\n ![\"This](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fstream.jeremycherfas.net%2Ffile%2F1c98d57bfad060e0cbe8521f01364e0f%2Fthumb.png\")
\n
\n \n\n A Server for a Purpose: jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/a-server-for-a-purpose","date_published":"2026-05-30T13:36:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 13:36","date_timestamp":1780148160,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90881477","content_html":"Eat This Newsletter 303. Too much to summarise in such a confined space, but I believe it will satisfy your need for food-related goodies encountered online.
\n
\nTry it at https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-303-rationality-rampant/
This may not look like much, but for me it is huge!
\n Domain prices in 2026 for my portfolio - Jan Wildeboer’s Blog: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"This is sound advice to shop around and maybe consolidate domains. Glad I moved from Gandi a long time back.","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/domain-prices-in-2026-for-my-portfolio---jan-wildeboers","date_published":"2026-05-25T10:10:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 10:10","date_timestamp":1779703831,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90869834","content_html":"ongoing by Tim Bray · Tab Trick: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"Just the other day I was looking for a way to prevent myself accidentally closing an open tab, when along come Tim Bray with an extension to that idea that I immedately want to try.","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/ongoing-by-tim-bray-tab-trick","date_published":"2026-05-25T09:51:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 09:51","date_timestamp":1779702709,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90869833","content_html":"Cycling from Brussels to Bruges | ruk.ca: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/cycling-from-brussels-to-bruges-rukca","date_published":"2026-05-25T09:25:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 09:25","date_timestamp":1779701138,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90826975","content_html":"Top Albums from last.fm on 24/05/26\n1, Henry: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"Top Albums from last.fm on 24/05/26\n1, Henry Kaiser & David Lindley, A World Out Of Time, Vol. 2: Henry Kaiser & David Lindley in Madagascar, (17);\n2, Bruce Posner, Donald Garvelmann, Celtic Keyboards: Duets by 19th and 20th Century Irish Composers, (15);\n3, Calexico, Carried To Dust, (15);\n4, Ruben...","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/top-albums-from-lastfm-on-2405261-henry","date_published":"2026-05-24T15:00:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 15:00","date_timestamp":1779634801,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90694345","content_html":"Good to see that the RSS feed of my photo site seems to be working properly now.
","summary":"","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/good-to-see-that-the-rss-feed","date_published":"2026-05-22T09:13:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 09:13","date_timestamp":1779441213,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90694343","content_html":"Wellsprings of Affection and Generosity | ruk.ca: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/wellsprings-of-affection-and-generosity-rukca","date_published":"2026-05-22T09:10:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 09:10","date_timestamp":1779441058,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90579199","content_html":"Inspired Again by Julia Evans: jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/inspired-again-by-julia-evans","date_published":"2026-05-21T17:42:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 17:42","date_timestamp":1779385320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90494145","content_html":"Latest episode looks at the hipster baristas and Chinese espresso, both of which show that even traditions that define an identity are not as immutable as people sometimes think they are.
\n\nStatic IP on a Fastgate router: jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/static-ip-on-a-fastgate-router","date_published":"2026-05-19T12:44:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 12:44","date_timestamp":1779194640,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90426591","content_html":"Very good luck, a geohash very near me just as I was heading out for my usual walk, and it is just slightly off my usual walk.
