We recently had full fibre installed in our village. just placed an order to upgrade from ~70Mbps down and ~20 up to 900 down and 500 up. Very excited! 🤓
I May Have Killed My Framework 13
I managed to spill a hole cup of coffee on my Framework 13 today. Let's hope I can fix it!
Urgh. Since dropping coffee all over my #Framework laptop, I'm back to using my M1 Mac. Jesus Christ MacOS is annoying, and Tahoe is fugly.
I take back pretty much everything I said in this post. I've bought a #SnowskyEcho just to see, loaded my old music on it, and it's pure joy! Discovering so much music that I haven't played for years.
I Wish I Could Talk to My Dad
We lost my Dad in 2008 to cancer. I wish I could talk with him one last time.
And this is why the plugin ecosystem for #WordPress is simultaneously it's strongest power, and biggest security concern.
https://anchor.host/someone-bought-30-wordpress-plugins-and-planted-a-backdoor-in-all-of-them/
Adding a Book Editor to My Pure Blog Site
I built a custom book editor into my Pure Blog admin, and it made me realise just how flexible the platform actually is.
How I Discover New Blogs
Finding a new blog to read is one of my favourite things to do; it genuinely brings me joy. Here's how I do it.
I've Completed 100 Days To Offload (Again)
I just realised that I've completed the 100 Days to Offload challenge for a second time.
Motorbike Servicing Rant
My BMW motorbike is due a service. I've had the price through and it's shocking!
Obfuscating My Contact Email
I read a great post about email obfuscation and decided to implement it on this site. Here's how I did it.
Why Have a Dedicated Music Device?
I'm seeing people move from music streaming, to a physical device. But I don't understand why they need a separate device for that?
I Hate Insurance!
Yesterday I recieved our insurance renewal and (shock horror) it had increased again!
AMA: Can One Setup Their Digital Life to Be Subscription Free?
Responding to a recent question to my AMA post. Sanjay asks about setting up your digital life with no subscriptions.
Update on the eBay Scam
Here's an update on my recent concerns about being scammed by someone on eBay.
So we've had a land drain installed along with a concrete pad for the animals. While the concrete was wet, our old dog (13yo) snuck up there and decided to immortalise herself. Can't say I'm unhappy about it. What a wonderful little memory that will be in the future.
Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5)
This was a longer book that the other Murderbot books, and I think it suffered because of it. There was a lull in the middle for around 4 chapters, and I really struggled to get through them. The last...
I Think I've Been Scammed On eBay!
I think I've been scammed selling a watch on eBay and it turns out I have absolutely no recourse.
Slowing Down on Pure Blog
I've been burning the candle at both ends with Pure Blog, and I need to slow down.
I have to wear glasses for reading, screens etc. (long-sighted with astigmatism). Anyway, I'm finding I'm wearing them for more and more things as it's just comfier. I may have to just admit defeat and wear them all the time...