Jeremy Keith

Jeremy Keith

Making websites. Writing books. Hosting a podcast. Speaking at events. Living in Brighton. Working at Clearleft. Playing music. Taking photos. Answering email.

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Monday, September 25th, 2023

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Checked in at Taberna La Concha. Vermut! — with Jessica

Sunday, September 24th, 2023

Checked in at Puerta de Mérida. Dining al fresco — with Jessica map

Checked in at Puerta de Mérida. Dining al fresco — with Jessica

Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

The #ViewSource Affordance

Engineers who care about the open culture of the web should recognize that the threats to that culture come not only from Digital Enclosure by large, private companies of the most important pieces of the web.

They should also recognize the risks of Technical Enclosure, and the non-technical value of the #ViewSource affordance in perpetuating the open culture of web development.

Friday, September 22nd, 2023

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

Checked in at Asador Carlos V. Lunch on the square — with Jessica map

Checked in at Asador Carlos V. Lunch on the square — with Jessica

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023

Checked in at Taberna El Rincón. Croquetas y vino — with Jessica map

Checked in at Taberna El Rincón. Croquetas y vino — with Jessica

Trabaja remoto

August was a month of travels. You can press play on that month’s map to follow the journey.

But check out the map for September too because the travels continue. This time my adventures are confined to Europe.

I’m in Spain. Jessica and I flew into Madrid on Saturday. The next day we took a train ride across the Extremaduran landscape to Cáceres, our home for the week.

This is like the sequel to our Sicilian trip. We’re both working remotely. We just happen to do be doing it from a beautiful old town with amazing cuisine.

We’re in a nice apartment that—crucially—has good WiFi. It’s right on the main square, but it’s remarkably quiet.

There’s a time difference of one hour with Brighton. Fortunately everything in Spain happens at least an hour later than it does at home. Waking up. Lunch. Dinner. Everything is time-shifted so that I’m on the same schedule as my colleagues.

I swear I’m more productive working this way. Maybe it’s the knowledge that tapas of Iberican ham await me after work, but I’m getting a lot done this week.

And when the working week is done, the fun begins. Cáceres is hosting its annual Irish fleadh this weekend.

I’ve always wanted to go to it, but it’s quite a hassle to get here just for a weekend. Combining it with a week of remote work makes it more doable.

I’m already having a really nice time here and the tunes haven’t even started yet.

Tuesday, September 19th, 2023