahhh! PSB's RFS! A delightfully indulgent soundscape of melodic wonder […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 26/09/2026

## No errors, no warnings, no gods, no masters - HTML Purity is a Fetish shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/no-errors-… "The problem with defending the purity of the HyperText Markup Language is that HTML is […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 24/09/2026

## Some thoughts on HTML's proposed previewsrc attribute shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/some-thoug… One of the great things about modern HTML is that it tries to standardise stuff that developers are already doing. If […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 22/09/2026

## Are LLMs still surprisingly bad at some simple tasks? shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/are-llms-s… Last year I ran an experiment to test the ability of modern LLMs to correctly answer a relatively straightforward […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A confused little cardboard robot is lost amongst the daisies

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 20/09/2026

## Book Review: How to Build a Space Station by Jonathan Morrison shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/book-revie… This book, by The Times' former Architecture Correspondent, stands in direct opposition to A City […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Book cover featuring astronauts on Mars looking at a habitat.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 18/09/2026

## Theatre Review: The School for Wives - at Riverside Studios shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/theatre-re… The Flywheel theatre company are reviving the rep tradition by having five actors perform five different plays in five weeks […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 16/09/2026

## How to get a DOI for your blog posts shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/how-to-get… Each new post on this blog now has a Digital Object Identifier. This post looks at the how and the why of getting one, whether it is useful, and any […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 14/09/2026

## Esoteric HTML - ismap vs CSS shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/esoteric-h… The HTML specification is old and, while there is beauty in longevity, there's an inevitable build-up of boondoggles and baggage. Some elements like `<marquee>` have […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/09/2026

## The expectations of privacy in driverless cars shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/the-expect… Do riders in autonomous vehicles think that they are in a private space? Here's a fascinating story from California where an […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 12/09/2026

## ActivityPub - How to send an updated user profile to Mastodon and the Fediverse shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/activitypu… Let's suppose you've updated the description of your ActivityPub […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 10/09/2026

## Put an AV test at the start of your slides shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/put-an-av-… For years, I've had a test-card at the start of my slides. Before I start my talk, I can immediately see if the aspect ratio is wrong […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A test card is displaying on a television screen

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 08/09/2026

## ActivityPub - Is it worth defending against replay attacks and message/signature time skew? shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/activitypu… Here's a problem that I've found with […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 06/09/2026

## The purpose of DNS is to spread scams shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/the-purpos… I imagine everyone here has received an unsolicited message telling them that their tax is overdue and that they urgently need to visit […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Glowing computer text showing dot com dot info etc.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 05/09/2026

## Book Review: The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories by Ken Liu shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/book-revie… This is a gorgeous set of short stories - and a good deal more accessible than some of […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 03/09/2026

## A reasonably practical guide to validating RFC 9421 HTTP Signatures for ActivityPub in PHP shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/a-reasonab… If you're reading this, you've probably […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A padlock engraved into a circuit board.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 01/09/2026

## Book Review: ActivityPub by Evan Prodromou shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/book-revie… As part of my grant from NLnet to improve my Fediverse bot project, I'm spending time making sure I understand all the fundamentals of […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 31/08/2026

## Review: Ruined Theatre's A Midsummer Night's Dream shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/review-rui… The whole point about Shakespeare is that you can set the play on an intergalactic space station or an American high school […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Poster for the show, an explosion of colour.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 30/08/2026

## ActivityBot is the recipient of an NLnet grant! shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/activitybo… Back in February, I applied for NLnet's Next Generation Zero grant. They were looking for Fediverse projects to help rewild the […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 29/08/2026

## A simple "copy this code" button in JavaScript shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/a-simple-c… Next to all the code samples on this blog is a little "copy" button. That makes it easier to grab any of the code I've shared. The […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 28/08/2026

## "iT woRKs BeTter in THe aPp!!" shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/it-works-b… The monkey-punchers at Google never quite seem to finish any of their apps. There's always some useful bit of work left undone, or showstopping bug which remains […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 27/08/2026

