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Building the web I want to see | Travis Southard
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I have made a webring! This feels important to me as I try (along with many others) to build a better web. This was a project I have been meaning to take on for some time. I did start with a basic set of
on Oct 21
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Over the Garden Wall poster | Travis Southard
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Very excited to watch Over the Garden Wall again with some friends! This is easily one of my favorite pieces of media in general. It is a wonderful piece of Americana and plays with nostalgia in a delightfully bittersweet wa
on Oct 17
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Underhill from Red Mars | Travis Southard
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I've been reading the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. I've been loving these books and flying through them. This was how I imagined the initial settlement, Underhill, with it's barrel-shaped shelters and giant salt pyramid.
on Aug 16
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Your project is worth it | Travis Southard
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After reading a blog post from Andrew Dana Hudson about thermochauvinism, I have begun referring to July as
on Jul 22
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We cannot afford to skip repairs | Travis Southard
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Maintenance and repair are essential to a more sustainable, and frankly pleasant world. Well-maintained bikes feel, sound, and ride better. Well-maintained roads are easier and safer for everyon
on Jun 2
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My Kingdom for a Paper Map | Travis Southard
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Recently returned from a ten day vacation in Lisbon, Portugal to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. This is the longest trip I've taken since Ruby and I spent three weeks in Ireland for our
on May 27
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My interest in Solarpunk | Travis Southard
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Over the past few years, I have been taking in a lot of Solarpunk influences. Solarpunk is a movement/genre/aesthetic/practice based around ultra-sustainability, averting climate climate
on May 20
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Abolish Landlords | Travis Southard
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No one gets seconds til everybody gets a home. Hunger and homelessness are policy choices. This was a fun piece to work on and I was happy to have found a great color palette by polyphrog to make this wi
on May 16
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Sketches of the Real | Travis Southard
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I have been sketching lately. Mostly sitting in a place and drawing a building or plant within view. Some of these sketches are better than others, but these sketches are mental exercise more th
on May 12
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I am the hand, not the tool | Travis Southard
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Despite a very full schedule leading up to the Social Justice Hackathon, I have been really enjoying springtime this year. Some warm days where we were lucky enough to be able to clear out a lot
on Mar 24
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Finding my best duck-ness | Travis Southard
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Coming through feeling sick and just in time for day light savings, which snuck up on me this year. Usually I am watching for it like a hawk, but this winter I was very focused on trying to enjo
on Mar 11
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After vacation; before spring | Travis Southard
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Excited to see that the sunlight is just starting to stick around after 6pm lately. A few hours of extra sunlight really makes a difference to my mood. Weirdly enough the snow in Philadelphia th
on Mar 4
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A personal financial project | Travis Southard
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Earlier this year I built a project that came from a personal need. I have three student loans from my time at University of the Arts, my time at Temple University, and my coding
on Feb 14
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Back in the saddle | Travis Southard
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After a few weeks working at my new job and settling into new habits, there's a part of me that feels like I'm waking up from something. I really did not enjoy my last job. While I knew it was t
on Feb 11
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New year. New job. New habits. | Travis Southard
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New year. I am newly 35 years old and just came through a tough but still good year. Many years have been tough for me, but in the grand scheme of tough years, 2023 was pretty easy on me. This y
on Jan 23
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Travis Southard is a Philadelphian queer software engineer blogging about web development tutorials, gardens, and bikes.
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Travis Southard is a Philadelphian queer software engineer blogging about web development tutorials, gardens, and bikes.
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Travis Southard is a Philadelphian queer software engineer blogging about web development tutorials, gardens, and bikes.
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Travis Southard is a Philadelphian queer software engineer blogging about web development tutorials, gardens, and bikes.
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