Polytechnic

The personal brain-dump of Garrett Coakley

Polytechnic is the online home of Garrett Coakley. It tends to focus on such geekery as web development, technology, music, film, and photography. It is a continual work-in-progress.

It's written by an actual human being.

Recent posts

More self-hosted music musings
24 Jun 2026, 5:30 p.m.
It's been nearly a year since I started self-hosting my music library, how are things going?
Web Day Out - 12 March 2026
2 Apr 2026, 2:30 p.m.
On March 12th I had the pleasure of attending Clearleft's latest conference, Web Day Out, in beautiful Brighton.
Top albums and films (and other stats) for 2025
31 Dec 2025, 5:33 p.m.
Looking back on my top media of the year.

Photos

Lancer

Batman?

Old Parsonage

Self portrait, with science

View all photos on Flickr

Recently listened to

Wilco - A Shot In The Arm (remix)
5 Sep 2026, 7:55 p.m.
Wilco - Candy Floss
5 Sep 2026, 7:51 p.m.
Wilco - In A Future Age
5 Sep 2026, 7:48 p.m.
Wilco - Summer Teeth
5 Sep 2026, 7:45 p.m.
Wilco - When You Wake Up Feeling Old
5 Sep 2026, 7:41 p.m.

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