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...
Cancelling a VPS contract with #Ionos and they're forcing me to phone them before I'm allowed to cancel (no doubt so they can try and up-sell). I hate this kind of scummy tactic - doubt I'll be using them in the future.
Email Is Amazing, but People Try Their Best to Ruin It
Alex explores how stepping back from noisy, instant communication helped him fall back in love with email as a calmer, more human medium.
Been thinking about setting up #Tailscale for accessing my #Synology off network. Just went to sign up, and you have to use a 3rd party SSO provider. I hate that. Why can't I just sign up with a bloody email address??
I have an algae problem in one of my tanks and it's very annoying. I've resorted to removing everything from the tank and submerging it all in Hydrogen Peroxide. Screw you, algae!
What Happens After We Die?
My mum recently asked me what I think happens after we die. Not being religious, I think my response surprised her.
Archive or Delete?
When it comes to email, are you an archiver or a deleter? Chris talks about his approach, and some of what others do. I thought I'd add my approach to the pile.
Stop Explaining What Things Are
Ever searched for a fix to a technical problem, only to get a 1,000 word essay on what the thing is? Yeah, me too.
It feels like every other week I get an email from [service] that my subscription price has increased. 😡
I will not redesign my blog. I will not redesign my blog. I will not redesign my blog. I will not redesign my blog. I will not redesign my blog.
Blogging Gets Serious in 2001 With Warblogs and Movable Type
Blogging’s identity shifted in 2001 from quirky personal logs to serious commentary and war-blogging, as new platforms and RSS made real-time publishing possible.
I've decided I want to keep a local copy of all my notes. Control your data and all that.
So I've setup a little tool that allows me to do that and will cross-post to Mastodon. If this works, you should see it on the fedi. 🤷🏼♂️
Smartphones are not the enemy
Phones aren’t evil. The attention economy is what keeps us hooked and distracted. It’s not the device that’s the issue, but the systems built to keep our eyes glued to it.
Now that Nova Launcher is pretty much dead, does anyone have an alternative they can recommend?
I want to get rid of the stupid search bar #Pixel phones are forced to have on the home screen.
10 More Pointless Facts About Me
The last post was fun and it's seemed to have garnered a few replies so I thought I'd do 10 more pointless facts about me. Because why not. 🤷🏻♂️
Career Snakes & Ladders
After years of climbing the ladder in cyber, I’ve learned that sometimes the best move isn’t up. It’s stepping back to make life sustainable again.
My iPad Air died a few months ago after many years of service, so I bought a secondhand Pixel Tablet. My god this thing is astonishingly bad, especially to type on - the keyboard is horrendous. Oh, and the fingerprint reader is in no man's land on the side of the device.
Really, really shit.
It came with the speaker dock, so I'm just gonna use it docked in the kitchen. Can anyone recommend a decent #Android tablet at around 7"?
Well that was probably the most disgusting thing I've ever bitten into. 🤢
Ten Pointless Facts About Me
I've seen this doing the rounds on a few blogs recently, so wanted to add my own version because I'm a narcissist. 🙃