When I wrote about book 3, I said that the constant context switching was becoming tiresome, and I would have liked to see Taylor focus on a single storyline. Well, ... More --> | Continue reading
I’ve had this post in my drafts folder for months now Actually, it’s ever since I realised how hard it is to manage content with Static Site Generators, and flipped ... More --> | Continue reading
Jeremy Sarber recently asked a question in response to my AMA; whether I think the IndieWeb will ever become mainstream. Here’s my answer… This is an interesting question, thanks for ... More --> | Continue reading
Brandon, incidentally one of the oldest members on Fosstodon, asked a few questions in response to my post on Five Years of Fosstodon. So I thought I’d answer them here. ... More --> | Continue reading
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about my hunt for better WordPress hosting and the results weren’t great. Here’s an update… Let’s start with a quick re-cap – last time ... More --> | Continue reading
A little over a year ago, I removed all analytics from this site because it was sending me down a rabbit hole that I didn’t like. Here’s an update. If ... More --> | Continue reading
I’m sure many people reading this know what a billion is, right? It’s a thousand, thousand, thousand. That’s a big bloody number! But quantifying this mind-bogglingly big number is difficult. ... More --> | Continue reading
Another great instalment of the Bobiverse series; I think the fact that I’m making my way through these books so quickly is testament to how good they are. I won’t ... More --> | Continue reading
I continue to really enjoy the Bobiverse series and I’m becoming more engaged with the characters. When I first started reading Bobiverse, with one person was cloning himself left, right ... More --> | Continue reading
Ok, so here’s the second round of answers to my AMA. If you want to ask me a question, feel free to do so using the email button at the ... More --> | Continue reading
I’m a proud privacy advocate, but recently I’ve been wondering what’s the point? It’s a losing battle… I’ve been De-Googling for years. Maintaining privacy online is an ever evolving challenge, ... More --> | Continue reading
Pete Moore recently responded to my Ask Me Anything post by asking what I’d use if WordPress didn’t exist. Let’s get into it… Think I already know the answer to ... More --> | Continue reading
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is the first book in the Bobiverse series, of which there are 4 books in total. Bobiverse was recommended to me by a number ... More --> | Continue reading
I’ve received a number of responses to my request to Ask Me Anything. Some questions can be answered quickly, others require an entire post of their own. Here’s some of ... More --> | Continue reading
Ever wondered something about me or wanted to ask me a question? Probably not, but here’s your opportunity to ask me anything you like. I got this idea from Björn ... More --> | Continue reading
I like to segregate my email by using unique addresses for many services. This makes things more secure, but it isn’t perfect… My pal, Luke Harris, recently wrote about how ... More --> | Continue reading
Forced password changes are good for security apparently. But the truth is, having a forced password change policy reduces password security. A few days ago I changed the password on ... More --> | Continue reading
DuckDuckGo, the privacy centric search firm have been found to be allowing Microsoft trackers through their browser. It’s dishonest, and I’m really disappointed. Last night the news broke that DuckDuckGo ... More --> | Continue reading
I’ve made all sorts of life decisions by the flip of a coin. Seriously. I think it’s a great way of making tough decisions. Here’s why… I was perusing Fosstodon ... More --> | Continue reading
I teased last week that I’ve been working on a new brutalist design for this website. Well, this is the result. A few weeks ago I wrote about the design history of this site and in that post I reminisced fondly about the really simple design I had on my static Jekyll site. To [… … | Continue reading
My new AirPods Pro (AirPod Pros? Airpods Pros? Pro AirPods? What a stupid name!) were delivered a week ago. Here’s an update… I GOT RID OF THEM! Yep, that’s right. ... More --> | Continue reading
I was struggling between giving this 2 and 3 stars. While I really enjoyed the original Mistborn trilogy, but Alloy of Law failed to captivate me in the same way. ... More --> | Continue reading
My shiny new AirPods Pro were delivered today. Here are my first impressions of the most expensive earbuds I’ve ever bought. I’ve had the AirPods Pro for around an hour ... More --> | Continue reading
I’m about to start a new job. It’s a promotion, but my imposter syndrome is running wild. Let’s talk about the expert versus the impostors. So tomorrow, Tues 03rd May ... More --> | Continue reading
Newsletters don’t have any right to be as complicated or as expensive to run as they are. So I quit mine. Newsletters are the latest shiny thing that a lot ... More --> | Continue reading
Calamity is the third and final book in the Reckoners trilogy. I finished this a couple weeks ago, but wanted to stew on it for a while before I penned ... More --> | Continue reading
This website started life back in 2013, so I thought I'd walk you through the design history from over the years. Because, you know, nostalgia is fun. | Continue reading
Why is Kevin always the idiot or a weirdo in TV shows? Don’t believe me? Here are some examples… My wife and I have noticed something interesting over the years. ... More --> | Continue reading
Firefight, the second book in Brandon Sanderson’s Reckoners trilogy is another great book that I really enjoyed. Following book 1, the Reckoners head off to Babylon Restored (formerly Manhattan) to ... More --> | Continue reading
Following on from my recent Mistborn recommendation, I’ve persisted with working through Brandon Sanderson’s bibliography and I continue to really enjoy his writing. Steelheart, the first book of The Reckoners ... More --> | Continue reading
I recently finished the Mistborn trilogy, by Brandon Sanderson, following a recommendation from a friend. Here's my thoughts. | Continue reading
I recently discovered Clocker, a really cool timezone app for MacOS and wanted to share it. | Continue reading
The Linux After Dark podcast recently had an interesting discussion on what is a Linux user? So I thought I'd write my opinion on the matter. Reply to this post via email | Continue reading
I receive offers for sponsored content on a daily basis. I decided to reply to one of them to see what happened. | Continue reading
Firefox is great, but they're not doing themselves any favours recently. Does a viable alternative to Firefox exist? | Continue reading
I've been feeling pretty burned out lately. I think it's an accumulation of things, but I don't know what to do about it. | Continue reading
I'm not sure if you heard, but The Web Is F*cked and techies everywhere are touting the Gemini protocol as its saviour. I disagree. A lot. | Continue reading
Oh Spotify, what are you doing? You're really not making it easy for me to love you. | Continue reading
Oh Spotify, what are you doing? You’re really not making it easy for me to love you. | Continue reading
My pal, Ru Singh was asking about managing images with static sites recently, so I thought I’d write about how manage my Jekyll content. | Continue reading
My M1 MacBook Air was completely trashed when I tried to use it this morning. All because I deleted a single folder from my home directory. | Continue reading
I have compared a number of static site hosts to see which is the best in terms of performance, build times and pricing. | Continue reading
Here is a simple beginner’s guide on how to solve a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube. It’s split down into steps to make is easier. | Continue reading
Here are three predictions from me for 2022. Will they come true? We will find out a year from now. | Continue reading
I decided to take Netlify Analytics for a spin to see what it’s like. Overall I wasn’t that impressed and I don’t think I’ll continue to use it. | Continue reading
I saw this quote over on Fosstodon this morning and it really resonated with me, so wanted to share it here. | Continue reading
I’ve wanted a way to search this site for a while, finally I have it. Here’s how to add an on-site search tool to a Jekyll site. | Continue reading
I’ve been making some changes to my RSS feed and it probably impacted you. | Continue reading