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This is my 1,000th blog post! Seems quite a milestone, so today’s post (6 July 2026) will be dedicated to my writing journey. I blog under the domain uncountable.uk. That’s a sprawling, unconnected mess of stuff (for example, my app...
Here's my setup in a nutshell. I've got a Plex quadlet running on the host network because Plex is finicky about networks. If I run it on a bridge network, Plex The Service thinks my server is "remote" and needs a "relay connection" even...
kitty Stow - GNU Project githubnext/monaspace: An innovative superfamily of fonts for code 🤯 be5invis/Iosevka: Versatile typeface for code, from code. General-purpose dotfiles utilities - dotfiles.github.io Inspiration -...
Why do we really spend a small fortune on watches, wallets, and handbags? Most luxury purchases aren’t about taste at all - they’re about silencing an undercurrent of doubt about whether we’re good enough.Real taste is idiosyncratic and...
The area of the Gardeners' World railway that fascinated me more than anything is the planting seen in the photo above. It's all created using a product I'd never heard of - wild flower turf. Just like normal turf, it arrives rolled, and...
Hanami 3.0 is out! In this writer’s opinion, a release worthy of its new major version: new mailers, i18n, and Minitest, your apps becoming way faster, and much more! I’m proud of this release. Eight months of continuous work. Two brand...
The crows were not pleased with our visitor
It’s a dog’s life… I always thought that phrase was much too popular because most dogs live the life of Riley these days. Likewise, “I’ve been working like a dog” has long since lost any impact it might once have had. So, when Otto the...
The European Union AI Act is Europe’s attempt to comprehensively regulate AI usage. A big part of that is the requirement that AI-generated content be identifiable: either tagged with a watermark or with what the Act calls “digitally...
Thanks, boss. When you observe the safe haven of our evenings and weekends by scheduling company events during company hours, we’re loving you lots. Because come on, we all have lots going on after work — clothes need washing, family...
It has been more than 48 hours since my good friend has been cremated. There was a ceremony where family and friends to pick up his ashes and spread into the sea. I could not bring myself to attend the ceremony as I know I cannot control...
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APOTEK – Just you and I First up on another night full of tidy UKG-adjacent stuff is this lovely warm bit from Brussels-based Italian producer Elisa Di Riccio, aka APOTEK. It’s been a demanding few months for me — mostly, work has been a...
You think a picket fence is a picket fence, right? It's ... a picket fence. But no. It's not as simple as that. In fact, it's a rage inducing succession of never-ending decisions. Shall we? The quintessential picket fence. It looks so...
The wind continues to back, so it was again time to move. We spent the morning on boat projects, and then hoisted anchor for a short jump closer to the three atoll passes. Easy trip in light winds, with barely a bommie in sight. We were...