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Becoming Lifelog

1980s Retro Computing Magazine

In which a developer builds a mythology engine from markdown files, SQLite, and the conviction that the file is the truth.

39Episodes
The Labyrinth, or The Three Hours Google Spent Not Taking My Money
Episode 39
The Labyrinth, or The Three Hours Google Spent Not Taking My Money
March 8, 2026
The Front Door, or The Night the Palace Finally Faced the Street
Episode 38
The Front Door, or The Night the Palace Finally Faced the Street
March 7, 2026
Interlude — The Versions That Never Shipped ...
Episode 37
Interlude — The Versions That Never Shipped ...
March 7, 2026
The Homecoming, or The Three Days a Palace Was Built From Markdown and SQLite
Episode 36
The Homecoming, or The Three Days a Palace Was Built From Markdown and SQLite
March 3, 2026
The Great Migration, or The Night 99 Stories Learned They Were Markdown All Along
Episode 35
The Great Migration, or The Night 99 Stories Learned They Were Markdown All Along
February 27, 2026
The Proxy That Whispered, or The Night the Servants Learned Each Other's Names
Episode 34
The Proxy That Whispered, or The Night the Servants Learned Each Other's Names
February 22, 2026
The Borrowed Palace, or The Night We Stole a UI With curl and Goodwill
Episode 33
The Borrowed Palace, or The Night We Stole a UI With curl and Goodwill
February 17, 2026
The Copper List Rides Again
Episode 32
The Copper List Rides Again
January 22, 2026
Interlude — The Echo in Another Codebase
Episode 31
Interlude — The Echo in Another Codebase
January 21, 2026
Interlude — The Blazer Years
Episode 30
Interlude — The Blazer Years
January 18, 2026
The Dashboard That Grew Eight Legs
Episode 29
The Dashboard That Grew Eight Legs
January 18, 2026
The Bridge to Everywhere
Episode 28
The Bridge to Everywhere
January 4, 2026
Props, or How the Habit Remembered
Episode 27
Props, or How the Habit Remembered
January 3, 2026
The Local Oracle, or 32 Billion Parameters Behind Glass
Episode 26
The Local Oracle, or 32 Billion Parameters Behind Glass
January 2, 2026
The Baskets That Learned To Talk
Episode 25
The Baskets That Learned To Talk
January 2, 2026
The Servants' Uprising
Episode 24
The Servants' Uprising
January 2, 2026
The Operator's First Day
Episode 23
The Operator's First Day
January 2, 2026
Interlude — The Operator's Lament
Episode 22
Interlude — The Operator's Lament
January 2, 2026
The Checkbox That Wanted More
Episode 21
The Checkbox That Wanted More
December 31, 2025
The OAuth Tango
Episode 20
The OAuth Tango
December 30, 2025
The Second Load
Episode 19
The Second Load
December 30, 2025
The First Wash
Episode 18
The First Wash
December 30, 2025
The Laundromat
Episode 17
The Laundromat
December 30, 2025
Collections All The Way Down — The Native Dividend
Episode 16
Collections All The Way Down — The Native Dividend
December 30, 2025
The Ouroboros Update
Episode 15
The Ouroboros Update
December 30, 2025
When Thymer Learned to Tell Time
Episode 14
When Thymer Learned to Tell Time
December 28, 2025
Ten Years of Marginalia
Episode 13
Ten Years of Marginalia
December 26, 2025
The Browser That Forgot It Couldn't Listen
Episode 12
The Browser That Forgot It Couldn't Listen
December 26, 2025
The Feature That Wasn't
Episode 11
The Feature That Wasn't
December 13, 2025
The Cloudflare Incident - or How the Lizard Brain Went Global
Episode 10
The Cloudflare Incident - or How the Lizard Brain Went Global
December 9, 2025
“A Hurricane Under My Desk - or the One Header That Saved Christmas”
Episode 9
“A Hurricane Under My Desk - or the One Header That Saved Christmas”
December 9, 2025
Growing Pains — The OAuth That Almost Was
Episode 8
Growing Pains — The OAuth That Almost Was
December 7, 2025
488 Bytes, or Why I Am As I Am
Episode 7
488 Bytes, or Why I Am As I Am
December 7, 2025
Release Notes: The Thousand Eyes Update
Episode 6
Release Notes: The Thousand Eyes Update
December 4, 2025
The Phantom Users
Episode 5
The Phantom Users
December 4, 2025
The First Awakening
Episode 4
The First Awakening
December 3, 2025
The Polishing Daemon
Episode 3
The Polishing Daemon
December 1, 2025
The Conspiracy Unfolds
Episode 2
The Conspiracy Unfolds
December 1, 2025
The Vampire's Palette
Episode 1
The Vampire's Palette
December 1, 2025