Archive

We Were Promised a Future. We Got a Spreadsheet.

i have a mouth and all i can do is scream.

I Made a Ko-fi (And I'm a Bit Embarrassed About It)

i have an income now???

atproto-shortlink

A server-side AT Protocol link shortener powered by your Linkat board. No database required.

atproto-snake

Classic Snake with AT Protocol OAuth login and high score saving to your PDS.

bean-dumper

An early Python experiment — unmaintained and kept for historical interest.

bluesky-avatar-updater

Automatically update your Bluesky avatar (and banner) every hour based on the time of day.

bluesky-awoo-bot

A simple Bluesky bot that posts random wolf noises at random intervals. Unmaintained.

bluesky-gradient

Generate 24 sky-gradient images (one per hour) for use as Bluesky avatars or banners.

bluesky-markov

A Bluesky bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account's posts. Unmaintained.

bluesky-moon-tracker

A Bluesky bot that posts daily moon phase updates with a lycanthropic twist. Unmaintained.

bluesky-ollama

An AI-powered Bluesky bot that uses a local Ollama model to generate posts in the style of a source account.

college-practice-lycanquiz

A VB.NET Windows Forms quiz about werewolf mythology, made as a college practice project.

college-practice-trafficlights

A VB.NET Windows Forms UK traffic light simulator, made as a college practice project.

knotted-docker

A Dockerised Tangled knot server with optional Cloudflare Tunnel routing.

linkat-directory

An alternate SvelteKit frontend for Linkat showing a curated directory of AT Protocol user profiles. Unmaintained.

llm-analyser

Analyse .docx files and generate essays using a local Ollama model.

Malachite

Import your Last.fm and Spotify listening history to the AT Protocol network using the fm.teal.alpha.feed.play lexicon.

mastodon-markov

A Mastodon bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account. Unmaintained.

mc-server

A personal PaperMC Minecraft server in Docker Compose with DuckDNS dynamic DNS and management scripts.

pds-backup

A Bash script for automated, resumable PDS backups via rsync over SSH with change detection and cron scheduling.

platformer-collab

A simple Godot 4 C# platformer made collaboratively.

svelte-standard-site

A SvelteKit library for reading and writing AT Protocol longform content via site.standard.* records.

tangled-sync

Automate mirroring GitHub repositories to Tangled and publishing sh.tangled.repo ATProto records.

text-to-pixel-image

A Python script that converts a string of text into a pixel art image with per-character colours. Unmaintained.

website

Source code for ewancroft.uk — a personal site powered by AT Protocol, built with SvelteKit 5 and Tailwind CSS 4.

The Machine That Runs Whether I Remember Setting It Up or Not

The Soundtrack of My College Years: A Timeline (Ages 16–20)

Data analysis is fun.

~/.config/nix-config Rewritten: What I Actually Changed (And Why)

With thanks to Isabel.

Sgàil de Uisge

© 2026 Ewan Croft, CC BY-ND-NC 4.0.

~/.config/nix-config: Three Machines, One Config (Sort Of)

why am i doing this to myself? fascination.

Back to NixOS (and completely winging it)

I'm back on NixOS. Still don't really know what I'm doing. Still enjoying it anyway.

Malachite: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Import My Scrobbles

I will do shite out of spite, here's another case study!

Hit By A Silver Bullet: The Timing of Being Early with W

Damn it.

W. What's it Worth?

What a waste of a name.

Why Don't More People Use Signal?

Standard.site and Why Coordination Matters More Than You Think

Interoperability! …and more?

The AI Hype Train Has Derailed the PC Market, and We're Paying for the Wreckage

I Hope 2026 Will Be Better

My reflection on 2025.

Musical Identity and Confusion

I Am Not a Metalhead... I Think?

Joining Jollywhoppers: On Collaboration, Minecraft Mods, and Finding Your People

Privacy is Important

Don't just tell me to go offline. This is not how that works.

Welcome to Macintosh: Documenting a Hidden Easter Egg

"Hidden", more like. It's an open secret.

An American Werewolf in London: A Preventable Tragedy

All of these plot holes, it's like Britain's roads!

How Belief Shapes You When You're Not Looking

How the last week turned belief from concept into practice

Giving Up on Rust: A Post-Mortem

I should not be sorry.

The Yew Has Wilted, and I Can't Water It

Anxiety is killing me.

An Autistic Silver Bullet

No, I’m not AI. I just write like that.

Building a Decentralised Link Shortener with AT Protocol

Because... well, just because.

On Scottish Gaelic, Heritage, and the Right to Care

I just want Scottish Gaelic to survive.

You Can Just Do Things

An unexpected motto of the Atmosphere