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Shutting down 666a

Blog post · Jan 12, 2025

Since October 31st 2023 I’ve been providing a work environment email service called 666a. On March 31st 2025 it’s shutting down. Today I’m beginning the process of winding it down gently, and I wanted to post something explaining that process and why it’s happening.

Accidentally Sending Too Many HTTP Requests

Blog post · Nov 30, 2024

This was originally posted at https://666a.se/news/accidentally-sending-too-many-http-requests and has been migrated here since for long-term hosting.

Using AI to help humans translate Swedish labour laws

Blog post · Nov 12, 2024

Over on 666a I provide English translations of Swedish labour laws. For the most part these are based on some translated PDFs that the Swedish government sometimes publish. The government update the laws more frequently than they update the translations though. Providing an up to date resource here meant updating the translations myself, which is a challenging problem.

All laws now up to date!

Blog post · Jun 25, 2024

This was originally posted at https://666a.se/news/all-laws-now-up-to-date and has been migrated here since for long-term hosting.

Let's update the English translation of the Work Environment Act

Blog post · Jun 11, 2024

This was originally posted at https://666a.se/news/lets-update-the-english-translation-of-the-work-environment-act and has been migrated here since for long-term hosting.

We maxed out Sendgrid's free tier

Blog post · Jun 10, 2024

This was originally posted at https://666a.se/news/we-maxed-out-sendgrids-free-tier and has been migrated here since for long-term hosting.

About Arbetsmiljöverket's New Webdiarium

Blog post · Jun 6, 2024

This was originally posted at https://666a.se/news/about-arbetsmiljoverkets-new-webdiarium and has been migrated here since for long-term hosting.

Fixing 666a (again)

Blog post · Mar 9, 2024

So apparently 666a is still capable of surprising me. A few months ago I wrote about the work I’d done to address an issue I’ve been calling “document lag”. Since then, I’ve continued to keep a constant eye on the system’s reliability. This week, something new cropped up.

Night Work, Tech, And Swedish Labour Law

Blog post · Jan 22, 2024

This was originally posted at https://666a.se/news/night-work-tech-and-swedish-labour-law and has been migrated here since for long-term hosting.

Operating 666a

Blog post · Jan 9, 2024

In the final quarter of 2023 I launched my little side project 666a, which is a service providing work environment email notifications for union reps and people like that. It took a few months of work to build something shippable, and I’ve been refining it ever since to increase its reliability. I thought it’d be nice to share a glimpse of what that refinement work looks like. This is gonna be a technical one, so apologies to anyone who preferred the union propaganda.