Kev Quirk

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Been doing some work on the website to bring back post types on the site properly (something I haven't had since switching from Kirby).

I now have articles, links, notes and books, all on the homepage and filterable. Hopefully nothing is too messed up in the RSS feed! 😟

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It's Just Broken: Oh WordPress

WordPress really is a nightmare, and this post by Pup On Tech really capsulated that!

link Web

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Dammit, my second print somehow went wrong. I think it's because I dont have the printer on the steadiest of surfaces. Will move and try again.

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So my first #3DPrint seems to be going ok. Bit of a faff loading the filament, but relatively painless all in all.

I went for a Bambu A1 Mini - won't need to print anything large.

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I've been thinking about getting a #3DPrinter recently. Never used one before but I think it would be useful/interesting.

I have no experience with them, and don't want to spend a tonne of money. Ease of use and quality would be my highest priorities I think.

Any recommendations? Remember, I'm in the UK. 🇬🇧

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It always makes me sad when bloggers have no way of easily contacting them on their site.

I'd love to talk to you about your last post, but there's no way to email or comment. Posting your Twitter handle aint gonna cut it.

Is it so hard to add an "email me" link at the bottom of the post? 😏

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Lovely sourdough toast for breakfast. The old girl knows there might be some crust going spare too - she isn't daft!

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Went for another run this evening, was planning to do 3km again, but I felt good at the halfway point so I carried on.

I ended up doing 5km and was hoping to do it in <35 mins. Imagine my surprise when I did it in 30:21! Well impressed, but I think I over did it and I'll be sore tomorrow. 🤣

Executed

Really enjoying this trilogy - after the first book I couldn't put this one down. The characters continue to develop and the dynamics in the group start changing. Already started number 3...

books Sci-fi RR Haywood

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Went for my first run in goodness knows how long last night. Managed 3km in in 21 min with an avg heart rate of 172bpm(!)

Considering I used to do 5km in 18 mins, this is disappointing, but i need to focus on the positives...I got off my arse and ran!

Using Fountain Pens for Note Writing

I've been getting into fountain pens over the last 6 months or so. They're lovely to write with, it not awkward for a lefty like me.

Opinion Notes

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I want to love #Vivaldi, I really do, and the new design for v8 looks great. But the lack of ability to automatically switch to dark mode in Gnome is a deal-breaker for me (I think it's a bug). Here's a demo video of Vivaldi (right) and Firefox (left).

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I missed "space bar to view images" from my MacOS days, but thanks to a recent post on OMG Ubuntu, I discovered Sushi and it works perfectly!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/gnome-sushi-not-working-ubuntu-26-04

Extracted

Really enjoyed this one. It's part of a trilogy and this entire book pretty much just sets the scene. By the end, things are only just getting started, but I love how Haywood focusses on the 3 people...

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Finally got to North Carolina - after 21 hours of travel I'm showered and in bed. 🥱

Is Bitwarden preparing for a sale?

I really hope this isn't true as I'm not sure what I'd replace Bitwarden with.

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Replacing my ISP router with a UniFi Cloud Gateway Max

This was way more of a painful than I expected it to be!

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Nice evening walk in the field with the pooches.

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Upgrading My Home Internet to Full Fibre

I recently upgraded my home internet to full fiber. Was it worth the money?

Homelife Opinion

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TIL (thanks to @wimpy) that it costs ~£475 per year to publish and sign an app in the Apple store. No wonder every app in the app store costs a few $/month.

It's almost developer hostile. Let the devs keep the money they have earned, you money grabbing bastards.