Journal entries from nathanpitman.comhttps://nathanpitman.com/https://nathanpitman.com/avatar.jpghttps://nathanpitman.comhttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/introducing-fedi-follow-catch/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/introducing-fedi-follow-catch/I’ve got two separate social graphs right now — one on Bluesky, one on Mastodon — and no real sense of how much they overlap. I follow people on one who I probably also want to follow on the other, but I had no way of seeing the gap. So I asked Claude Code to help me figure out a way to actually see it: compare both follow lists and surface who I was missing on each side.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/tim-langdell-has-respawned/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/tim-langdell-has-respawned/Tim Langdell — the trademark troll who spent decades threatening anyone using the word 'edge' near video games — has filed yet another federal complaint against Mobigame, despite his previous losses vs Future Publishing, Electronic Arts, and Mobigame themselves.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/the-librarian/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/the-librarian/Childhood trips to the local library sparked unexpected discoveries. Now Google’s AI-driven search promises frictionless answers — but what do we lose when the librarian stops pointing at shelves and starts handing us pre-digested ones?Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/managing-email-signatures-still-sucks/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/managing-email-signatures-still-sucks/Sixteen years ago I wrote three sentences about email signatures being a mess. Turns out they still are — but for different reasons now.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/closing-the-chapter-on-expressionengine/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/closing-the-chapter-on-expressionengine/A reflection on ExpressionEngine and the 52 add-ons I built over a decade of agency work, prompted by Ryan Masuga's LinkedIn post marking the 16th anniversary of devot:ee.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/new-energy-economy-in-open-transport-tycoon-deluxe/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/new-energy-economy-in-open-transport-tycoon-deluxe/A full energy economy mod for OpenTTD that introduces nuclear and renewable industries over time — built for my own amusement.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/scratching-the-itch-to-build-a-game/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/scratching-the-itch-to-build-a-game/From BBC Micro to browser - how nostalgia for text adventures, a dog-eared Ken Williams memoir, and some late-night Replit sessions led to a mobile-friendly port of Colossal Cave Adventure, built entirely on iOS.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/rediscovering-making-things/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/rediscovering-making-things/After five years away from writing code, AI tools reignited a passion for building things — and changed what it means to be a solo maker forever.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/back-from-the-dead-resurrecting-nathanpitman-dot-com-after-a-decade-in-the-dark/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/back-from-the-dead-resurrecting-nathanpitman-dot-com-after-a-decade-in-the-dark/The story of how nathanpitman.com — a personal blog that went dark when its host shut down — was recovered from the Wayback Machine and rebuilt with Astro.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/contract-furniture-solutions/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/contract-furniture-solutions/Pretty pleased with this one, we just launched a lovely little site at Nine Four for our client Design & Contract Interiors. Mobile first, responsive, clean...Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/the-tools-of-my-trade/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/the-tools-of-my-trade/Sometimes people ask, so to save tweets here’s a quick summary:Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/just-to-add-a-bit-of-whimsy/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/just-to-add-a-bit-of-whimsy/Drag this bookmarklet link to your bookmarks bar in Google Chrome, browse to Yahoo! (or any other website) and click the bookmarklet for a bit of whimsy.Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/safari-on-ios-7-beta-breaks-the-internet/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/safari-on-ios-7-beta-breaks-the-internet/This little gem is going to become real annoying real quick. In Safari on iOS 7 clicking anywhere in the bottom 40px of the screen does not register as a...Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/goodbye-dear-friend/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/goodbye-dear-friend/Adobe Fireworks is deadTue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/my-thoughts-on-apple-tv-apps/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/my-thoughts-on-apple-tv-apps/> Something occurred to me last night. The Apple TV is the perfect candidate for web based apps with home screen shortcuts… > > — Nathan Pitman...Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/building-a-financial-buffer-and-getting-paid-on-time/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/building-a-financial-buffer-and-getting-paid-on-time/So often I think I should write more here on the ups and downs of running your own business but somehow the time required always evades me. Thankfully my...Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/4-person-office-to-rent-in-crowthorne-berkshire/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/4-person-office-to-rent-in-crowthorne-berkshire/I’m posting this here on behalf of the guys at Bancroft Developments. For the past two years we’ve (Nine Four) rented an office from them but alas we’ve...Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/must-have-add-ons-for-any-new-eecms-project/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/must-have-add-ons-for-any-new-eecms-project/It never ceases to amaze me how many amazing add-ons there are for ExpressionEngine, so many in fact that I often forget about some of the best ‘must haves’...Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/one-day-soon-os-x-will-be-free/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/one-day-soon-os-x-will-be-free/It’s interesting to note though how Apple are learning from the iPhone and iPad with the new Retina MacBook Pro and the imminent release of Mountain Lion....Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://nathanpitman.com/posts/gather-a-graphic-novel-by-anton-peck/https://nathanpitman.com/posts/gather-a-graphic-novel-by-anton-peck/Anton is trying to raise the funds to author, illustrate and publish a graphic novel called ‘GATHER’ using Kickstarter. You should back him!Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT