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I don’t want to withdraw any of our children from sec [sic] education lessons. However they’re spelled, they’re a great idea, and I’m grateful to live in a part of the world where their existence isn’t...
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I’m applying for a few roles that might be the next step in my career. And to my surprise, updating my CV and tweaking my portfolio is doing a world of good for my feelings of self-worth! Seriously:...
View Article[Repost] The Who Cares Era
… It’s so emblematic of the moment we’re in, the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore. … In the Who Cares Era, the most radical thing you...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q performed maintenance on GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing
This checkin to GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Performed a quick checkup on this much-loved cache before the summertime cachers...
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[Article] I Wrote the Same Code Six Times!
I was updating my CV earlier this week in anticipation of applying for a handful of interesting-looking roles1 and I was considering quite how many different tech stacks I claim significant experience...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV0A #01 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV0A #01 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A morning walk for the geohound and I kicked off at this cache, near which we’d parked the...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV2M #02 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV2M #02 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Briefly overshot this one and then failed to get a good GPS fix, but the hint set us...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV2R #03 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV2R #03 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Searched high and low around the obvious hiding place before sitting down to have a think...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV37 #05 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV37 #05 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After initially following what I mistook for a geotrail but which turned out to be on...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV3D #06 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV3D #06 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My geosense tingled and I found this cache straightaway, even while the geohound excitedly...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV3H #07 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV3H #07 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A telltale sign to geocacher’s eye made both finding and retrieving this cache pretty...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV41 #08 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV41 #08 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. QEF at the one obvious hiding place within the GZ. Got pickled retrieving the cache, but...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV45 #09 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV45 #09 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Great container in an excellent spot (have another FP!) but retrieval of this one was a...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV49 #10 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV49 #10 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A helpful geotrail led me right to this one, though I had to wait until a slow-moving...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV4E #11 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV4E #11 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found at retrieved entirely by feel while the geopup stood (well, sat) guard. TFTC. 🤘...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV4N #12 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV4N #12 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After fashioning the requisite tool it still took me a solid 5+ attempts to retrieve the...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV4Q #13 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV4Q #13 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After a brief hunt in a couple of candidate places a hit the hint, which was reassuringly...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCANV4T #14 Longworth Loop
This checkin to GCANV4T #14 Longworth Loop reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. While I searched through potential hosts in this off-the-path GZ, the geopup just stood in...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC9GEC1 Church Micro 14176…Old Marston
This checkin to GC9GEC1 Church Micro 14176...Old Marston reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy offset church micro if ever I saw one. I’ll tell you what,...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC9GJZH Dotty writes letters
This checkin to GC9GJZH Dotty writes letters reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I’m in Marston on an errand and figured I’d pick up a couple of local caches that...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GC9M1WJ Village Hall series 1179 – Mortimer Hall...
This checkin to GC9M1WJ Village Hall series 1179 - Mortimer Hall Marston reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Had to give up on this one for now. Found the plaque without...
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[Article] Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella
What can I possibly say about Bored Gay Werewolf, which caught my attention with the garish colours of its front cover when I saw it in Waterstones and whose blurb suggested that it might, perhaps, be...
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In case you weren’t already a little nervous or uneasy going in to the dental clinic, the doorstop at my dentist’s front door will fix that for you. 🪄 Feeds are wonderful, and you're a wonderful person...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCAWNQH Light me up
This checkin to GCAWNQH Light me up reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. QEF while cycling into Witney for an appointment. Cache lid is absent (missing?): risk of...
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[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GC74Z2R Metal bridge cache
This checkin to GC74Z2R Metal bridge cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Stopped by while cycling back from Witney. Made a moderately thorough search above and...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCAPFH3 Cherry Blossom
This checkin to GCAPFH3 Cherry Blossom reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Third time’s the charm. I don’t live too far away and I’m often found cycling to, from, or...
View Article[Note] git diff –name-only –diff-filter=M
Note to future self: when you want git to tell you all the files you’ve modified, but not those you’ve deleted (e.g. to pipe through xargs and feed to your linter for bulk-linting), the command you’re...
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Happy Stone Circle Sunday! The youngest and I went out to Avebury Henge, the world’s largest neolithic standing stone circle and henge. 🪄 Feeds are wonderful, and you're a wonderful person for using...
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[Article] Scarecrows
As time has gone by, a great many rural English villages have been consumed by their nearest towns, or else become little more than dormitory villages: a place where people do little more than eat and...
View Article[Repost] If this man isn’t hired immediately, it’s a huge loss
When I posted to LinkedIn about my recent redundancy, I saw a tidal wave of reposts and well-wishes. But there’s one that I’ve come back to whenever I need a pick-me-up before I, y’know, trawl the job...
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