Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

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No, I don't want you to summarise the page!

I'm getting sick of LLMs being everywhere. Let me use you how I want to use you, then get out of my way!

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Search Is Broken

Online search is objectively broken no matter which service you use.

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I'm quite liking #Vivaldi, especially now I have dark/light mode switching working in #Ubuntu.

If it sticks, I'll play with their email and RSS integration next.

It's Just Broken: Oh WordPress

WordPress really is a nightmare, and this post by Pup On Tech really capsulated that!

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I'm off GitHub

GitHub has now been officially replaced with Codeberg.

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Thoughts on Leaving GitHub

I've been thinking about leaving GitHub, and here's my plan.

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How I Discover New Blogs

Finding a new blog to read is one of my favourite things to do; it genuinely brings me joy. Here's how I do it.

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Update on the eBay Scam

Here's an update on my recent concerns about being scammed by someone on eBay.

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I Think I've Been Scammed On eBay!

I think I've been scammed selling a watch on eBay and it turns out I have absolutely no recourse.

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My WordPress - A Private In-Browser WordPress Install

WordPress now has a private in-browser only version that you can use. Pretty neat.

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Sunsetting The 512kb Club

All good things must come to an end, and today is that day for one of my projects, the 512kb Club.

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Firefox AI Killswitch

Firefox have come through an delivered and actual AI killswitch in the browser.

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Quick Clarification on Pure Comments

Clarifying that you can use Pure Comments anywhere, not just on Pure Blog.

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Introducing Pure Comments (and Pure Commons)

Today I'm launching Pure Comments and Pure Commons, an umbrella project for all things PURE.

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I Still Haven’t Found a New Browser, and That’s Ok

My search for a Firefox replacement has been thorough, and not really born any fruit. But that's ok.

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Introducing Pure Blog

I'd like to introduce you to my latest project, a simple blogging platform I've dubbed, Pure Blog.

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Is Firefox Firefucked?

I've been using Firefox for over 20 years at this point, but after a stream of cock-ups, I'm thinking about moving on.

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Local vs Cloud

I was listening to the Waveform podcast on my way to work this morning and they were talking about cloud vs local computing, and I have thoughts...

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Giving My Jekyll Site a CDN Front End

I've managed to get my Jekyll based site working behind Bunny CDN, while maintaining my .htaccess redirects. Here's how I did it...

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A Theory on Why Contact Forms Get More Spam Than Email Addresses

A smart (and slightly bleak) take from Luke on why contact forms attract more spam than email addresses.

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