Yesterday I ran into this news about a hacker who reused a disposable vape to host a website, pretty impressive stuff. I ordered an Oura ring 18 months ago, but haven’t really used it (or charged it, for what it’s worth) in months now. It made me think… could I build and host this website on my Oura ring as well? Probably not. Also, this isn’t even what this post is about. Kind of embarrassing for you if you believed that.

We have family visiting, so we decided to rent a place on the Sunshine Coast. I have made myself a nice spot to work from and I’ve been taking the occasional break swimming, kayaking or standup paddleboarding¹, adjusting my time to enjoy the weather while getting things done. I also stopped by the local public library while the rest of the family is wandering around and it’s always a good experience. Once again, we really need to protect public libraries at all cost.

Since my favourite podcast has ended, I started listening to the first episodes again, like a ghost stuck in a loop unable to move on… until I discovered the Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcast. Despite everything we now know about Joss Whedon, the Buffy TV show was a huge part of me growing up. I watched it religiously when it was aired in France², then on repeat when we got the DVD Box Set. This podcast really hits the nostalgia part of my brain, the hosts are funny… I highly recommend it. I’ve also started to re-watch all the episodes, because why not.

I finally started reading The AI Con by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna and it’s a very good read so far. I’m also reading Legends and Latte, which is a lot lighter so overall it’s a healthy balance. Everything is terrible but we’ll always have giants orcs and coffee shops.

Finally, I put a fresh coat of paint on my blog. When I was trying to make some changes to include a link to my /now page, I realized that the stylesheet that came with the theme I setup a few years ago and tweaked over the years was out of control. So I did what everybody with a few hours to kill would do, I removed it altogether and re-did the integration myself. It’s not perfect, I still have some minor fixes to do here and there, but I’m glad I was able to do it. I’ll probably write a dedicated blog post about it soon³.