Hot weather ☀️ + pooches with thick coats 🐶 = uncomfortable pooches. 🥵 Lucky for us we have a way cooling down at home. 🙃 | Continue reading
I read this post while enjoying my first coffee this morning, and it piqued my interest. (link: … | Continue reading
Always reassuring when you're sat on the toilet in work and you hear the iOS camera sound coming from another cubicle. 🫣 | Continue reading
One of the things that's been frustrating me about #MicroBlog is that it only ever replies to a single person. If I want to reply to multiple, I have to … | Continue reading
I watched a bit of the #Apple event, but lost interest after 40 mins. So this *"groundbreaking re-design"* is (drum-roll please 🥁🥁)... Translucent backgrounds. … | Continue reading
Is there anything more frustrating than updating the maps on a Sat Nav? Why have Sat Nav manufacturers not figured this out yet? It's been long enough... | Continue reading
Really enjoying Lillihub from [@heyloura](https://micro.blog/heyloura). It has some nice touches that the default #MicroBlog timeline doesn't have, like the … | Continue reading
Clutch has gone on my wife's car. Bloody brilliant. I asked her if it's felt different recently and her response was *"yeah, it's felt like it wasn't going … | Continue reading
Woohoo! Completely problem free and only a minute or so of downtime. Good job, #Ubuntu! 🎉 | Continue reading
I just SSH'd into my web server and was reminded that I'm still on Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 is there waiting for me. Is today a good day to so an OS version … | Continue reading
I was wondering what kinda things you, dear reader, like to read online? Personally, I like to read blogs similar to what I write here. So things like how people manage their sites and writing workflows, what tech people are using to solve a problem, new tech people are looking a … | Continue reading
I just read this post by Jason Velazquez and now I really want a moka pot. ☕️ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
Since #MicroBlog doesn't support hashtags, I decided to roll my own. If all went well, the hashtags in this post should link back to my site. #Kirby really is great! No idea if it worked on #Mastodon, or if they overwrite the links. Can someone confirm please? Thanks for reading … | Continue reading
I've decided to cancel my Kagi subscription. It's a good service, but I think $10/month is a little steep for search, especially when DuckDuckGo is free, privacy respecting, and 95% as good in my testing. I also cancelled my YT Premium subscription because that shits like crack. … | Continue reading
This new Micro.blog feature is such a great idea. Goodness knows I've wanted to turn down the noise many times. I like how thoughtful @manton is with this stuff. It's refreshing. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this p … | Continue reading
I know I'm biased, but goddam he's handsome. 📷 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
It's a beautiful morning in north Wales, so instead of taking the dogs on their usual lead walk, we're up in the fields. I think this also qualifies for day two: curve 📷 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this po … | Continue reading
Does an Apple Music client exist for Ubuntu? Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
What We Lost with PHP and jQuery by Ibrahim Diallo Back in the day, building websites with PHP and jQuery was quick and simple—but now, with all the Reacts and Webpacks, it feels like overkill for small projects. In the post, Ibrahim shares how trying to update an old React app t … | Continue reading
Going down a website rabbit hole is just the best. It starts with a blog post that links to another post, I check their site - they have lots of great content. Oooh there’s a blogroll… An hour later I’ve added 5 more sites to my RSS reader and I now have hundreds of new posts to … | Continue reading
Around a year ago, I sold a project bike I'd just completed to my younger brother. It was a 22 year old Triumph Speed Four that I had fully restored (pic of the bike after the final "shake down" ride after finishing the project). Last week, my brother took it to a Triumph special … | Continue reading
I just logged into my RSS reader and I see a number of unread posts from Jack Baty. That can only mean one thing...he switched platform again. 🤣 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my gue … | Continue reading
Youngest: [pointing to a sign that says "Chiropodist"] daaaad, what does that say? Me: That says "shi-rop-oh-dist". Him: What's that? Me: it's someone who looks after people's feet. Him: Random... 🤣🤣 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're g … | Continue reading
Wife has some friends over. Me: "I'm just going out to the garage. I'll be back in 10 mins." 2 hours later... 🤣 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
I've been having some fun coding on this site recently (now I have more time). The latest addition is a Stats page. I've been wanting to do one for ages, and finally managed to get it done. Check it out... https://kevquirk.com/stats Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is gr … | Continue reading
I was reading a post the other day about how someone would struggle to move away from Apple as they're all in with them. I can understand this, as it nearly happened to me too. For the life of me I can't find the post, but it was on someone's personal blog. If I find it, I'll upd … | Continue reading
The cat and I don't really spend any time together as I'm not a cat person. She can be quite cute though. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
Out of office is on, my laptop is shut down, and my work phone is off. See you in a week, work! 🥳 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
Spent the last couple days re-jigging my watch collection and watch wearing log so they use an SQLite DB instead of a text file. Been a fun little project. I also added the last time I wore each watch in my collection. ⌚️ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and yo … | Continue reading
Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build. From: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/building-whats-next You’re pretty much entirely funded by Google. Go home, Mozilla. You’re drunk. Thanks for reading this post … | Continue reading
I've been really struggling lately. I have very little motivation, and very few things are making me happy. I feel over-worked and under-appreciated, which is having a much bigger impact on me than I thought it would. I need to make some changes and pull myself out of this rut. T … | Continue reading
When your kid is like "Dad, I made you a present. It's a poo!" Cheers, son. 💩 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
The single most frustrating thing about flipping from #iOS to #Android is that on iOS I can swipe from the either edge of the screen to go forward or back. On Android, for some stupid reason, swiping either way always goes back. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, … | Continue reading
Sign me up! 🤦🏼♂️ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
I'm really enjoying #Ubuntu, but the single most annoying thing is that a number of apps are blurry to the point of being unusable, thanks to fractional scaling. I believe it's a Wayland issue. 😟 Anyone know of a fix? Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, an … | Continue reading
So it turns out that rotavating (tilling) is really bloody hard work! Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
Another beautiful day in north Wales. Today's plan is to get on the 60 year old rotavator that I recently repaired, and chop up some grass ready for planting wild flowers in one of the fields. 🌷🌹🌻🪻 I love this time of year. Thanks for reading this … | Continue reading
Last night I demoted my Fosstodon admin account, then flipped the switch and migrated to Micro.blog. Here's some thoughts on why I did that. I wanted to write this post as a follow up to my previous post about the Fosstodon drama, where I said that I was done with Fosstodon. This … | Continue reading
There are few things more enjoyable than the first coffee of the day. ☕ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
End of an era. 🙁 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
There are definitely worse places to spend your lunch. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
The fact that there is no discover emoji on Micro.blog for technology is very disappointing. 😟 It seems like such an obvious one to include. 💻️ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign … | Continue reading
Beautiful moth I just found on the wall. Never seen one this colour before. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
I hate getting new prescription glasses - it always takes me a few days of wearing them for my eyes to adjust to being able to see properly again. 🤓 Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my … | Continue reading
Most of the time it's motorbikes up on my lift, but every now and then weird stuff make their way on there too, like this 60 year old soil tiller... Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbo … | Continue reading
Traffic is awful round here. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my guestbook | Continue reading
So I recently took my #Motorbike in for it's first service and while there, they gave me this absolute BEAST to take out for a few hours. Very similar to my bike except it's 200bhp instead of 170bhp. Beautiful machine. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you'r … | Continue reading
I need to get out with the dogs before the temperature rises from "the surface of mercury" to "the surface oft he sun". The furballs can't handle the heat. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is great, and you're great for using it. ❤️ Reply to this post by email ● Sign my … | Continue reading