Isaac Bythewood's Blog
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A status line for Claude Code
A drop-in status line for Claude Code that shows your 5-hour usage quota, context window, working directory with git branch, and the time. One bash file, with a quick breakdown of how it works.
Isaac Bythewood
2026-06-13
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Set up automated server backups with Borg
The Borg deduplicating backup program can automate daily, weekly, and monthly backups with a single script saving space and keeping data safe from mistakes.
Isaac Bythewood
2022-06-25
Cool URIs don't change, unless an AI rewrites your blog
A short post-mortem on letting an AI port my blog from Django to Flask, and the URL design mistake it cheerfully shipped along the way.
Isaac Bythewood
2026-04-29
Adding dark mode with automatic system preference selection
Creating a dark, or light, version of your website may seem like a daunting task if you think you need an entirely new color pallet. It's 2022 though and we have the widely supported invert CSS filter.
Isaac Bythewood
2022-07-02