Kev Quirk

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My Sony Ear Buds Are Dead

Two and a half years ago, almost to the day, I bought my Sony WF-1000XM4 ear buds, but now they won't hold a charge, so I'm on the hunt for new ones.

Technology

AMA - How Do I Cope With Everything

This is the second AMA post I've written. I'm currently sat on a flight to Florida, so I'm wading through these to help quell the boredom.

AMA

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I'm getting sick of hearing everyone's hot take on Bluesky, just like I got sick of hearing everyone's hot take on Mastodon a couple years ago.

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Watched the Tyson vs Paul fight this morning. Utter shite. Tyson shouldn't be fighting at his age, and it showed.

I suppose he was a paid a shit tonne of money though, so that's something. 🤷🏼‍♂️

AMA - Do I Have Faith In Humanity

I recently mentioned on Mastodon that I decided to take part in the AMA challenge that's doing the rounds, this first question comes from Brandon.

AMA Opinion

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Last day in Florida today. It's been a long week and I'm looking forward to getting home.

But don't worry, America, I'll be in New York in January. 😏

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I upgraded to MacOS Sequoia last night. This morning I had a popup explaining some of the new feature.

STOP THE PRESS! MacOS finally has window snapping...it's finally caught up to Windows 7. 🤦‍♂️

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Was searching for something and I clicked on a Sun link (🤢). Anyway, I got this popup. What the actual fuck, we now have to pay to be able to reject cookies??

Year 2 at the Smallholding

We recently passed 2 years at our 2.5 acre smallholding. It's been another busy year where we got loads done; here's what we've been up to.

HomeLife

The Hardest Thing In The World

There are many things in the world that are difficult, but what is the hardest thing in the world?

Fun

GASLIT

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller packed with a twist you won't see coming.

books Thriller RR Haywood Books

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Beautiful sky when I came home this evening.

Update on 500 Social

500 Social has been around for a few months now and things are going well. Here’s what’s been happening…

Web

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I just realised that today is the 2 year anniversary of our move to our little Welsh smallholding. How time flies...

I Want to Strangle Him...Sometimes

I love my sons, but my goodness there are times I want to strangle them. Then, sometimes, they show us why it's worth it.

HomeLife

Reading Old Posts

Do you ever go back and read your old posts? I do it now and again and I always discover something I forgot I wrote.

Fun Blogging

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Our chickens have half a stable that I partitioned for them. I even insulated it!

Chickens come in at night and are like “nah, we’re good on this tiny ledge right by the open door. Cheers though. 👍”

Why Have Multiple Blogs?

A few people I follow have multiple blogs that they use for various topics, but I don't really understand why.

Opinion Blogging

Emma Mattresses Are Crap

My wife and I recently bought an Emma Mattress, but it's since gone back because, frankly, it's shite.

HomeLife Opinion

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FFS #Mozilla, what are you doing?

Say it with me folks…

WE 👏 DON’T 👏 WANT 👏 ANY 👏 ADS

To “fix the internet” we don’t need more ads, we need you guys to come up with more diverse revenue streams. Like, I dunno, making great products and charging for them? 🤯

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/