Kev Quirk
Kev Quirk
Hi there 👋🏻 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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All posts (139)
After 10 years of loyal service, the motorbike jacket that I wear most often gave up the ghost recently and ripped. Being a piece of protective clothing, a rip isn't a good thing, so I've been shopping around for a replacement. But you see, motorbike jackets are complex, heavy garments that are littered with...
Since my Framework had a coffee bath, I've been using a ThinkPad T480 that I picked up from eBay for £285 ($385). This has been my main laptop for a few days now, and I have some thoughts, so I thought I'd share them since I've read mixed reviews on these plucky little laptops - everything from: They're the best...
A week or so ago, I talked about how I might have killed my Framework 13 by dumping a full mug of coffee over it while it was running. In that last post I explained how I'd stripped the laptop down and was waiting for some isopropyl alcohol (IPA) to be delivered so I could more thoroughly clean it. Well dear reader,...
I was recently listening to an episode of The Idea Roastery about personal life gamechangers and toward the end of the episode, Herman asked Jason: What is the best purchase you've ever made for less than £100? For Jason is was an egg poacher, and for Herman it was a coffee grinder. This discussion got me thinking...
When is AI image slop ok? By Gordon Mclean Gordon stumbled across a post arguing that AI-generated featured images signals laziness, even if every word you write is your own, and it made him stop and think about his own blog. Read post ➡ This post piqued my interest, and surprise suprise, I have opinions. 🙃 I've...
I was in the office today, working away, and I often have my personal laptop, a Framework 13 next to me so I do things like check notes and emails, listen to music, etc. I reached over to grab something on the other side of my desk and managed to knock an entire fucking cup of coffee all over my beloved laptop. It...
My best friend lost his Dad yesterday. Understandably he's extremely upset, and I feel awful for him. I never know what to do in these situations - "how are you doing?" just feels such a stupid thing to say. Like it's nowhere near enough. Of course he isn't doing well, you fucking idiot! His loss has brought about...
Regular readers will know that I've been on quite the CMS journey over the years. WordPress, Grav, Jekyll, Kirby, my own little Hyde thing, and now Pure Blog. I won't bore you with the full history again, but the short version is: I kept chasing just the right amount of power and simplicity, and I think Pure Blog...
Finding a new blog to read is one of my favourite things to do online. It genuinely brings me joy. Right now I have 230 sites that I follow in my RSS reader, Miniflux. If I ever want to spend some time reading, I'll usually open Miniflux over my Mastodon client, Moshidon. There's no likes, boosts, hashtags etc. just...
I just published my motorbike servicing rant and went over to my Pure Blog Dashboard to take a look at some stats, when I noticed this: 101 posts in the last year; which means I've complete 100 Days to Offload for a second time! 🎉 The whole point of the #100DaysToOffload is to challenge you to publish 100 posts on...
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