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<feed xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Simon Willison's Weblog: Beats</title><link href="http://simonwillison.net/" rel="alternate"/><link href="http://simonwillison.net/atom/beats/" rel="self"/><id>http://simonwillison.net/</id><updated>2026-06-25T21:24:00+00:00</updated><author><name>Simon Willison</name></author><entry><title>White-crowned Sparrow, Turkey Vulture</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375361939/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-25T21:24:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-25T21:24:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375361939/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193079/large.jpg" alt="White-crowned Sparrow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193098/large.jpg" alt="White-crowned Sparrow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193322/large.jpg" alt="Turkey Vulture"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193359/large.jpg" alt="Turkey Vulture"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;White-crowned Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, in San Mateo County, CA, US&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>datasette-export-database 0.3a2</title><link href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-export-database/releases/tag/0.3a2" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-25T17:21:09+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-25T17:21:09+00:00</updated><id>https://github.com/datasette/datasette-export-database/releases/tag/0.3a2</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-export-database/releases/tag/0.3a2"&gt;datasette-export-database 0.3a2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Export a copy of a mutable SQLite database on demand&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="datasette"/></entry><entry><title>Pacific Harbor Seal, California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375113782/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-25T02:34:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-25T02:34:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375113782/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709696/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709794/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709219/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709348/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pacific Harbor Seal, California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>datasette 1.0a35</title><link href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a35" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-23T21:34:37+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-23T21:34:37+00:00</updated><id>https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a35</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a35"&gt;datasette 1.0a35&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="datasette"/></entry><entry><title>OPFS + Pyodide test harness</title><link href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/opfs-pyodide" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-23T18:58:54+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-23T18:58:54+00:00</updated><id>https://tools.simonwillison.net/opfs-pyodide</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/opfs-pyodide"&gt;OPFS + Pyodide test harness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="browsers"/><category term="pyodide"/><category term="datasette-lite"/></entry><entry><title>Common Raven</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/23/sighting-374647896/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-23T16:39:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-23T16:39:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/23/sighting-374647896/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806278/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806339/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806397/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806452/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Common Raven, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Common Loon, Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/22/sighting-374388584/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-22T00:30:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-22T00:30:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/22/sighting-374388584/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684304330/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684340648/large.jpg" alt="Common Loon"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684321483/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Common Loon, Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>sqlite-utils 4.0rc1</title><link href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0rc1" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-21T23:30:04+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-21T23:30:04+00:00</updated><id>https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0rc1</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/releases/tag/4.0rc1"&gt;sqlite-utils 4.0rc1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Python CLI utility and library for manipulating SQLite databases&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="sqlite-utils"/></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Great Blue Heron</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/21/sighting-374398241/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-21T02:48:41+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-21T02:48:41+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/21/sighting-374398241/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684321564/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684385273/large.jpg" alt="Great Blue Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684351436/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Great Blue Heron, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/19/sighting-373150556/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-19T01:55:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-19T01:55:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/19/sighting-373150556/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/681926968/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/681926905/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>datasette-acl 0.6a0</title><link href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-acl/releases/tag/0.6a0" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-18T19:03:13+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-18T19:03:13+00:00</updated><id>https://github.com/datasette/datasette-acl/releases/tag/0.6a0</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-acl/releases/tag/0.6a0"&gt;datasette-acl 0.6a0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Advanced permission management for Datasette&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="datasette"/><category term="alex-garcia"/></entry><entry><title>&lt;click-to-play&gt; — a still that plays</title><link href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/click-to-play-component" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-17T03:56:10+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-17T03:56:10+00:00</updated><id>https://tools.simonwillison.net/click-to-play-component</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/click-to-play-component"&gt;&lt;click-to-play&gt; — a still that plays&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="gif"/><category term="javascript"/><category term="progressive-enhancement"/><category term="web-components"/></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Botta's Pocket Gopher, Great Blue Heron, California Sea Lion, Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/17/sighting-372492466/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-17T01:38:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-17T01:38:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/17/sighting-372492466/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680671385/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680669743/large.jpg" alt="Botta&amp;#x27;s Pocket Gopher"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680669944/large.jpg" alt="Great Blue Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680670246/large.jpg" alt="California Sea Lion"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680670686/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680671087/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Botta&amp;#x27;s Pocket Gopher, Great Blue Heron, California Sea Lion, Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>datasette 1.0a34</title><link href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a34" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-16T21:31:24+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-16T21:31:24+00:00</updated><id>https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a34</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette/releases/tag/1.0a34"&gt;datasette 1.0a34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="projects"/><category term="datasette"/><category term="annotated-release-notes"/></entry><entry><title>datasette-tailscale 0.1a0</title><link href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-tailscale/releases/tag/0.1a0" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-16T16:18:20+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-16T16:18:20+00:00</updated><id>https://github.com/datasette/datasette-tailscale/releases/tag/0.1a0</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-tailscale/releases/tag/0.1a0"&gt;datasette-tailscale 0.1a0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Run a Datasette instance on a Tailscale network&lt;/p&gt;</summary><category term="datasette"/><category term="tailscale"/></entry></feed>