• DofE 2024

    Where I probably walked more miles than the children, and everyone got very very muddy. Last weekend was the annual Duke of Edinburgh silver expedition, and once again I was herding children around the Yorkshire Dales. There wasn’t any snow this year, but it was raining and there was plenty of boot-sucking mud. Normally I…

  • Tech bubbles are so annoying

    To a man with a hammer, every problem is a nail. I remember when next door’s kid was learning to talk and form his own opinions, everything coming out of his mouth started with “daddy”. The tech world is just as bad. AI is the new hotness, we’re actively encouraged to use it at work,…

  • Machine Translation is better than Chinglish.

    Google Translate has a problem trying to decide the text on some mysterious drink packets I’ve got.

  • Hi, I’m a spammer, I notice you are avoiding my emails

    A spammer gets weirdly passive aggressive at me.

  • I guess I need a cover for my webcam…

    Uh oh, looks like I need to cover up my webcam better… Someone on the Internet infected my PC with some remote access software and recorded me watching non-advertiser friendly video. Scams today are so tedious and unimaginative… Hello there! Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you. Some time ago your device was infected…