Recent articles
The 7 Types Of StackOverflow Answers
StackOverflow's a great resource, but it's also a terrible one. Dan explores the seven types of answers you'll get to…
Gratitude
Dan is grateful for a great many things, despite the current crisis.
Hashcard
Dan receives an unexpected mid-expedition postcard from a fellow geohasher.
Identifying Post Kinds in WordPress RSS Feeds
Dan shares the code he's written to improve Indieweb Post Kinds support in his RSS feeds.
Difference Between VR and AR
Dan's sister challenges him to define the difference between AR and VR, and Dan realises that he can't.
Why Aren't Jehovah's Witnesses Vegetarian?
A visit from the Jehovah's Witnesses leaves Dan wondering why it's blood transfusions, not beefburgers, that they famously reject.
About
Dan Q’s been blogging since the 1990s, mostly about his life, technology, programming, relationships, hacking, and games.
He lives in Oxford, UK with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous V-shaped thingy, and their two children. Until he finds something that rhymes better, he describes himself as a magician Automattician on a geoposition-mission.
On this day in 2011...
Dan Q found GL5E1BGT Charming Little Grotto
Found after a short hunt. TFTC.
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Recent notes, reposts, checkins, videos, and reviews
- Ted Chiang Explains the Disaster Novel We All Suddenly Live In
- Third-party libraries and security issues
- The first lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing
- Dan receives a second letter from the Prime Minister, and fully backs the government's bold new strategy.
- idTech 4 WebAssembly port - Doom 3 Demo
- Some People
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(owner maintenance) - That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief
- Did You Know That Animals Eating Strawberries Look Terrifying?
- Apple just killed Offline Web Apps while purporting to protect your privacy
- Death Leaping from Man to Man
- Four of those people will die
- Pineapple
- Homeschooling While Working From Home During a Global Pandemic Bingo
- Local
- "Down A Bit From Tromsø"
- In these complicated times, this is how I get my groove on.
- Here’s What a Googol-to-One Gear Ratio Looks Like
- IndieWebCamp London "Group Photo"
- Remotely attending #indiewebcamp London 2020 (after Covid-19 kept us from meeting in person) and hacking on some note/checkin-posting tools.
- Uplifting Diverse Genders: Beyond "Women and Non-Binary"
- 1. @indiewebcamp London - which I'd planned to attend - is cancelled for #COVID19 😢 2. I'm left with a hotel room I can't cancel 😠 3. Overhear my brother-in-law planning to book a hotel in London 🤔 4. EverythingWentBetterThanExpected.jpg 🤜🤛
- Why the GOV.UK Design System team changed the input type for numbers
- Bypassing AppProtocol Prompts
- Dutch PM Mark Rutte Tells Public Not to Shake Hands Over Coronavirus and Then Shakes With Colleague
- There’s Really No Easy Way to Say 'I Was Stabbed'
- A Trip Through New York City in 1911
- BingO Bakery
- There is a car
- An app can be a home-cooked meal
- Jokes I've Told That My Male Colleagues Didn't Like
- Where Do New Viruses Come From?
- Big Mandalorian Iron
- The Neighbors' Window
- The Happy Song
- Dating App Writers Room