https://sheep.horse/ A blog about stuff http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:24:41 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/2/i_am_experimenting_with_blocking_http1.1.html Update: I have a followup post with some updates and results.Most of the traffic I get on this site is bots - it isn't even close. And, for whatever reason,... https://sheep.horse/2026/2/i_am_experimenting_with_blocking_http1.1.html Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:42:42 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/3/blocking_http1.1_-_some_results.html A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I was experimenting with blocking HTTP1.1 requests to my site. Here are some observations, in case anyone is thinking of following in... https://sheep.horse/2026/3/blocking_http1.1_-_some_results.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:46:10 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/3/small_website_update_-_dark_mode.html It has been on my todo list for years but I have finally gotten around to implementing dark mode in the default theme for the static site generator that runs... https://sheep.horse/2026/3/small_website_update_-_dark_mode.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:53:46 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/3/i_have_thoughts_on_the_dungeon_crawler_carl_series.html Recently I finished The Gate of the Feral Gods, Book 4 in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. DCC is real success story, starting out self-published by author Matt Dinniman before... https://sheep.horse/2026/3/i_have_thoughts_on_the_dungeon_crawler_carl_series.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:13:25 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/4/who_is_that_knocking_at_my_%28ssh%29_door.html Note: As I was writing this I became aware of an even better project covering much the same ground in a more detailed way - I Left Port 22 Open... https://sheep.horse/2026/4/who_is_that_knocking_at_my_%28ssh%29_door.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:15:56 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/5/hoba_meteorite%2C_namibia.html This is not really a travel blog but we have been traveling and my camera roll is ponderous with photos from around the world. I plan to post some of... https://sheep.horse/2026/5/hoba_meteorite%2C_namibia.html Tue, 26 May 2026 03:53:28 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/6/parsing_xml_exif_from_.avif_files_%28plus_a_rant%29.html Avif files are the new hotness, and to be honest they are pretty good. Basically a replacement for both jpeg and png with better compression and (finally!) support for alpha... https://sheep.horse/2026/6/parsing_xml_exif_from_.avif_files_%28plus_a_rant%29.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:11:37 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/6/sossusvlei_and_surroundings%2C_namibia.html Another entry in my not-a-travel-blog - this time sketching out the start of our Namibia odyssey. We flew into Windhoek and picked up our rental - a large Ford Ranger.... https://sheep.horse/2026/6/sossusvlei_and_surroundings%2C_namibia.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:29:55 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/7/voyage_of_the_marigold_is_now_available_on_itch.io.html Voyage of the Marigold, my StarTrek-esque game of commanding a starship on a dangerous mission, is now available on Itch.io. There are no updates to the game itself, and the... https://sheep.horse/2026/7/voyage_of_the_marigold_is_now_available_on_itch.io.html Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:47:10 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/7/let%27s_see_how_itch.io_is_working_out_for_me.html Just under a week ago I published my old game on itch.io for the first time as an experiment. I have always been told that itch really helps with engagement... https://sheep.horse/2026/7/let%27s_see_how_itch.io_is_working_out_for_me.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:47:38 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/8/impolite_spiders.html For years now I have been aghast at the terribly impolite behavior of some bots who spider my site. It is extremely common to see many successive requests to the... https://sheep.horse/2026/8/impolite_spiders.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:16:41 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/8/borneo_-_animals_%28no_spiders%29.html Recently we visited Borneo, third largest island on the planet and home to some amazing wildlife and geography. There is too much to describe in a short blog post so... https://sheep.horse/2026/8/borneo_-_animals_%28no_spiders%29.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:04:10 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/8/borneo_-_spiders.html First, a warning. This post contains pictures of spiders. Big spiders. If this worries you, perhaps consider reading something else - I suggest my previous post: Borneo - No Spiders.We... https://sheep.horse/2026/8/borneo_-_spiders.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:04:09 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/8/as-album_-_a_web_component_because_sometimes_you_j.html When I first conceived sheep.horse, I had the idea that I was going to set the world ablaze with only my white-hot rhetoric, forgoing the flashy Javascript heavy techniques that... https://sheep.horse/2026/8/as-album_-_a_web_component_because_sometimes_you_j.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:00:08 +0000 https://sheep.horse/2026/9/inkjam2026_-_my_first_game_jam.html Recently I completed in my first game jam, where people complete games within a strict time limit to a certain theme. inkJam is one such jam for games writing in... https://sheep.horse/2026/9/inkjam2026_-_my_first_game_jam.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:27:18 +0000