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Month: June 2023

  • Dan, his face contorted in anger and his fist in the air, captioned "Some days the school run is easy. Today was not one of those days."

    Some Days the School Run is Easy

    Today was not one of those days. A sarcastic video rant.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (783 words)

    • Video
    • 2 comments
    • posted 28 June, 2023
  • A plate of fried eggs with chilli flakes on a bed of kale.

    Making a Home of Each Other (The Eggs)

    Lucy Bellwood shared the story of how her wife produced a breakfast dish they called The Eggs, and it's the first and only "here's a recipe, but first my life story" article I've ever loved.

    Read more (358 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 28 June, 2023
  • Performed maintenance for 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. Maintenance check while walking the dog. Cleared some overgrown plants, but watch out because the nearby nettles ate still a little fierce (cache can be retrieved without a sting though!). Cache itself intact and healthy.

    Read more (35 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC9GTV3
    • posted 18 June, 2023
  • The word "SILO" in a stab-serif font, black on a yellow background.

    How cool are Silo's credits?

    New TV series Silo's pretty good, but its credits sequence is just... excellent. Let me take it apart bit-by-bit for you.

    Read more - about 9 minutes (2106 words)

    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 14 June, 2023
  • Image representing post: Note #21487

    I have minus 26 new articles in my RSS reader! Either I'm a time traveller, or there's a wraparound bug when you neglect your unreads for long enough.
    Both seem equally likely, if I'm honest.

    Read more (34 words)

    • Note
    • 3 comments
    • posted 14 June, 2023
  • Dan, wearing a purple shirt with a WordPress logo and a pride rainbow, waves to the camera in front of a hotel with pride rainbow banners hanging from its pillars.

    WCEU23 - Day 2

    Today was the first second full day of WordPress Europe 2023 in Athens. It was... busy. And intense.

    Read more - about 9 minutes (2042 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 10 June, 2023
  • Dan, wearing a purple shirt with a WordPress logo and a pride rainbow, waves to the camera in front of a hotel with pride rainbow banners hanging from its pillars.

    Found GC5KBK3 ISAP: Omonia

    This checkin to GC5KBK3 ISAP: Omonia reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found! Took a bit of a search, because I had looked at the hint image which shows several trees at the GZ that are no longer there, so I was left thinking I must be in the wrong โ€ฆ

    Read more (48 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC5KBK3
    • posted 9 June, 2023
  • Dan, smiling, wearing a purple t-shirt with a WordPress logo and a Pride flag, hugs a cut-out of a Wappu (itself hugging a "WP 20" balloon and wearing a party hat).

    WCEU23 - Day 1

    My first "full" day at WordCamp Europe 2023 was busy and intense, but I loved networking and learning about WordPress history and security and what's worth knowing about design and typography.

    Read more - about 13 minutes (2959 words)

    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 9 June, 2023
  • Dan takes a selfie from a round table covered in laptops, with people hacking at them.

    WCEU23 - Contributor Day

    Today was Contributor Day at my very first WordCamp. I hacked code for WP-CLI and met some awesome people.

    Read more - about 3 minutes (503 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 8 June, 2023
  • Dan, in a green park with water fountains, waves at the camera.

    Found GC1B0P5 The Runner

    This checkin to GC1B0P5 The Runner reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. What a great statue! Cache was very easy to find; despite its camo it was very visible as I walked along the adjacent path. Thanks for bringing me out of my way on my walk from my hotel โ€ฆ

    Read more (49 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC1B0P5
    • posted 8 June, 2023
  • Found GC2K167 Petraki Monastery - NIMTS

    This checkin to GC2K167 Petraki Monastery - NIMTS reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. QEF once I found the right hiding place! TFTC, and for the excuse to divert my morning walk this way. Greetings from Oxfordshire, UK!

    Read more (24 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC2K167
    • posted 8 June, 2023
  • Dan, wearing a black t-shirt and a backpack, holds a tiny plastic container with a red lid. Behind him is a rough rock wall.

    Found GC97N64 Under the Bridge

    This checkin to GC97N64 Under the Bridge reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Walking from my hotel to the site of a conference I'm attending, this morning, I stopped to find this cache. It took an embarrassingly long time for me to spot this sneaky little container! Greetings from Oxford, โ€ฆ

    Read more (40 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC97N64
    • posted 8 June, 2023
  • Dan, wearing a cycle helmet, stands in front of a church steeple under a bright blue sky, waving.

    Found GC9WD6N Peter's

    This checkin to GC9WD6N Peter's reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Saw the notification when this cache appeared near my house, which would normally be the point at which a race was kicked off between me and Go Catch for the FTF, before he inevitably got there first!

    But this time โ€ฆ

    Read more (96 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC9WD6N
    • posted 2 June, 2023

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