{"source":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com","title":"Substrate","updated":"2026-08-22T19:04:57.000Z","items":[{"title":"Final version of my zine has arrived!","url":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/final-version-of-my-zine-has-arrived","date":"2026-08-21T16:28:14.000Z","category":"notes","excerpt":"Exciting! The final version of my first ever zine has arrived. It's looking great and the tweaks that I've made after the test print have turned out perfectly. I'm anticipating getting these into people's hands in early September. There'll only ever be 50 physical copies (no digi…","image":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/api/uploads/ce19ae63-9087-47b8-8391-30c931384792.jpg","imageAlt":"Collage of two photos showing outside of box and inside showing bundle of zines"},{"title":"Introducing RACK: tell your AI tools how you work","url":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/introducing-rack-tell-your-ai-tools-how-you-work","date":"2026-08-21T08:25:50.000Z","category":"notes","excerpt":"We've published another essay over at FIELD STATION entitled Governance Is Not a Dashboard. This post is a TL;DR of it, explaining how applying the Viable System Model (VSM) is even more achievable in a world of AI agents. VSM describes any organisation as five interacting parts.…","image":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/api/uploads/9d27986b-b9e4-4f19-bde3-d9c5841b4b18.webp","imageAlt":"Screenshot of RACK"},{"title":"10 things I've been doing over the summer","url":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/10-things-ive-been-doing-over-the-summer","date":"2026-08-20T08:27:16.000Z","category":"reflections","excerpt":"1. Finishing off my zine on Productive Friction. It's currently at the printers, so will be ready to ship soon! 2. Recovering from tearing my calf muscle caused by an ill-advised race in the back garden with my daughter. 3. Spending time at my analogue desk. 4. Consulting with IN…","image":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/api/uploads/9daa2fed-f483-48b9-9571-0fa8e06ee35f.png","imageAlt":"Dreamlike seascape with a bold red sun hovering above a rippled purple ocean, layered pink and lavender cloud bands, and a deep blue upper sky shaped like sweeping waves studded with small stars."},{"title":"Importance/seriousness","url":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/importanceseriousness","date":"2026-08-20T08:12:59.000Z","category":"notes","excerpt":"“Some things are too important to be taken seriously.” — Oscar Wilde","image":null,"imageAlt":""},{"title":"Treat your body like a data centre","url":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/treat-your-body-like-a-data-centre","date":"2026-08-20T08:10:02.000Z","category":"notes","excerpt":"This made me chuckle. Source: Are.na block · Vibes channel","image":"https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/api/uploads/30d4143f-0db7-4337-a89c-755ccc9efc13.webp","imageAlt":"Treat your body like a data centre. Consume as much water and literature as possible. Upset local city councils with your existence."}]}