Barometric

An idiot's guide to stumbling around the Atmosphere

A pressing need

It’s a very cool world we’re living in right now, I think you’ll agree. At this point, I’m consuming so much well-sourced, well-reported news about Epstein, Bannon, Mandelson, Peter Thiel, AI, and the general enshittification of our democracies and the planet at large that I actually found myself staring at my phone, wondering, ‘Is this what people feel like when they fall down a QAnon or anti-vaxx wormhole? Am I falling for the same shit, but a different flavour?’

Paul Stephenson|February 10, 2026

It's hard to survive as an unshakeable rock

Yesterday I wrote (at somewhat foolish length) about some of the random shit that’s been clogging up my brain, of late. I wrote it before I even had a firm idea of where I would post it. I took a quick look at the various ATProto blog providers available at the moment. While Offprint looks like the most suited to me in the long term, it’s not actually out yet, and I didn’t want to wait. So, I went with Leaflet, mainly because that’s where Interlinked is located, and I figured that was as good a place to start as any. In fact, I reasoned, since I know I want to be able to move to Offprint down the line, and on ATProto, that should be easy enough, but that would give me a chance to test that theory out.

Paul Stephenson|February 06, 2026

What if we never have to move again?

Is it weird to have hope again?

Paul Stephenson|February 05, 2026