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.