I was inspired to create this after reading the now page on Derek Sivers’ site. I’ve heard him interviewed on several podcasts and have been harvesting his insights and thinking when I think they’d be useful for making my life better. I’m also adding a “currently reading” section to this as a permanent section.
Last updated: September 8, 2025, from my desk.
New 3D Printing Paradigm
Resin printing is going okay — I’ve had a few prints that have gone spectacularly and a few that have been outright squibs. Today’s was a shitshow and when I started scavenging through the resin tank to get fragments out, I discovered that there’s a lot of bits stuck to the transparent screen on the bottom. So I need to get that sorted out post-haste. New resin tank should be here in the morning.
Gutenberg Blocks
I’ve been working on cranking out some Gutenberg blocks for this site. The ones for Todoist are done and featured in the left-hand column, and eventually I’ll add those to a repo and get them up on the WP.org site for use. I’m doing a few more that work with this site that I’ll keep private, and a Strava block that I’ll probably release to the world.
Heptapod-B
I’m digging into the language developed for the movie, Arrival, and working on a generator that will crank out new SVGs with new blocks of text. I’ve been planning on a Heptapod-B tattoo for awhile now, and I think that this will be a fun crossover project.
PicoCSS
Looking at this as a possible basis for a super-lightweight template for the upcoming danbailey.dev website.
