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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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Thinking About Online Communities

I've been thinking about online communities a lot lately, and had an idea about a new Masto instance, but maybe it wasn't such a good idea?

📅 23 July 2024

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Could You Give Up Social Media?

I have a love hate relationship with social media. In some respects it's great, but in others it's a nightmare. I'm wondering if I could give up social media entirely...

📅 17 July 2024

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Flailing About With My Mower

Back in May I wrote about an evening stroll in the field and leaving the grass to grow. Since then, things have escalated...A LOT.

📅 07 July 2024

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Why Have a Personal Site Instead of Social Media?

I was posting my usual waffle over on Fosstodon yesterday, and someone asked a question about having a personal site vs just using social media. So I naturally decided to write a post on my personal site about it.

📅 30 June 2024

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The Forgetting Moon

The first book in the Five Warrior Angels series. A very good read, but it was loooong.

📅 25 June 2024

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Fighting Bots

Manu talks about the ongoing issues with AI scraping the web and what are options are, as site owners, to prevent it.

📅 24 June 2024

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Did Switching to an EV Save Me Money?

Back in February, I switched from a dinosaur drinking Land Rover, to an EV. But has switching actually saved me money?

📅 20 June 2024

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Less Blogging About Blogging

Brandon talks about his desire to write less about blogging. I'm not sure I agree though.

📅 19 June 2024

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