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Pete Johns

Human being; just like you. He writes from Melbourne about software leadership, reliable systems, and building things that last, and he would rather publish here than chase engagement on social feeds. parkrun (volunteer, runner, ambassador) gets him outside; expect candour, craft, and the occasional grumble when the tech stack misbehaves. Moreover he doesn't like talking about himself in the third-person.

Latest Posts

Radio Paradise

johnsy.com · 8h

It astounds me that I have never blogged about my love of Radio Paradise. You know how much I love music and radio in particular, especially if you read my Desert Island Discs...

Cruickshank Park parkrun event #11

johnsy.com · 1w

This post was brought to you, unintentionally, by the number eleven. It has been seven years since I wrote about chasing my parkrun Nearest Event Not Done Yet (NENDY) and yet it...

RSS Club launch

johnsy.com · 1w

This is an experiment in rewarding people who subscribe to open web feeds, Inspired by Dave Rupert’s RSS Club. If you are reading this, thank you for choosing RSS or Atom...

Plan for Failure

johnsy.com · 1w

This post is about post I’m so meta (but not “Meta”)! Some context I grew up in the UK, where, by and large, post was delivered through a slot in the front door called a...

Still Keeping in the Development Loop

johnsy.com · 1w

One of the things that my career break has taught me is that I’m not yet ready to retire. This is good because the kids still need educating and that still needs financing. I...

Making Arlo geofencing behave again

johnsy.com · 1w

I run an Arlo-based home security setup, and most of the time it behaves as expected. A few months ago, Arlo shipped a major app update that broke the automations we depended...

It's like podcasts, but for reading!

johnsy.com · 2w

When Google killed Google Reader, I didn’t look for a replacement feed reader. Most of the blogs I followed since the early 2000s had died and their authors had switched to...

parkrun Events Near Public Transport in Victoria

johnsy.com · 3w

Last month, when two of Melbourne’s larger parkrun events were closed for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2026 and associated works in Albert Park, I was asked, “How many...

Passwordless should reduce risk and friction

johnsy.com · 1mo

I recently received an email from a travel-related service announcing a “new login experience”: We’re letting you know about an update to how you log in to your account. Logging...

Copy a directory structure with rsync (and no files)

johnsy.com · 1mo

This post started off life as a note in Obsidian but I figure it may be useful to others, and sharing is caring. Once a year I create a new project directory for my tax return...

On Writing Pull Request Descriptions Well: The Five Cs

johnsy.com · 2mo

On this week’s Merri Monday Run I was chatting with a fellow nerd about software development, and the topic of GitHub pull requests (PRs) came up; particularly the importance of...
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