dev, film & odd little toolshttps://mallchin.com/en-gbhttps://mallchin.com/blog/a-brief-history-online/https://mallchin.com/blog/a-brief-history-online/From a 1200-baud Acorn Electron to a GeoCities homepage at 3329 Sunset Strip — and a 29-year-old backup that brings my first website, and its long-lost RealAudio, back online.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTwebarchivehttps://mallchin.com/blog/the-immutable-truth/https://mallchin.com/blog/the-immutable-truth/DOS, Windows, Slackware, Gentoo, macOS — a wander through the operating systems I've lived in, and why I've settled on an immutable one that runs itself.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTlinuxessayhttps://mallchin.com/blog/just-the-two-of-us/https://mallchin.com/blog/just-the-two-of-us/I remember a scene from Pulp Fiction that, as far as I can tell, only one other person on Earth remembers too. A note on memory, the Mandela effect, and side B.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTessaymemoryhttps://mallchin.com/blog/toasty-balls/https://mallchin.com/blog/toasty-balls/After Dark kept our monitors company in the early '90s. In homage, a couple of little KDE wallpaper-screensavers of my own — winged toast, falling balls, and a stowaway.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTkdewallpaperhttps://mallchin.com/blog/mind-the-gap/https://mallchin.com/blog/mind-the-gap/AI might be the most transformative thing we've built — so why is it so easy to write off? A note on excitement, transparency, and knowing what happens when you take the suit off.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTessayai