Blog posts
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It's CSS Naked Day
It’s CSS Naked Day[1], so to celebrate I’ve stripped all of the CSS from my blog. I’ve added a quick Nunjucks shortcode to make it easier, so the CSS should automagically reappear tomorrow morning: eleventyConfig.addGlobalData('isCSSNakedDay', () = […]
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4 months in: reviewing my budget bike parts
A little over 4 months ago, I posted about some low cost shifters that I bought - the Sensah Team Pros from AliExpress. In the interim, I’ve also bought a few other cheaper parts from AliExpress in an effort to keep maintenance costs down. Particular […]
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Using Gitea/Github actions for triggering Echo
I decided to start using Robb Knight’s Echo tool, to syndicate my blog posts to Mastodon, and trigger Webmentions. I’m not going to go through the configuration of Echo here, the project README has some good instructions for setting it up. However, I […]
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My first ever promotion
Yep, even though I’ve been working as a software engineer for around 11 years now, I’ve actually never had a promotion. Every change in title I’ve had throughout my career has been through changing jobs. But today, for the first time in my career, I […]
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Fundraising for Cyclists Fighting Cancer in 2024
I’ve decided on my fundraising challenge for this year! You can donate to it on my JustGiving page I’m raising money for Cyclists Fighting Cancer, who are a wonderful charity that donate bikes to children and young people with cancer. It’s a great ca […]
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