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Having a Microblog on a Traditional Blog

I was recently talking to Jatan Mehta about microblogging vs traditional blogging, and what should go where. I thought it was an interesting conversation, so decided to share my opinions here too.

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CMS Filesize Comparison

I thought this post was really interesting, and telling about the amount of bloat that a lot of CMS's have. I'm very glad I went with Kirby.

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Absolutely Do Not Change Your Blogging Platform

According to Matt, you should absolutely NOT change you blogging platform - I should probably take this advice on board.

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Fat Boy at 40 - Update 01

It's been a little over a month since I mentioned the Fat Boy at 40 thing (me wanting to lose some weight), so I thought it was hide time provided an update...

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Migrating This Blog to Kirby

Yes, that's right dear reader, this site has gone through yet another change - it's now based on Kirby and I think I've finally found my blogging utopia.

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Stuck in the Chicken Coop ๐Ÿ˜‚

So I managed to get myself stuck in the chicken coop while putting them to bed this evening. ๐Ÿ˜‚

HomeLife

โ€œThingโ€ Is the Worst Word in the English Language

I absolutely hate the word \"thing\". Like, serious, what value does that work have? It adds nothing to a conversation and should be erased from the dictionary.

Opinion

Clucking Good Fun ๐Ÿ”

The next step in developing our smallholding is to get some chickens. The coop is built and we picked up our 6 little feathered friends recently.

HomeLife

Fat Boy Mailing List

Since the last post, I've had a lot of interest in the mailing list idea, so I've set one up.

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Let's Be Accountable Together

So many people have reached out with messages of support following my \"Fat Boy\" post. I'm thinking maybe we should start a little mailing list?

FatBoy

Fat Boy at 40?

I recently turned 39 and I'm vowing to NOT be a fat boy by the time I turn 40.

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Mower Failure

Our 2.5 acre homestead is split into 3 main sections; the "home" section, which contains our house, the gardens and outbuildings. Then we have fields 1 and 2. Here's an arial shot of our plot to give...

HomeLife

Running a Social Platform as Someone Who Dislikes Them

As co-admin of one of the largest tech instances on the Fediverse, it's ironic that I struggle with social platforms so much.

Opinion Web

Bring Back the Humble Forum

Social media is fucking us all up. I'd love to go back to the days of forums, where there was no popularity contests, or \"influencers\".

Opinion Web

Fact: Crocs Are the Best Shoes on Earth

I love my Crocs. I have 3 pairs, and in this post I'm going to convince you that they're the best shoes on earth.

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How It All Connects

There's some automation on this site that posts to various places, all via RSS. Here's how it works.

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A Case for Toe Socks

Herman has been wearing toe socks exclusively for around 8 years. In this post he challenges the rest of us to try them too.

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I'd Love a Dumb Phone, But...

I'd love to replace my iPhone with a dumb phone, but I don't think it would ever work in reality.

Opinion Technology

Getting Ready for Winter

Even though it's currently summer, we're already preparing ourselves for the long Welsh winter ahead.

HomeLife

Cows! ๐Ÿฎ

We now have 4 cows grazing in one of our fields, and it's brilliant.

HomeLife