Month: April 2019
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Enable Private DNS with 1.1.1.1 on Android 9 Pie
Recently, Google officially launched Android 9 Pie, which includes a slew of new features around digital well-being, security, and privacy. If you’ve poked around the network settings on your phone while on the beta or after updating, you may have noticed a new Private DNS Mode now supported by Android.
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Word Ladder Solver
It's likely that the first word ladder puzzles were created by none other than Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), the talented British mathematician, and author of the Alice's adventures. According to Carroll, he invented them on Christmas Day in 1877.
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nonstophammerti.me
now a #PWA
now available on #dat
now open source (#GPL)
still as pointless as ever
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Non Stop Hammer Ti.me
Dan launches NonStopHammerTi.me, the latest pointless thing he's put on the Web.
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The British-Irish Dialect Quiz
What is your name for the playground game in which one child chases the rest and anyone who is touched becomes the pursuer?
New York Times
Pretty accurate for me, although my answers to some of the questions - representing the diversity of places around Great Britain that I've lived and some of the … -
Review of Exeter Gardens
This review of Exeter Gardens originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Exeter Gardens, 37A Oxford Rd, Kidlington OX5 2BP, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Moderately well-tended but short walk between Oxford Road and Exeter Park, squeezed between Exeter Hall and The Key doctors practice. Nice decking and benches, but otherwise nothing to …
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Review of Grovelands Play Area
This review of Grovelands Play Area originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Grovelands Play Area, Kidlington OX5 1AZ, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Small play area with the bare essentials for keeping a small child distracted: swingset, roundabout, small climbing frame with slide. All metal equipment, so gets cold in the winter! …
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Review of Bowls Club Pavilion
This review of Bowls Club Pavilion originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Bowls Club Pavilion, 27 Crown Rd, Kidlington OX5 1AG, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Just another bowls club; nicely placed with convenient access to the rest of Kidlington. If bowls is your thing, you could do worse.
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Review of Exeter Park Play Area
This review of Exeter Park Play Area originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Exeter Park Play Area, Exeter Close, Kidlington OX5 1AB, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Since the 2018 renovation of the play area and the surrounding park, this has gone from being a good to a great place to take …
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Review of Exeter Recreational Ground
This review of Exeter Recreational Ground originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Exeter Recreational Ground, 2 Yarnton Ct, Kidlington OX5 1AU, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent, conveniently central play area for Kidlington. Renovated in 2018 with new play and exercise equipment including trampolines, not one but two ziplines, and a wonderfully …
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Review of Grovelands Superstore Handy Stores
This review of Grovelands Superstore Handy Stores originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Grovelands Superstore Handy Stores, 49 Bellenger Way, Kidlington OX5 1TR, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A surprisingly wide selection of goods available at just about any time you might need it, served by friendly staff. Plenty of parking if …