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> about -s
Name / Dan (He/Him)
Age / 40-something
Location / UK 🇬🇧

Interests / Programming. Music. Movies. Tech. Photography.
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> about -v

Intro / How do you do? Welcome to my little corner of the internet. I've been building websites since the original IndieWeb, so am happy to see the movement taking off and people embracing building and curating their own websites. This is my virtual garden, you can read more about why of it all in my "manifesto" below.

What's here / I'm working on creating pages on my varied interests, so far you can find a section on the things I have been listening to and enjoying, and what I have been listening to them on. There's also a blog(gish) where I am going to write whatever comes to mind, and theoretically a brief weekly update*.

I am working on a resources section to share some of my CSS artwork and various random scripts with the world. Please look foward to it.

* I have never kept up with a blog before, don't expect much.

Click around / It's probably best if you just have a little click around for yourself. Good luck.

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I hate being told what to do.

That's about the long and the short of it. But if you want to know more...

I grew up with the internet. I'm of the generation that saw the internet come into existence, when it was free, open and finding out what it could become. There was so much hope.

Unfortunately what it has become is an algorithmic slopshop. I fucking hate it.

During my formative years I chatted to people from all over the world, I found them through mutual interests, friends of friends of friends, and just spending time exploring. IRC, forums, and MSN messenger were our tools; building connections was our mission.

The internet was so inspiring to me I studied it at college and university and it eventually became a prosperous career. I still work with the internet daily.

Unfortunately, socially the internet has become a cesspit. Particularly in recent years. It's the cyberpunk dystopia of corporations telling us what to think, billionaires telling us what to feel, and politicians disregarding everyone.

This website is meant to be a giant fuck you to web 2.0, social media, algorithms and anyone or anything that tells me what to think or feel.

I want to get back the feeling of the early internet, with some amount of modernity thrown in.

This is my space. Anyone is welcome to hang out if you bring good vibes.

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> ./hardware -main
PC / Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Radeon RX 7900 XTX, 64gb RAM / Bazzite • kitty • KDE Plasma
Camera / Fuji X-T5
Audio / Hiby R4 EVA, Fiio FT-1

Check out my /now page to see more hardware and software information.
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> cat contact_info

If you have any comments, questions, corrections, or just fancy saying "hello" please feel free to get in touch.

I am still debating with myself if I want to put more effort into a mastodon/bluesky type thing, so for now email is the best way to talk to me. PGP is available if that's your kind of thing.

Email / dan@ritual.sh
PGP Public Key /
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