Last Free Corner of the 'Verse

Hello, world

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is a sample essay. Every Markdown file in src/content/posts/ becomes a post, and the file name becomes the URL, so this one lives at /hello-world/.

Formatting

Write in plain Markdown: emphasis, bold, links, lists, quotes and code.

print("code blocks are highlighted at build time, no JavaScript")

Images go in public/images/ and are referenced as /images/name.jpg.

→ Analog computers

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is a sample link post. Because it has a link in its front matter, the title points straight at the linked page and this text is your commentary on it. Delete this file once you have real posts.

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On leaving before you have to

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over a place once you have decided to leave it. The streets are the same, the coffee is the same, but you start to see everything as if through a window.

This is placeholder text. It exists so the page is long enough to scroll, and so you can see how a longer essay sits under the banner.

The second section

Essays here can have headings, quotes and lists. They can wander for a while before getting to the point, and that is fine.

Delete this file when you write your first real post.

→ The Milky Way

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this paragraph is the commentary.

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Small machines, made well

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Another sample essay. Imagine a few paragraphs here about the pleasure of a mechanism that does one thing and does it properly.

It should be repairable.
It should be understandable.
It should outlast the person who made it.

That list is placeholder too.

→ Saguaro

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post about the cactus on the banner.

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Notes from the edge of the map

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Every map used to have an edge, and past the edge people wrote whatever they were afraid of. This is sample text standing in for a real essay.

A digression

Longer posts can break into sections like this one.

The real version of this post would go somewhere interesting.

→ Mesa

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. Flat-topped hills, like the ones on the horizon.

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Quiet tools

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Sample text. A short essay about tools that do their job and then get out of the way, the way a good knife or a good pencil does.

This blog has no JavaScript, which is a small example of the idea.

What you can see from a dark sky

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Sample text. Far enough from a city, the sky stops being black and starts being crowded.

Delete me.

→ Campfire

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. Every scene needs one.

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Who owns the water

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Who owns the water”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

→ Mesa Verde

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this is the commentary.

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The long road out

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “The long road out”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

→ Western saloon

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this is the commentary.

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In praise of repair

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “In praise of repair”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

→ Light pollution

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this is the commentary.

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Radio silence

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Radio silence”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

→ Tumbleweed

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this is the commentary.

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Small towns at night

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Small towns at night”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

→ Ghost town

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this is the commentary.

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Reading old maps

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Reading old maps”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

→ Saturn

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A sample link post. The title goes to the linked page; this is the commentary.

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Frontier economics

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Frontier economics”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

Setting up a workshop

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Setting up a workshop”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

Dust storms

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Dust storms”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

Letters nobody sends any more

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Letters nobody sends any more”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

The last train out

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “The last train out”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.

Self-reliance, with friends

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This is placeholder text for “Self-reliance, with friends”. It is here so the front page is long enough to scroll.

A section heading

A real post would go on for a few paragraphs here, with a point somewhere near the end.

Delete this file once you have real posts.