\n
\nhttps://geohashing.site/geohashing/2026-05-18_41_12
Top Albums from last.fm on 17/05/26
\n1, Johnny Cash, American Recordings, (13);
\n2, Offa Rex, The Queen of Hearts, (9);
Bikes for Rent at the Ghent Train Station | ruk.ca: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/bikes-for-rent-at-the-ghent-train-station-rukca","date_published":"2026-05-15T11:14:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 11:14","date_timestamp":1778843696,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90220790","content_html":"The Atlantic: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/the-atlantic","date_published":"2026-05-15T11:11:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 11:11","date_timestamp":1778843517,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90182297","content_html":"@ArnoldHoogerwerf I met him once at a conference and was so impressed by his ability and humility.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas/90182297","date_published":"2026-05-14T20:29:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 20:29","date_timestamp":1778790575,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89969635","content_html":"Bubbles and Gatekeeping - Island in the Net: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"Telling it like it is.","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/bubbles-and-gatekeeping---island-in-the-net","date_published":"2026-05-10T15:23:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 15:23","date_timestamp":1778426634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89969633","content_html":"Top Albums from last.fm on 10/05/26
\n1, Chet Baker, Chet, (9);
\n2, Michael Brecker Quindectet, Wide Angles, (6);
\n3, Anouar Brahem, Le Pas Du Chat Noir, (1);
\n4, Billie Holiday, Billie Holiday, (1);
\n5, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Alone & Acoustic, (1);
Monthly report: April 2026: jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/monthly-report-2026-04","date_published":"2026-05-07T08:38:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 08:38","date_timestamp":1778143080,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89563089","content_html":"Collard greens are strongly associated with Black foodways in the US South. They are also valued in Morocco on the edge of the Sahara, although the outside world has only just found out about that.
\nThat raises so many questions.
\n\nTop Albums from last.fm on 03/05/26
\n1, Linda Ronstadt, Canciones de mi Padre, (13);
\n2, Le Trio Joubran, Majâz, (11);
@ayjay Haven’t read any of his war stuff, but his food memoir - Between Meals - is stunning. What would you suggest for his war reporting?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas/89470577","date_published":"2026-05-02T20:22:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 20:22","date_timestamp":1777753373,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89470454","content_html":"@topgold Just put my single cheapo Lavalier out for the night. Attached to the Pi, of course. Last night it heard the first of the bee eaters, which is almost as welcome as the first of the swifts.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas/89470454","date_published":"2026-05-02T20:19:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 20:19","date_timestamp":1777753144,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89404427","content_html":"@topgold So agreed about writing things by hand. It is just different, and, depending on context, better.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas/89404427","date_published":"2026-05-01T18:51:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 18:51","date_timestamp":1777661514,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89373024","content_html":"Very happy today to share this fine: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"Very happy today to share this fine piece from The Public Domain Review\r\n\r\nhttps://publicdomainreview.org/collection/pyramid-of-the-capitalist-system/\n\n \n \n \n \n Pyramid of the Capitalist System (1911)\n The working clas...","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/very-happy-today-to-share-this-fine","date_published":"2026-05-01T09:41:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 09:41","date_timestamp":1777628473,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89371421","content_html":"How To Cook Fish – The Science of Food: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/how-to-cook-fish-the-science-of-food","date_published":"2026-05-01T09:10:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 09:10","date_timestamp":1777626606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89173276","content_html":"@johnjohnston All well and true, except for the slightly plaintive “find another word for them” at the end. That fight is long since lost. Alas.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas/89059702","date_published":"2026-04-26T20:26:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 20:26","date_timestamp":1777235165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89014838","content_html":"In IWC DUS yesterday we were talking: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"In IWC DUS yesterday we were talking about feeds and how to help people use them. This morning I read http://tinyshopww.blogspot.com/2026/02/whats-going-on-with-unplugged-shop-blog.html and in the comments is a perfect example of the problem. A person uses feeds to follow his passion and a person wh...","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/in-iwc-dus-yesterday-we-were-talking","date_published":"2026-04-26T05:51:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 05:51","date_timestamp":1777182703,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88847469","content_html":"Spending hard caps – Manu: stream.jeremycherfas.net
","summary":"An excuse so pathetic that it’s not even worth getting mad about it.","url":"https://stream.jeremycherfas.net/2026/spending-hard-caps-manu","date_published":"2026-04-23T11:45:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeremy Cherfas","url":"https://jeremycherfas.net/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.masto.host%2Fappdotnet%2Fcache%2Faccounts%2Favatars%2F109%2F904%2F387%2F675%2F980%2F560%2Foriginal%2F5a7a1fbaa448e5d4.jpeg","_microblog":{"username":"jeremycherfas"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 11:45","date_timestamp":1776944751,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88682697","content_html":"@ArnoldHoogerwerf I have the F3 too. Such a good piece of kit. My batteries don’t seem to last very long. I have not tried with a power bank.
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