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I met a man today. A stranger. I spoke to him. Setting the sceneIt's a miserable day. Wet, damp, cold. It's June, and I can only assume mother nature didn't get the memo that it's summer. Anyway, it's Scotland so we're used to random...
It's amazing where you can end up when wandering the Web. Today I woke up at 3:30am. I had a drink of water, then lay back down. Normally I just go back to sleep. For some unknown reason I picked up my tablet and had a quick look online,...
I have blogged before about why I like to support as many of the small, independent developers that I can. Specifically those who develop software that I actually use. Nothing is really free, and people have taken a lot of time and...
It's that time again where I rant reflect on the impact of AI on my life. Those who follow along will know I have no time for such Automated Ignorance. The uninformed may see it as the next big thing; something new and sparkly; the...
I guess we all have a favourite part of the day. A moment in time that you look forward to, perhaps for a specific reason. For me, I have one standout point in the day that I always enjoy. You may well scoff, but it's a moment where I...
I think we all know that constant access to the internet and social media on our smart devices is rotting our brain cells. It's easy to pick up your hand-sized digital dragon as it burns the hours out of your day. Don't get me wrong,...
Before committing to yet another subscription model, I always want to check out the offering, or have access to a demo. I'm currently looking at email providers. I love everything about FastMail, apart from one element. Although they are...
Tonight I'm feeling rather flat. I'm normally a happy, cheery, efervescente kind of guy, but tonight nothing interests me. There's no specific reason. I'm just listless. I always have so many little projects and activities on the go, but...
Yes you! It's time to reach out, be nice, and say hello to strangers. It costs nothing and can make someone's day. Me, I'm a chatty person. Not all the time. However, people make the world more interesting. Back to the point of this!When...
Scotland has a good population of native red squirrels. The rest of the UK is all but bereft of them, with the grey having overthrown them in their own habitat. Scotland, is developing pockets of reds, as the greys approach. However,...
Don't forget to take regular backups of your blog. You've put a lot of effort into writing your content. Don't rely on your blog provider to take backups for you. If you self-host, the backups should be part of your regular backup...
Recently I was asked about the the ForkingMad logo, and what it meant. Not that it's much of a logo -- let's call it an emblem. I thought I'd write a few words to explain it! I started the ForkingMad blog thirteen years ago. I had...
I think I have made it to Linux. It's now my desktop of choice 99.9% of the time. I've experimented in Linux for centuries! In the early days there was always something major holding me back from getting serious with our penguin friend....
Question for the audience: Do you tell people you blog? I was reflecting on this recently, after I inadvertently mentioned to a colleague that I had blogged about a topic a few days earlier. That, of course, started the questioning from...
I was sad today! I love discovering, and reading new, personal blogs. I'm always interested in people and opinions. Imagine my sadness when I stumbled onto a new (to me) blog, only to discover that the author had an AI Generated Summary...