By kattekrab, 15 June, 2026

a speck.
a dust mote.
an atom.
a tiny thing.

And yet, and yet, each tiny thing is the centre of its own universe. 
Some of those things live, and breathe, and act and impact other things.
And others are inert. Perhaps used or impacted by others, perhaps unnoticed, undisturbed.

The pale blue dot on which we all live gives some pause to see themselves as the tiny thing. And others only see the view from their vantage point at the centre. Impacted or impactful.

Striving. Waiting.
Hoping, hating.

Breathing.
In, and out.

By kattekrab, 22 May, 2026

Housing, immigration, welfare, health, defence, science, innovation, education... and so on. There's a long list of things people need, want, hope for, and expect to access. Some believe governments should provide these services, others prefer government keep their noses out of their business, and their pockets. There's also a spectrum of more nuanced perspectives either side and betwixt those positions.

By kattekrab, 28 January, 2026

EO2026 recap - part III - part I and part II
Emma Davidson - Open Source can have friends everywhere.
Entranced.  That's how I felt as Emma took us on a narrative journey weaving together First Nations storytelling, economic critique, and personal leadership lessons to argue that the sustainability of open source depends on diversity, institutional funding, and radical kindness. 

By kattekrab, 20 December, 2025

"I could have just been six million and one" 

My Oma's words.

These words have been coming back to me in recent days. Not even a week has passed since shots shattered Chanukah celebrations in Bondi last week.

Anti-semitism. Hatred of Jews. It's unfathomable to me, and yet, and yet? It's here, and made all too tangible in blood on the beach.

And yet conflict churns in my broken heart - what makes this hatred different to the other kinds of murderous insanity? Is it different?

I do not understand, I want to understand, I will never understand.