Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

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I really hate the dark version of my site. I'm thinking about removing it completely and going light only, but don't want to burn people's retinas at night. I suppose there's always reader mode for them... πŸ€”

Just looking at Manton’s new Micro.one service and I don’t understand it.

It looks like Micro.blog, less the cross-posting stuff, for the same price. Colour me utterly confused. What am I missing?

https://micro.one/

I think that's the closest I've ever come to running out of fuel. The car stopped reporting miles remaining around 8 miles from home. 🫣

Managed to limp it home just about though.

Today I need to:

  1. Take the dogs for a walk

  2. Service the lawn mowers

But I can't be arsed doing anything. I always get really lazy and lose motivation when I have extended periods of time off work (I've been off for a week at this point).

God help me when I retire!

Mentioned recently that my iPad was on its last legs after nearly 6 years of faithful service. So started thinking about a replacement. I only use it for reading RSS and some YouTube before bed. Instead of looking for a replacement, I just decided to stop watching YT before bed, and read RSS on my phone. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Now I pick-up my Kindle instead, which is far better than watching crap on YT.

Out of office is on, work phone is switched off, and that's me for 2024! Merry Christmas, all! πŸŽ‰

You know what would be great? If websites stopped embedding links from fucking #Twitter.

Because, you know, the billions of people on this earth that don't have Twitter accounts can't see the post...

So after 2 weeks with the Pixel 8, I'm back in my iPhone 13 Mini - the Pixel is getting returned today. I'll write something about it all soon. Probably.

So my iPad is like 6 years old at this point and it's really starting to creek. I only use it for some YouTube and reading before bed, so don't need anything fancy.

I'd love an iPad Mini, but no chance of me paying that much! Thinking maybe an Amazon Fire tablet. Any other recommendations?

Tried #Nextcloud last night to see if it's improved any. Was hoping to use it for notes. Anyway, it's still shit. :(

We're good, I managed to find a builders bag full of off cuts from the various DIY projects I've done this year.

Kept them for a rainy day. Good thinking, past Kev. Dog is clearly happy. πŸ‘πŸ»

A storm has hit today so it's wet and windy AF. So much so that the wind is forcing the rain into the cracks in our chimney and forcing it inside. 🫣

We decided to light fire to A) dry it out, and B) keep us warm. But we realised we don't have enough wood (FFS!)

So I've had to do a panic run to the barn to chop enough wood to see us through.

First world problems, eh!

Hot take on my first few hours back on #Android

  • It's REALLY polished now

  • The keyboard is 1000% better than iOS

  • Apps are better than they used to be

Happy so far. πŸ‘πŸ»

After LOTS of research I ordered the #Fairphone5, then bottled it 10 mins later and cancelled the order. πŸ˜‚