I spent some time figuring out what I’d like ronnie.fyi to look like and, ultimately, went back to a Figma layout I’d come up with about a year ago. It’s simple, but I like it. Until I don’t.

I’ll keep this post pinned to the top of the homepage for a while and make a note of anything new I add.

For example, I’ve just added an RSS feed. Go add it to Google Reader an RSS reader of your choice.

New things

Bluesky integration

I’ve added some Bluesky integration to the homepage. In theory, it should regenerate every few days and land in the middle of the regular posts.

Changelog

For my own benefit, I’ll try and keep a note of what I’m up to in a changelog.

The Angine de Poitrine zeitgeist will probably lead to an increase in the purchase of microtonal guitars and basses. But where to buy them?

I can’t remember even seeing an off-the-shelf microtonal bass until Eastwood Guitars came out with the Warren Ellis Microtonal MT Bass Guitar last week.

I also know very little about Warren Ellis so I can’t vouch for his microtonal credentials. The bass is very nice, though.

I have a birthday coming up if someone wants to buy me it.

personalsit.es

That’s it. There’s not much more to it than that. Other than to say it was originally built by Andy Bell of piccalil.li

This site was built to share and revel in each others’ personal sites, and is currently home to ~937 of them. Witness these in wonderment and awe. Immaculate. Stunning. How did they do that? Yes, you should definitely get around to redesigning yours soon.

I submitted ronnie.fyi a couple of days ago and it’s up there now. I’ve been having a nosey around and here are some sites I’ve enjoyed.

• artlung.com
• coryd.dev
• chriskirknielsen.com

These are all super maximalist styles, not a bootstrap framework in site. Love to see it.

Jonathan MacKenzie has put together a modular synth cover of Angine de Poitrine’s Sarniezz. As a synth luddite, this is basically just magic.

The Nerve is new to me. Seems like it might only have arrived this year. It’s a UK-based news outlet, formed by 5 women from across the Guardian and Observer newspapers.

We are the team behind the 2018 Cambridge Analytica investigation that shifted the world’s understanding of Silicon Valley.

I first heard Stewart Lee talking about his role as a contributor on Nish Kumar and Coco Khan’s podcast, Pod Save the UK. The Nerve team as a whole looks pretty strong.

Pretty strong design aesthetic they’ve gone for. Maybe they’re trying to carve a more zine-like niche, away from the other independent news outlets, like Byline Times?