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  1. Where Do You Call Home?

    From my mid-twenties I lived in London for almost half my life but it never felt like “home”. It…

  2. My Recent Media Diet, Fall 2023 Edition

    I recently watched Kleo on Netflix, which I knew nothing about, and I really enjoyed it. Kleo is an…

  3. Who Are the People in the Neighborhood?

    Hello from Herefordshire, in the UK, where we moved nearly four years ago from London, to a house…

  4. How’s Everyone Liking the Comments?

    I don’t know if this is a good idea, but it’s an idea: Include any “top comments” after the post…

  5. Introducing the New Kottke.org Comments

    Great idea, I love a good comment section and this seems a good way to manage it. They, and this…

  6. The Online Photographer: Open Mike: Razor Love (OT)

    Another one here who’s been using a safety razor for years. In fact I’ve never used a multi-bladed…

  7. The Online Photographer: A New, All-Off-Topic Blog?

    I enjoy your off-topic posts as much as the photography posts, sometimes more so, and have no…

  8. The Online Photographer: Open Mike: OK Is Not Spelled ‘Okay,’ and Other Strange Facts

    Tom Whitwell publishes a list of interesting things he’s learned each year, which you might like.…

  9. The Online Photographer: Update: RSS Feed

    Just to confirm, the old RSS feed (along with that of another TypePad blog I follow) sprang to life…

  10. If I won the lottery (Noisy Decent Graphics)

    Your RSS feed has come to life again, after all the TypePad kerfuffle. Nice to have you back. When…

  11. 85 - Sky Writing: Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy

    There’s still something not quite right, and yet it is possible to download. I tried playing from…

  12. Dirty Feed – “You Wanna Sing That Song, Right Here on MY Show?”

    I’m intrigued by the Programme Identification Numbers, which are new to me. I wonder if there’s any…

  13. The Online Photographer: Obstinacy (Blog Note)

    Sounds good to me, a Patreon supporter. To echo what one or two others have said: you should…

  14. employee lied for months about his work, and more — Ask a Manager

    Handily Ofcom (the UK regulator for broadcasting) released the results of a survey on offensive…

  15. Weeknotes 2020#11: all that jazz – minor 9th

    I’m looking forward to how you get on with ‘Exploring Jazz Piano’. I bought it and saw it advised…

  16. How to Create a Password Reset View

    Note that if you use the urls.py provided above, rather than including django.contrib.auth.urls,…

  17. The Online Photographer: Open Mike: Two Heads (OT)

    Lovely post Mike. I’m familiar with the difficulties of making those kinds of big decisions. The…

  18. Flickr: The Help Forum: [Official Thread] We’re rolling out a new Flickr activity feed

    It’s great to be able to filter the photos to show only Friends And Family (or whatever). It was…

  19. Michael Tsai - Blog - Chrome vs. Safari: Energy Use and Compatibility

    Sören Nils Kuklau: “Stuff like pasting a URL into the address bar, hitting return, then seeing…

  20. The Online Photographer: Random Excellence: Stan Banos

    One of the Painted Ladies sold recently and the new owner is documenting its current state and its…

  21. Michael Tsai - Blog - Retina MacBook Air Staingate

    I had the problem with anti-reflective coating on my MacBook Pro, 13-inch Early 2013. I had the…

  22. Rentokil FE35 Electronic Mouse Trap | Robert Dyas

    It got a mouse within hours of first turning it on. But then it malfunctioned - after a couple of…

  23. Vegetarian wellington recipe | BBC Good Food

    This was very tasty, and looks very impressive on the table. But a few thoughts from my one…

  24. The Online Photographer: Sunday Support Group: It Is Hereby Resolved…

    The opposite of getting distracted by interests 6-25 is to abide by the Helsinki Bus Station…