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Friday Night Plights

I recently finished reading Buzz Bissinger's 'Friday Night Lights' for the first time. As a non-American who knows very little about high school sports, it was eye-opening. Reading…


Weekend Update #5

We are now in the twilight zone between Christmas and New Year. We had a great festive period. We hosted my wife's family on Christmas Eve and then spent the day itself at…


Weekend Update #4

I've spent the last week having a crash course in using Kirby as a CMS. At the moment, I've been experimenting with a clone of this site on a local server. Kirby lets you…


Weekend Update #3

By the end of last week I caught a throat infection which then manifested into a cold. Or perhaps it was Covid. Either way, I've been hunkered down for most of the week…


Weekend Update #2

I'm not entirely sure where the weeks are going but here I am accelerating towards the holiday period. Truth be told I am a little checked out with work but there are…


Knocked Loose on Kimmel

The internet is awash with buzz (on all ends of the spectrum) for Knocked Loose's performance on Jimmy Kimmel. While I am almost certain that…


Weekend Update #1

It's been a week at work which I am sort of treating as a write off. My body clock still hasn't quite shaken off the remnants of jet lag following our trip to New York…


Umarell

Strictly speaking, this is not a tech blog. Nor am I a developer in either the professional or even the hobbyist sense. I do, however, love using technology and I am fascinated by…


AirPods Max(er)

At this point, I am very much a sucker for Apple products. I'm aware of the controversy and strength of feelings that surrounds this subject. I've never been particularly interested in engaging in…