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The best web browser for iPhone
Apple have updated (or will soon update) your iPhone to iOS 14 – a shiny new version of everything Apple for your handheld computer. One of the new features of iOS 14 is that you can change your default web browser away from Safari. But why would you want to? To be honest, Safari on…
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Road Worrier – a book about touring
Some of my friends do some very impressive and creative stuff. They never cease to amaze me and Ben James Wood is no exception that. Ben, who I first met as part of the band Encyclopedia – then later as an addition to one of my all time favourite bands Tellison – is in the…
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Red Dead Redemption II
Little under two weeks ago, I purchased Rockstar Games‘ cowboy, wild-west themed video game sequel Red Dead Redemption II. So far, I have racked up around 30 hours of gameplay; I’m addicted. I don’t think I’ve ever spend this many consecutive days playing a game since my teenage years. I bought it on PC via…
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I caught a Herring Gull
Monday was my first day back in work after a three-week vacation. Luckily for me, it was quite an easy day and my time in work was largely uneventful. The same couldn’t be said about the trip home. Since it was a nice, sunny day, I decided to walk home. It’s maybe a 45 minutes…
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Dice & Crab
An internet friend of mine has started to produce and sell custom dice sets made with epoxy resin, alcohol inks, and other glittery bits. Whilst I don’t play anything like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), I do have a few other tabletop board games that can make use of custom dice, so have purchased a custom…
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1 Year Anniversary
Today, 14th July 2020, is the one year anniversary of the Vestengen-Cox wedding. Looking back through the photos from the day brings back memories of how perfect the day was and how beautiful my wife looked. A traditional gift for the first year is something cotton or paper. I’m looking forward to the day we…
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Oh, baby.
In what is going to be quite a random update where I share some random thoughts, I will also share some news; my wife is pregnant with our first child. It’s so exciting. I am so happy! My head is busy with so many thoughts of parenthood and how old I am becoming, but this…
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For some reason, having spent the vast majority of my time indoors and in front of a computer screen, I’d anticipated that I would update my blog more regularly than once a month. Alas, it was not to be. Here I am, over one month since my last post, with some random musings: I am…
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Links of the week: don’t touch your face, online card games, coronavirus painting
In a week where half the world is taking the advice of their respective governments and staying home a lot more, I have been sat at home coughing, fending off heavy headaches and wheezing my way around the apartment. I’ve not been tested, but can’t help but wonder if I have had the newly-famed COVID-19…
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Links of the week: Planting trees, hacker news & self-reflection
Some weeks you can feel like you can do a lot but have nothing to show for it. This week almost feels like one of those weeks. I have been busy, but I can’t tell you what I’ve done. And not because I am keeping it a secret. This weekend is coming to a close.…
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Links of the week: Evil tech, hot stuff, good posture
A while ago I bought a health tech device; Upright Go. It’s meant to correct your posture by giving you a little nudge when you’ve been hunched over too long. Last time I used it, all was going well until I messed up my back playing football and then I put the device in the…
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Twenty-twenty
We made it. The year is 2020 and if you are reading this I’m going to presume you are one of the lucky ones who made it through Christmas and New Years celebrations in one piece. This is the first blog post of the year, a mere 14 days in. With any luck, I’ll remember…
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A Year of Music (2019)
Come the end of each year, you often find services like Spotify showcasing a round-up of your listening habits over the past 12 months into a nicely presented package. But, since I switch between a few different services, I try to send most of what I listen to to Last.fm and so now I can…
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Top 100 albums of 2019
Independent record store Piccadilly Records published their end-of-year review, in which the staff plucked out a comprehensive top 100 albums of 2019. I’ve flicked through all 100 albums and selected one track from each release to make the Apple Music playlist: 🎙️ Piccadilly Records: Top 100 Albums of 2019 If you like what you hear…
