Donations I make To free, open-source, hobby services and products. Product/service Link Donation FreshRSS Liberapay Ā£3 / month Fosstodon Patreon Ā£4 / month Photoprism Patreon Ā£2 / month Joplin Patreo... (1 minute read)
Starting to workout Iāve worked out every day - pretty much - now since March 2020. The only days Iāve missed were because of illness (Covid), or another reason that made it physically (e.... (4 minute read)
Whilst my days of binge drinking as a student are thankfully far in my past, alcohol is still an ongoing, yet much more minor, part of my life. Like many millennials (and Iām sure it must be the... (3 minute read)
A scratchpad of links. Technology Keep a Changelog - Donāt let your friends dump git logs into changelogs. ChangeDetection.io - detect changes to websites ProtoSchool - Interactive tutorials on decent... (1 minute read)
Twelve months ago - in January 2021 - I started my attempt at the #100DaysToOffload challenge. I had set myself a new yearās resolution to try to write more and, around the same time, I noticed the ha... (7 minute read)
I maintain a small number of projects in my spare time. The amount of time I get to work on and maintain these varies depending on my other workloads. The projects were never designed to be a means of... (1 minute read)
From the hills of Duskās End to the small alleys of Main Street, you feel drawn to the lights of this vibrant metropolis in an uncharted internet territory. The sign reads āNightfall&rdquo... (2 minute read)
Iāve really enjoyed my recent discovery of a couple of traditional-style webzines. Webzines (sometimes referred to as online magazines, or - in this instance - simply āzinesā) are a ... (1 minute read)
Iāve recently posted about our home, in which weāve completed a few DIY projects, such as renovating the garden and building a small loft conversion (amongst other things!). Today Iā... (5 minute read)
On Sunday I slipped and fell in the pouring rain. I landed hard on my side and ended up dislocating my shoulder. I didnāt really want to try risking it and putting it back in myself (sensibly, a... (1 minute read)
Itās been a weird 18 months. Before pandemic-initiated changes, our daily lives might have involved getting up and travelling on some form of commute (either by walking, public transport, car, o... (5 minute read)
Following on from my previous post about renovating our garden, I wanted to write an entry about another project weāve recently completed. Our home is a Victorian townhouse over three storeys, b... (3 minute read)
Last week I gave a talk at the Bitcoin Association BSV Meet-up for Wales, hosted by Tramshed Tech in Cardiff. Before learning about this meetup, I had not heard of BSV - either from a technology or cu... (1 minute read)
English speakersā privilege Iāve always been crap at learning languages. From an early age my parents would encourage me to learn French, and I picked up Spanish and German at around the G... (4 minute read)
I recently wrote about reviewing my Twitter usage, with the aim of discovering any constructive takeways I get from the platform that warrants me keeping it installed as an app on my phone. The up-sho... (2 minute read)
TL,DR; Iām starting a Twitter diary to log interesting findings, and to measure its value to me. Twitter is pretty much the last bastion of mainstream centralised social media that I use (aside ... (4 minute read)
About 18 months ago we bought a new home. The house is an 1880s (ish) Victorian building, and many of its original features - such as tile floors, cornice, and fireplaces - had been retained, which is... (3 minute read)
About nine months ago - at the end of November last year - we adopted a dog. Although Iāve always grown up with and around dogs owned by parents and siblings, Iāve never been a huge &ldquo... (2 minute read)
Recently my colleague was talking to me about the concept of the ā5AM Clubā, as defined in the book by Robin Sharma. The āClubā is focused around starting your day early, with ... (2 minute read)
Wales Tech Week is an annual event held by Technology Connected. The 2021 event is running this week, aiming to bring technologists together from a wide range of businesses and organisations across Wa... (1 minute read)
Getting and āinstallingā the nuc For his birthday a few years back, I bought my (now-)husband a beehive and a honeybee nucleus. Some might see this as a strange gift, especially given that... (14 minute read)
Just a quick post to say that I recently got married! By coincidence the event was three years to the day after our engagement. It was a lovely day - great weather and really nice to see those that co... (1 minute read)
Growing up and the āWarcraft yearsā In my earlier years I was fairly into gaming. I was definitely only ever a ācasual gamerā in the scheme of things today, but I would play at... (4 minute read)
The effects of working from home The UK went into its first proper COVID-induced lockdown back around March time last year. At this time, our company locked its office doors and we all began working f... (6 minute read)
This is a bit of a vanity post, but back in December I was lucky enough to be included in the 2020 WalesOnline ā35 Under 35ā. This list aims to present the ābest young businessmen in... (1 minute read)
Back in November I started an Invisalign course to help straighten my teeth. Invisalign works like traditional braces, but is instead formed from transparent teeth ātraysā that others can ... (4 minute read)
Pre-ordering the PinePhone Beta Earlier this week I ordered a PinePhone, which recently became available as a Beta Edition. Iāve been excitedly following the progress of the PinePhone for some t... (2 minute read)
Minimising possessions Like many people I these days try and live a minimal life when it comes to possessions. Having more stuff means there is a greater level of responsibility required to look after... (6 minute read)
This month marks a year from when I decided to (mostly - see below) stop answering my phone. This was not because I wanted to be antisocial (quite the opposite), but because itās become the wron... (3 minute read)
Many people no longer feel comfortable using Facebook. Whether you were never a member to begin with or youāve had an account but chosen to remove yourself from the service, or youāve simp... (5 minute read)
A few months ago I discovered Blogging for Devs - I think through Product Hunt when it made it to #1 Product of the Day back in August last year. At the time blogging was something I had been thinking... (4 minute read)
I know that Iāve been a bit crap at updating my blog properly and consistently over the past few years. One of my new yearās resolutions this year is to get into the habit of writing more,... (1 minute read)
I havenāt written a post since summer 2015. Itās now March 2017 and I thought Iād write an update very briefly covering the last couple of years. I finished researching and lecturing... (3 minute read)
I recently received confirmation of my completed PhD! I submitted my thesis in May 2014, passed my viva in September and returned my final corrections in December. I was examined internally by Dr Pete... (1 minute read)
I recently spent a week in France as part of a holiday with some of my family. Renting houses for a couple of weeks in France or Italy each summer has almost become a bit of a tradition, and itā... (2 minute read)
I managed to turn about two tonnes of material into something vaguely resembling ādeckingā in my back garden this weekend. It makes the area look much nicer, but whether it actually stays ... (1 minute read)