Now then
It’s been staring me in the face, but I’ve just realised something about Lifespan. It’s a virtual Time Machine.
You are
Today I made some new types of URL…
What's in a name?
A thing can go by many names over time. People are good examples, but it’s true of other things too.
Blue Plaques
Walking past a blue plaque was the moment when some of the ideas in Lifespan crystallised a bit.
On this day
– http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/13/default.stm
Research mode
I added a new feature that’s been in the back of my mind for a while. It’s a way to read and review information and use it to create spans.
Shadow spans
Some spans don’t have dates of their own… they inherit them.
Londonist doorways
There’s a great blog out there called Londonist Time Machine..
Anniversaries
Today, on the Today Programme, we were reminded that David Bowie died 10 years ago. Lifespan noticed too.
Alpha, Beta, Proto
Today, the Lifespan prototype lives at https://beta.lifespan.dev, but it’s hardly a “beta” by most people’s expectations. It should really be at proto.lifespan.dev, or something, because that’s mor...
Parallax
As I write this, it’s 5 January 2026.