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…
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🏷️ #technology🏷️ #development🏷️ #life🏷️ #funTwelve months ago - in January 2021 - I started my attempt at the #100DaysToOffload challenge. I had set myself a new year’s resolution to…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeI 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…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #lifeFrom the hills of Dusk's End to the small alleys of Main Street, you feel drawn to the lights of this vibrant metropolis in an uncharted…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #lifeI've really enjoyed my recent discovery of a couple of traditional-style webzines. Webzines (sometimes referred to as online magazines, or…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #lifeI've recently posted about our home, in which we've completed a few DIY projects, such as renovating the garden and building a small loft…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeOn Sunday I slipped and fell in the pouring rain. I landed hard on my side and ended up dislocating my shoulder. I didn't really want to try…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeIt's been a weird 18 months. Before pandemic-initiated changes, our daily lives might have involved getting up and travelling on some form…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeFollowing on from my previous post about renovating our garden, I wanted to write an entry about another project we've recently completed…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeLast week I gave a talk at the Bitcoin Association BSV Meet-up for Wales, hosted by Tramshed Tech in Cardiff. BSV Wales Image Before…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #lifeEnglish speakers' privilege I've always been crap at learning languages. From an early age my parents would encourage me to learn French…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeI recently wrote about reviewing my Twitter usage, with the aim of discovering any constructive takeways I get from the platform that…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeTL,DR; I'm starting a Twitter diary to log interesting findings, and to measure its value to me. Twitter is pretty much the last bastion of…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeAbout 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…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeAbout nine months ago - at the end of November last year - we adopted a dog. Although I've always grown up with and around dogs owned by…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeRecently my colleague was talking to me about the concept of the "5AM Club", as defined in the book by Robin Sharma. The "Club" is focused…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeWales Tech Week is an annual event held by Technology Connected. The 2021 event is running this week, aiming to bring technologists together…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #lifeGetting and "installing" the nuc For his birthday a few years back, I bought my (now-)husband a beehive and a honeybee nucleus. Some might…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeJust 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…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeGrowing up and the "Warcraft years" In my earlier years I was fairly into gaming. I was definitely only ever a "casual gamer" in the scheme…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeThe effects of working from home The UK went into its first proper COVID-induced lockdown back around March time last year. At this time…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeThis is a bit of a vanity post, but back in December I was lucky enough to be included in the 2020 WalesOnline "35 Under 35". This list aims…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeBack in November I started an Invisalign course to help straighten my teeth. Invisalign works like traditional braces, but is instead formed…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifePre-ordering the PinePhone Beta Earlier this week I ordered a PinePhone, which recently became available as a Beta Edition. I've been…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #pinephone🏷️ #lifeMinimising possessions Like many people I these days try and live a minimal life when it comes to possessions. Having more stuff means there…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #life🏷️ #technologyThis 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…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #life🏷️ #opinionMany people no longer feel comfortable using Facebook. Whether you were never a member to begin with or you've had an account but chosen to…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #technology🏷️ #life🏷️ #selfhostA 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…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeI know that I've been a bit crap at updating my blog properly and consistently over the past few years. One of my new year's resolutions…
🏷️ #100daystooffload🏷️ #lifeI haven't written a post since summer 2015. It's now March 2017 and I thought I'd write an update very briefly covering the last couple of…
🏷️ #travel🏷️ #lifeI recently received confirmation of my completed PhD! I submitted my thesis in May 2014, passed my viva in September and returned my final…
🏷️ #life🏷️ #phd🏷️ #researchI 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…
🏷️ #life🏷️ #holidayA new decking I managed to turn about two tonnes of material into something vaguely resembling 'decking' in my back garden this weekend. It…
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