Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

Tag: web

Update on the eBay Scam

Here's an update on my recent concerns about being scammed by someone on eBay.

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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.

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My WordPress - A Private In-Browser WordPress Install

WordPress now has a private in-browser only version that you can use. Pretty neat.

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Sunsetting The 512kb Club

All good things must come to an end, and today is that day for one of my projects, the 512kb Club.

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Firefox AI Killswitch

Firefox have come through an delivered and actual AI killswitch in the browser.

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Quick Clarification on Pure Comments

Clarifying that you can use Pure Comments anywhere, not just on Pure Blog.

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Introducing Pure Comments (and Pure Commons)

Today I'm launching Pure Comments and Pure Commons, an umbrella project for all things PURE.

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I Still Haven’t Found a New Browser, and That’s Ok

My search for a Firefox replacement has been thorough, and not really born any fruit. But that's ok.

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Introducing Pure Blog

I'd like to introduce you to my latest project, a simple blogging platform I've dubbed, Pure Blog.

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Is Firefox Firefucked?

I've been using Firefox for over 20 years at this point, but after a stream of cock-ups, I'm thinking about moving on.

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Local vs Cloud

I was listening to the Waveform podcast on my way to work this morning and they were talking about cloud vs local computing, and I have thoughts...

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Giving My Jekyll Site a CDN Front End

I've managed to get my Jekyll based site working behind Bunny CDN, while maintaining my .htaccess redirects. Here's how I did it...

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A Theory on Why Contact Forms Get More Spam Than Email Addresses

A smart (and slightly bleak) take from Luke on why contact forms attract more spam than email addresses.

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Thinking About Social Media

Is social media in any form really worth the drama, and was it doomed to failure from the start?

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Finding a Home on the Fediverse

I've been flip-flopping around the Fediverse lately. My most recent hop was from Micro.blog back to Fosstodon, but I've decided to switch back. Here's why...

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A New Lick of Paint

So I've been playing around with a new design for this site for a couple of weeks now, and it's finally to the point where I think it's good to go live.

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Doing a Jack Baty...?

I've been thinking about a changing some stuff up around here lately, but I'm on the fence as to what to do. You could say I'm doing a Jack Baty...

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More Journal App Updates

I've been getting more into journaling lately, and as a result, I've continued to improve my little Journal app.

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Bots Are Eating My Blog for Lunch

Peter digs into why his server was suddenly overloaded and finds a swarm of bots chewing through his blog.

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Goodbye Fosstodon

Last night I demoted my Fosstodon admin account, then flipped the switch and migrated to Micro.blog. Here's some thoughts on why I did that.

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