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Hi, I’m Kev and this is my corner of the web — part blog, part soapbox. You’ll find tech experiments, the occasional rant, and more than a few opinions that are probably wrong (but fun to argue about). Have a wander, you might find something interesting.

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Switching Back to Jekyll & Building My Own CMS

After flip-flopping about what I'm going to do with this site, I decided to flip to Jekyll and build my own little CMS while I'm at it. Because why not? 🤷🏻‍♂️

📅 30 September 2025

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Rogue Protocol

Book 3 in the Murderbot diaries was again very good, but goodness me the chapters were long!

📅 21 September 2025

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Making Some Website Changes

I published a post about simplifying this site recently, I've made some changes, but I don't think I've simplified much.

📅 20 September 2025

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Thinking About Simplification

This site’s a fun playground, but it’s evolved into a cluttered maze. Lately I’ve been wondering if it’s time to strip it down so I can focus on writing.

📅 14 September 2025

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All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

All Systems Red is volume 1 of the Murderbot Diaries. A short novella that I really enjoyed. Will definitely continue with the rest of this series.

📅 30 August 2025

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The Shed on the Drive 🛖

We have a brick shed on the drive that we've made into a playroom for the kids. Problem is, I use it more than them! 😂

📅 27 August 2025

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💭 What Others Said...

I've been reading a lot about blog interactions, community echos, and manual Webmentions recently. So I decided to jump on the bandwagon and roll my own.

📅 26 August 2025

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New Watch Day

I've been trying to be more thoughtful with my watch purchases lately, and I'm so happy I have been, as this latest addition to my collection is just stunning.

📅 23 August 2025

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