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I wasn’t sure that my whiteboard at the Bodleian, which reminds my co-workers exactly how many days I’ve got left…
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About
Dan Q’s been blogging since the 1990s, mostly about his life, technology, programming, relationships, magic, and games.
He lives in Oxford, UK with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous V-shaped thingy, and their two children. Alongside freelance development, he works for the University of Oxford and volunteers with Three Rings. He sometimes finds time for geo*ing.
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(write note) - Can we fix it it? Yes we can! Yet more unusual work by the @BodleianLibs web/digital team (featuring @olearyalice).
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(found it) - These three explanations collectively describe quite well what @3RingsCIC and I are doing at @FairlawnsHotel today. 😊
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