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Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

February 13, 2026
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My Favorite Books from 2025

January 18, 2026
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German translation of A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

August 5, 2025
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Cars & Trucks

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Ford F-250 and Alex

“Why Trucks Keep Getting Bigger”

October 8, 2025
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My first car: a 1987 Toyota LandCruiser

Cars and Trucks I’ve Owned

August 24, 2025
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Buying American Cars

February 18, 2009
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Development

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Search results for "ScratchPad" in the App Store

Do I need to rename ScratchPad?

February 23, 2026
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ScratchPad 2.0 on macOS 26 Tahoe

ScratchPad 2.0 – Over a Decade Later

February 20, 2026
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ElementaryUI for Swift

ElementaryUI for Swift

February 11, 2026
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Featured

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Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

February 13, 2026
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AI-generated image of a British aristocrat in the American Wild West

Top Hats & Tumbleweeds: When British Aristocrats Wandered Into the American West

February 6, 2026
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My iPad Air attached to a keyboard

Trying to Use my iPad as a Laptop Replacement

January 26, 2026
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Games

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Red Dead Redemption II: A river in a mountain glade

My Digital Retreat: Red Dead Redemption II

April 5, 2025
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Me a Programmer? I don’t think so.

August 14, 2007
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General

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AI-generated image of a man fascinated by a ghost

What fascinates me about horror?

September 1, 2024
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AI-generated image of a haunted soul

Starting Haunting Alex

August 27, 2024
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AI-generated image of a rotten apple with a worm

Patreon and Apple’s 30% Fee

August 13, 2024
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Ghosts

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Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

February 13, 2026
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German translation of A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

August 5, 2025
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Stirrings in The Black House by Ambrose Ibsen

Stirrings in The Black House by Ambrose Ibsen

October 14, 2024
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Hardware

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My iPad Air attached to a keyboard

Trying to Use my iPad as a Laptop Replacement

January 26, 2026
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AI-generated image of an executive being blinded by money

Thoughts About the State of the Tech Industry

January 21, 2026
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iMac Running Mac OS 9

A Member of Gen Z Reacts to the Original iMac

June 28, 2025
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History

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AI-generated image of a British aristocrat in the American Wild West

Top Hats & Tumbleweeds: When British Aristocrats Wandered Into the American West

February 6, 2026
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A Copy of the Magna Carta

Cut-price Magna Carta ‘copy’ now believed genuine

August 25, 2025
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Red Dead Redemption II: A river in a mountain glade

My Digital Retreat: Red Dead Redemption II

April 5, 2025
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Horror

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Screenshot of Haunting Alex

Moving Haunting Alex

February 21, 2026
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Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

February 13, 2026
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My Favorite Books from 2025

January 18, 2026
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Linguistics

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I need help!

July 24, 2009
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Reading, Writing and Speaking English

March 3, 2009
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David Irving's Translation of Der Dienst: Erinnerungen 1942-1971

February 17, 2009
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Music

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Alex Seifert Music 2020 Redesign

A New Design for Alex Seifert Music

April 18, 2020
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New Album and Website: Spectre

July 18, 2018
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Firstborn: Metempsychosis by Future Sequence

New Band and Website: Future Sequence

August 1, 2017
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News

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Screenshot of Haunting Alex

Moving Haunting Alex

February 21, 2026
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ScratchPad 2.0 on macOS 26 Tahoe

ScratchPad 2.0 – Over a Decade Later

February 20, 2026
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AI-generated image of a ghosts, computers and cowboys coming out of a computer

A Few Blog Updates

February 12, 2026
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Notes

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Search results for "ScratchPad" in the App Store

Do I need to rename ScratchPad?

February 23, 2026
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Pirate Flag

Adblocking ≠ Piracy

February 10, 2026
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AI-generated image of an executive being blinded by money

Thoughts About the State of the Tech Industry

January 21, 2026
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Operating Systems

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My iPad Air attached to a keyboard

Trying to Use my iPad as a Laptop Replacement

January 26, 2026
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macOS 26 Tahoe running on my 2019 16" MacBook Pro

macOS 26 Tahoe, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 – Ouch

January 23, 2026
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Mac OS X Panther Running on a PowerBook G4

As Much as I Like Windows, I Always End Up Back On My Mac

August 5, 2025
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Privacy and Tracking

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Pirate Flag

Adblocking ≠ Piracy

February 10, 2026
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AI-generated image of a futuristic wall

“We’re Walling Off The Open Internet To Stop AI”

September 13, 2025
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Vivaldi on macOS

“Keep Browsing Human”: Vivaldi’s Stand Against AI in Browsers

August 29, 2025
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Programs and Tools

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Search results for "ScratchPad" in the App Store

Do I need to rename ScratchPad?

February 23, 2026
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ScratchPad 2.0 on macOS 26 Tahoe

ScratchPad 2.0 – Over a Decade Later

February 20, 2026
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ElementaryUI for Swift

ElementaryUI for Swift

February 11, 2026
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Projects

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Search results for "ScratchPad" in the App Store

Do I need to rename ScratchPad?

February 23, 2026
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Screenshot of Haunting Alex

Moving Haunting Alex

February 21, 2026
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ScratchPad 2.0 on macOS 26 Tahoe

ScratchPad 2.0 – Over a Decade Later

February 20, 2026
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Retro Software

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My 12" PowerBook G4 in 2007

Ten Mac Applications I Used in 2006

January 13, 2026
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iMac Running Mac OS 9

A Member of Gen Z Reacts to the Original iMac

June 28, 2025
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The Windows 2000 default start menu

The Windows Start menu saga, from 1993 to today

April 27, 2025
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Software Architecture

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BBEdit featuring code for a simple, frameworkless PHP version of AlexSeifert.com

Rethinking How I Create Personal Websites

August 12, 2025
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Angular

Usage of Angular Signals vs Class Variables (According to AI)

April 24, 2025
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AI-generated image of an angry man yelling at his computer

Linus Torvalds on C++

March 4, 2025
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Technology

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Search results for "ScratchPad" in the App Store

Do I need to rename ScratchPad?

February 23, 2026
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ScratchPad 2.0 on macOS 26 Tahoe

ScratchPad 2.0 – Over a Decade Later

February 20, 2026
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ElementaryUI for Swift

ElementaryUI for Swift

February 11, 2026
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The Horror Genre

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AI-generated image of a man fascinated by a ghost

What fascinates me about horror?

September 1, 2024
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Trip To Germany

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Getting Started in Germany Again

September 19, 2010
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Wrapping Up

August 30, 2008
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Back in Oldenburg, Tomorrow Amsterdam

July 21, 2008
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Work

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AI-generated image of a robot in a suit working at a computer

Why is there so much bragging about AI taking jobs?

August 23, 2025
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A woman bored in a meeting

No one likes meetings. They’re sending their AI note takers instead.

July 4, 2025
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AI-generated image of a conference roof full of people in pain

No Learnings

June 21, 2025
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Writing

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My iPad Air attached to a keyboard

Trying to Use my iPad as a Laptop Replacement

January 26, 2026
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AI-generated image of a man looking at two blogs

One Blog vs Many

September 21, 2025
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Systemberg Logo

A Project Called Systemberg

June 28, 2025
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Alex Seifert
Alex is a developer, a drummer and an amateur historian. He enjoys being on the stage in front of a large crowd, but also sitting in a room alone, programming something or reading a scary story.
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