After much procrastination and some actual genuine time-sinks (like moving back to Cambridgeshire from Essex), I finally got around to launching a Gemini capsule and formatting the content of this site for it. I’m very new to Gemini, so please don’t hesitate to email me at ferenbrooke@mailbox.org (new email address BTW) if you spot anything funky. For those not acquainted with Gemini, think Gopher but tweaked for the 21st century. Very simple, no scripting or...
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It’s been a hell of a year in the F. household. I started 2024 unable to walk and uncertain that I ever would again due to the hit and run that I never shut up about. We had a one-year-old, my wife had not returned to work, and my job as a wax factory worker was looking untenable. I’d eventually get back on my feet with crutches in January, a walking stick in April, and unaided in June...
It’s been a long time since I’ve written creatively. I’ve done a few blog posts about tech and politics on my other blog, but I haven’t made stories in quite a while. I’ve...