Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

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A Case for Toe Socks

Herman has been wearing toe socks exclusively for around 8 years. In this post he challenges the rest of us to try them too.

Fun Opinion

I'd Love a Dumb Phone, But...

I'd love to replace my iPhone with a dumb phone, but I don't think it would ever work in reality.

Opinion Technology

Getting Ready for Winter

Even though it's currently summer, we're already preparing ourselves for the long Welsh winter ahead.

HomeLife

Cows! 🐮

We now have 4 cows grazing in one of our fields, and it's brilliant.

HomeLife

The Blank Box

I've been staring at a blank box for a little bit now, trying to work out what to write. This has never happened to me before. I think I know why...

HomeLife Meta Notes Web

Apple WWDC 2023 - My Thoughts

Yesterday was the Apple 2023 WWDC conference. There were some big announcements, here's my thoughts...

Opinion Technology

AutoTrader Scammers

I was nearly scammed while selling a car on AutoTrader. Here's how the whole thing went...

Notes

Underline Your Links

Jatan talks about why you should have underlined links to make things discoverable and accessible for your readers.

Web

Anti-Social Update

Following my last post, I've made some changes to the way in which I consume social media.

Opinion Web

It Only Costs a Coffee per Month

Most online services cost \"a coffee per month\" which seems like a great deal, but it soon mounts up.

Opinion Web

My Thoughts on the Remarkable 2

I've had my Remarkable 2 for a couple months now, so I think it's about time I shared some thoughts on it.

Opinion Technology

Anti-Social Media

I've felt a bit...meh about social media recently so wanted to jot down some thoughts about it all.

Opinion Web

Moving from Jekyll to Blot

I've been exploring Blot lately. It's great, so I've decided to move this site over to it from Jekyll.

Blogging Meta Jekyll

Is Good Enough...Good Enough?

I'm going down a platform rabbit hole (again!) and I don't know what to do...

Blogging Meta

Building a Self-Hosted Microblog

I've been struggling with Micro.blog's offering for a little while, so I decided to build my own microblog.

Blogging Meta Web

I Won't Buy A YubiKey

In this interesting post, Garrit talks about why he wouldn't buy a YubiKey and I get where he's coming from.

Notes Security

I Re-Joined Twitter

I've decided to re-join Twitter. I miss an awful lot about it and I might leave Mastodon too.

Fun Notes

A Fediverse Backup?

I have been thinking about having a backup account on the Fediverse, but I’m struggling with which service to use.

Opinion Web

Thoughts on Editing Posts

Should content on a personal site be edited, or should it be a snapshot in time? Here's my thoughts...

Blogging Meta Opinion

Are you making these design mistakes on your blog?

This is a list of design mistakes that I think too many blogs make. I've made some of them myself over years, so I'm speaking from experience here...

Blogging Opinion