## Book Review: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/book-revie… This is a charming and zeitgeisty novel which has a strong start and fulfils the […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 26/08/2026

## Gadget Review: Thermal Master P3 Macro Lens shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/gadget-rev… The good folks at Thermal Master have sent me their latest camera to review - and it is a bit different to all the others I've tried […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A small black camera with gold accents. It is held in the fingertips.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 25/08/2026

## Theatre Review: Cats at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/theatre-re… Cats is so _silly!_ In the olden days, after a wild animal was slaughtered, the tribe's shaman would wear the skin […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 24/08/2026

## Why do audience members choose specific shows at the Edinburgh Fringe? shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/why-do-aud… On our recent trip to the Edinburgh Fringe, I was bemused by just how little effort […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 21/08/2026

## Book Review: An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/book-revie… This is a detailed examination of […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 19/08/2026

## Asymmetric Agents shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric… One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous ~~servants~~ "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 17/08/2026

## And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/and-then-t… In early February 2011 Egypt was in the middle of a political revolution. One morning, everyone's phones suddenly pinged […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 16/08/2026

## Thoughts on visiting the Edinburgh Fringe as a newbie shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/thoughts-o… This was my first ever time at The Fringe™. Here are some scattered thoughts looking at the good, the bad, and the annoying […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 15/08/2026

## Book Review: Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/book-revie… I'm really not sure what to make of this book. It was recommended by my book club as something between tragedy and comedy. The characters are […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Book cover featuring a teenage girl smoking.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 14/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: Target Audience shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… Easily the best show I've seen at the Fringe. For plot-related reasons, a television company asks a literary genius to create a "pro-weapons sitcom". It is […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Cartoon of a missile - various people are hanging off it.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 14/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: Stand-up Philosophy shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… For a pay-what-you-want show this was decent. Three comedians doing sets on the theme of philosophy - followed by a Q&A where the audience poses […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A Greek philosopher wearing sunglasses and speaking into a microphone.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 14/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: Waiting for Wonka shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… This play is _fucked up!_ Such a brilliant concept - what happened to the kids from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory _after_ they were rejected by […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Waiting for Wonka poster saying naughty children get nothing.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… Quite simply marvellous! Three Scottish divas giving us their interpretations of the greats while backed by […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

Pop art canvas of various Broadway divas.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: The Musical Mystery Caller shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… Walking down the street, I noticed a ringing phone box so, naturally, I answered it. What happened next was a few minutes of pure […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: Miscast Sondheim shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… I'm not sure what they're teaching at LAMDA, but it certainly isn't vocal projection. We were forewarned about the technical difficulties - but if a […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: Hot Flush – A Bold, We’re Old(ish) Burlesque Show shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… Are menopausal women hot? It is often said that pornographic actresses move straight from […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe - Eleanor Morton: The Mermaid shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… The undisputed queen of short-form viral video comedy snacks takes to the stage. Well, swims to the stage. The Mermaid is a […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

A woman dressed as a mermaid, sat in a bathtub.

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 13/08/2026

## Book Review: Coding Literacy by Annette Vee shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/book-revie… This is a disappointing and frustrating book - not least because it so _nearly_ hits the mark. The subtitle is "How Computer Programming […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 12/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe - Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… There are at least _four_ different Heated Rivalry shows at the Fringe this year. Earlier […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 12/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe - James Rowland: Team Viking shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… This is a technically precise and emotionally complex show with energetic delivery from a talented performer. Sadly, it did nothing […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 12/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe: When Vincent Met John shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… I'm a sucker for anything Beatles related - and the fringe has no shortage of musicals, reinterpretations, and shameless cash-ins of the Fab Four […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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Terence Eden’s Blog @shkspr.mobi · 11/08/2026

## Edinburgh Fringe - Justina Seselskaite: Settled shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/edinburgh-… Sometimes at the Edinburgh Fringe, you take a punt on a random show because it's close by and you can't be bothered walking any […] [Original post on shkspr.mobi]

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