Kev Quirk
Kev Quirk
Kev Quirk
Hi there ππ» I'm Kev Quirk. Welcome to my little corner of the Internet. Here you can learn a bit about me, my interests and what makes me tick.
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Taking the dogs for a walk with our oldest and we came across this beautiful buzzard just sat there. Wasn't bothered by us really. I just hope it doesn't have a bust wing or anything. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and...
I think if I had my time again, I would have become a software developer. I just so much fun - coming up with ways to solve a problem in an elegant way is very satisfying. Then people emailing saying they enjoy the tools I'm creating....
Your RSS Reader Is Robbing Youby Antonio SantosAntonio opines that by using RSS feeds instead of visiting people's sites, we're robbing ourselves of enjoying the design many site owners have put a lot of work into.Read post β‘ On the...
Security versus Privacyby Loren StephensLoren talks about the differences between Security and Privacy, but also how (and why) he prioritises one over the other.Read post β‘ I actually wrote about this topic back in 2019 - I agree with...
Yup. Goat-proofing the chicken door really worked a treat. FML. π€¦πΌββοΈ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. β€οΈ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.
Today was spent goat-proofing the automatic chicken door. We recently moved it to ground level and now the goats use it as a scratch post. π Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. β€οΈ You can reply to this post...
Back in May, I wrote a post about how I'd migrated all my repos away from GitHub. This ended up being a combination of my self-hosted Git server on my Synology (for my private repos) and Codeberg for my public ones. Well, since then...
Anyone using Pop!_OS with Cosmic? I tried it when it was first released, but I looks like they've done a lot of dev work to it and it's improving all the time. Considering installing it again... Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS...
A few of us were talking to one of the summer interns at work about age: Someone: How old do you think Kev is? Intern: [with all the confidence in the world] 50? I turn 42 in August. FML. π€£ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is...
I went for an 8km (5 mile) run this evening. I'm working my way up to 10km, but I think this was a little too much, too soon. We'll see how my middle-aged joints are in the morning... Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and...
Every time I look at Sven's blog I get jealous. I loved his previous design so much I copied it (with his permission). His new design is so fun and it's making me want to make mine more fun (no copying this time though). I'm just not...
Haven't worn this watch for months, but it's such a fun one to wear in summer. Beautiful dial and a Seiko movement that will probably outlive me. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. β€οΈ You can reply to this...
It's a beautiful morning here in North Wales. My wife has taken our youngest to his cricket match, and our oldest is upstairs playing with his Lego out of the heat. Me? I'm sitting in the sunroom, listening to the goats and chickens,...
I recently bought a new Peugeot and the experience of getting setup on their online platform has been painful to say the least. Yesterday I picked up my shiny new (to me) Peugeot E-3008 GT. It's a beautiful car with lots of bells,...
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βThe end of the world has been avoidedβfor now. With Miri and her team of extracted heroes still on the run, Mother, the disgraced former head of the British Secret Service,...