Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

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We Already Have a Digital Currency

Bitcoin and their ilk really aren't my thing, but many talk about the need for a digital currency. But here's the thing - we already have one, don't we?

Opinion Technology

An Evening Stroll in the Field

We've been trying to decide what to do with our larger field. I think we have a plan, now.

HomeLife

It's All Very Narcissistic, Right?

So yesterday I published a post about logging which watches I wear. It's been a fun little coding challenge for me, and I'm proud of myself. But there's always someone who has to piss on your parade...

Opinion

Adding a Watch Wearing Log to This Site

Everyone knows I'm a watch geek, but I've now taken it one step further and added a watch wearing log to this site.

Meta Watches

Adding Replies & Reactions to My Guestbook

Since I launched my guestbook back in February, lots of people have signed it, but I couldn't reply to them. Now I can.

Meta

The Long Way Home

You know what? After a long day in the office, sometimes it's nice to take the long way home.

HomeLife

I Stopped Mastodon DDoSing Me (I Think)

I recently wrote about how Mastodon is DDoSing me every time I post a link to this site. I've managed to fix the problem...I think.

Meta Web

Mastodon Is DDoSing Me

Whenever I, or someone else, posts a link to this blog on Mastodon, it DDoS's me and brings the site down for a couple minutes.

Meta Web

The Bum Gun

My wife and I recently discovered a bum gun in one of our bathrooms at home. It gave me quite the shock!

Fun HomeLife

Too Little, and Too Much, Self-Promotion

Manu talks about self-promotion on his site, how it concerns him and whether others find it annoying, or see it as advertising.

Link Opinion

What Would My Dream CMS Be?

When writing content, I prefer to use a CMS and I've tried a lot of them. But what would my dream CMS look like?

Blogging Opinion Web Kirby

Building Cool Shit

I see so many cool indie projects that have been made by really talented developers, and I'm very jealous!

Web Opinion

The Day of Rest

Sunday. The day of rest. Yesterday, Saturday, was a busy day chock-full of household chores. But today, *today*, is different. I can sit on my lazy fat arse and bask in the fruits of my labour from yesterday, right?

Fun HomeLife

Cross-Posting with EchoFeed

I've been cross-posting using a self-hosted EchoFeed instance for a while, but now Robb has built a managed version, I flipped to that and it's brilliant.

Web Technology

Linux Elitism...Again

Once again the Linux elitist and reply guys rear their ugly head to show that this particular penguin shaped leopard cannot change its spots. 😔

Technology Opinion Linux

What About Anonymous Blogging?

Have you ever thought about blogging anonymously? I blog under my real name, but wonder if that could have held me back...

Meta Privacy

The Small Web ♥️ Blogrolls

I've had my own Blogroll for a while now, but I'm seeing them start to popup all over the small web, and it's glorious.

Web

March 2024 PenPal - Wouter Groeneveld

Wouter and I just wrapped up our email conversation for March 2024. We talked about a lot of stuff, check out our conversation...

PenPal

Wi-Fi + Old Houses = Painful

Since moving to our 200 year old converted barn, we've had nothing but problems with our Wi-Fi signal. Here's the saga...

HomeLife Technology

First Cut of the Year

It's that time of year again. Spring has sprung and it's time to break out the mower and cut the grass. Sooo much grass!

HomeLife