What We Lost with PHP and jQuery
A look back at the simpler days of PHP and jQuery, when building websites was fast and easy. Now, modern tools often add more hassle than help—sometimes less really is more.
📅 01 June 2025
Blog
This is a list of all the content on this site - I like to think of it as my digital stream of conscousness. Blog posts, notes, books I’ve read, and links I’ve enjoyed are all mixed together, but you can filter them if you prefer. Enjoy. 🙃
🎛️ Post Filters
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 read.
I ♥️ the internet sometimes.
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 specialist for its annual service and the mechanic commented on how it was one of the best condition Speed Fours he had ever seen. High praise indeed for my mechanical prowess. 🏍️
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. 🤣
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...
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Wife has some friends over.
Me: "I'm just going out to the garage. I'll be back in 10 mins."
2 hours later... 🤣
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...
Putting Your Eggs in One Basket
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.
📅 24 May 2025
The cat and I don't really spend any time together as I'm not a cat person. She can be quite cute though.
Out of office is on, my laptop is shut down, and my work phone is off.
See you in a week, work! 🥳