Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

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Oooooo new watch day! I'm not into Manga, like at all, but when I saw this, I knew I had to have it. It's such a cool and interesting watch. It almost looks fake.

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That feeling when you visit Robin Rendle's website and you're like "urgh, this is such a cool site. I wish I'd thought of that..." 😂

The design of it is just 👌🏻

https://robinrendle.com/

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You know what? The internet can be really fucking cool sometimes.

Human or Not?

Chat with someone for two minutes, and try to figure out if it was a fellow human or an AI bot. Think you can tell the difference?

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Improving My Watch Log

I recently wrote about adding a watch wearing log to this site. I've been working away on improving it, and I think it's pretty great.

Meta Watches

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One of our younger chickens has recently started laying. I think she's a Star Wars fan? 🐔

#DeathStar

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Why does #Microsoft #Windows STILL not have tabs in the file explorer???

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Had a great few days away in mid-Wales with my wife, kids and in-laws. We particularly enjoyed the beach. 🏖️

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I wish #Apple would sort their keyboard out. The text correction is shockingly bad, especially when swiping to type. It’s to the point where I have to proofread everything I type.

Perfect example - it just corrected “proodread” to “progress” WTF??

I feel like #Android had this solved like many years ago.

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My wife and I recently bought an "Emma Mattress". It's one of those fancy pants memory foam mattresses. It hasn't been delivered yet, but I'm very excited about it. I think that officially makes me old, right?

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

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So I've just been doing some tidying in the garage and I found this old #Compaq #Netbook. I've put it on charge, but do we think it will boot, and what OS do we think it's running?

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Me: Go and tidy your room please. I only want to see a single Hot Wheels loop out in there.

1 hour later…

Youngest: Dad, I’ve tidied my room and there’s only one Hot Wheels loop in there now. Come and look…

Me: THAT’S MASSIVE!

Him: Yeah (looking confused), but it’s only one loop.

Me: 🤦‍♂️

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

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It never ceases to amaze me when I go to the stable and find fresh eggs in there. I don’t know why, I just think it’s incredibly cool that these little animals can produce an egg, every day.

Also found 2 had been snuck into the pack of bedding straw. 🥚🐓🥚🐓

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My wife has been offering to make a lot of coffees recently, should I be worried? 😳

#KillHimLikeAWeed

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One really great unintended advantage of building my watch picker/log is that it’s now become a little thing that my youngest son and I do every morning.

He chooses the watch, then finds it in my collection for me to wear. ❤️

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This is a fascinating read. I’ve never heard of Hikikomori before.

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2024/05/world/hikikomori-asia-personal-stories-wellness/

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Holy shit that was a busy day! What ever happened to relaxing weekends??

Ok, kids are in bed so it’s time for a beer in the hot tub, I think. 👌

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I've been experimenting with a notes page on my blog (https://kevquirk.com/notes) and cross-posting to socials.

It’s getting tedious already, so I’m not sure this one will stick…