Journal
Longer-form writing. Things I’ve maybe been mulling over for a while. There is no pre-determined topic — I could end up writing about anything really.
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The Flies are re-grouping
It’s warm. Really fecking warm. The kind of warm that when you take your t-shirt off, you get that really uncomfortable heat surrounding your head as you take the t-shirt off over your head. It’s also the kind of warmth that throws up the signs outside of every open window — “Flies, inside this way”.…
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For a Few Dollars More
As I said the other day, I was about 30 minutes into For a Few Dollars More. Well now I’ve finished it. Wow. I loved it even more than A Fistful of Dollars. It had a bigger scale, and featured the excellent Lee Van Cleef. The man with no name and Van Cleef are both…
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An American, a Mexican and an Irishman…
I’ve started watching films again. Robert DeNiro as The Irishman Clint Eastwood as The Man with no name The Irishman Firstly, I started with Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman. Loved it. The main cast have been great in everything I’ve seen them in. And this film was no different. A masterclass. For me it had those…
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The ever-growing sleep debt
I have a compounding sleep debt. We have a 2 year old and a 6 week old. To say my wife and I are tired is an understatement to say the least. Our children are definitely worth it all but I am looking forward to a full night’s sleep again. It’s like being in a…
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The Tsunami in the fridge
This morning I opened the fridge door to be greeted by a slight splash of water. Okay — not quite a tsunami — but that’s clickbait for you. Underneath the veg drawer of our modest 500mm wide fridge freezer lies a small pool of water in the recesses of its base. First thought of course…
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Overtaking — a wake up call
Yesterday I gave a family member a lift somewhere. On the way there, entering a country road I began overtaking the car in front as I was struggling to get the person to their appointment on time. The road ahead was clear and overtaking was permitted in this particular part of the stretch. When all…
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Black Mirror: Common People
Dark as fuck. And so brilliantly doing a send-up of the modern “subscription culture”. Both leads were great. This is the second thing I’ve seen Chris Dowd act in after The I.T. Crowd. So it was a complete departure for me. And he is incredible in it. Similarly with Rashida I’ve only seen her in…
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Hospitals and Supermarkets
What do hospitals and supermarkets have in common? Go on – take a moment to think about it. Got it? No? Well, I’ll tell you. Both are places where absolute fucking plebs congregate right outside the front doors, smoking. Smoking is an individual choice, regardless of how completely dumb it is, but Christ if I…
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The Last of Us series 2 episode 1
On the whole it was great to see the series back. I’ve played through part 2, the game on which this series is based, five or six times through. So seeing certain scenes happen in this episode that were towards the end of the game was very strange for me. But I get it from…
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What the hell was I thinking
“What the hell was I thinking?”; “Huh?”; “Who’s the fucking idiot who did this?.. oh. It was me…”. Three questions every developer / coder / programmer / whatever-er asks themselves from time to time. And I am definitely no different. I built an initial version of a web-based tool for work some time ago. I…
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Modern tech is cancerous – I’m going clear
Most of modern tech, be it devices or software / digital services are corrupt and cancerous. They promise increased productivity and ease of use in exchange for your privacy and your control. My aim is to go clear, as much as I can, and document that journey here. Some things I have already done, such…
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Don’t stop building
I really enjoy building scripts for my own workflow. I wish I had the skills to build things in the real world, but until then I’ll keep building stuff in the digital space only. Although I love working with PHP and Laravel, it is Bash that has re-ignited a passion in me to just build…