I really like Christoph’s new website. It has everything: great visual hierarchy, great subdivision of space on big screens (something I struggle with!), and also great choice of GT Alpina for headings (I spotted that wonky, almost-falling-over lowercase a in less than a heartbeat). Clicking around, enjoying his...

Euphorbia characias: yes, I had to look that up, because I’m not a walking encyclopedia The humble euphorbia, or spurge, has got to be one of my favourite plants. It’s not flashy, not in-yer-face. Most of the year, it just sits looking comfortable in its own understated way. Or, at least, ours does. Because this...

Let’s first define some vocabulary that I routinely mix up: GnuPG, also known as GPG—Gnu Privacy Guard—is a free implementation of the OpenPGP standard, also known as PGP—Pretty Good Privacy. I have been using GPG for years now, but never really understood what I was doing. It’s high time to change that, so I spent...

I have a very.. unusual notetaking and task setup with Kate, using Orgmode files. I wanted to showcase it and explain how it works, maybe someone else has similar needs. Here's a small screenshot of my journal notes, I blurred out some things I didn't want to share. Why OrgMode? I actually prefer markdown much more....

It can be a pain to put in more effort on job applications, but it takes you further than you think.