Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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How to not make a résumé in React
I’ve seen a fair share of tutorial links floating around in newsletters and Twitter and the like recently. They all promise the same thing, namely how to use React to create a résumé.
I mean, I get it. It’s important to have something to build towards when learning a new skill, especially with … -
Coronavirus: what the hell do we do now?!
Andrew Steele's produced another COVID-19-related video, this time focussing on the endgame of the crisis, and you should go watch it.
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Found GC4CEXE CowSlip
This checkin to GC4CEXE CowSlip reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Like many others, I came at this cache from the wrong side of the ditch/fence and had to make my way East a little way to find a suitable crossing point. Cache was easy to find, but it's definitely …
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Found GC61RDN Beside the Seaside, Beside the . . . . Cherwell
This checkin to GC61RDN Beside the Seaside, Beside the . . . . Cherwell reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found the clue object immediately and the cache a couple of minutes later while out on my coronavirus-crisis-compatible daily exercise walk. TFTC.
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Understanding Them (Pronouns)
After many years, Dan has a change of heart and decides that the singular "them" isn't all that, and maybe we do need some other nonbinary pronouns.
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Ted Chiang Explains the Disaster Novel We All Suddenly Live In
In an interview with Halimah Marcus of Electric Literature, Ted Chiang shares his thoughts on how the coronavirus crisis is, and is not, like a science fiction story.
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Third-party libraries and security issues
A month or so ago Chris Ferdinandi recommended that developers avoid third-party libraries for security reasons. Dan partially-agrees, but feels the need to explain where and why he disagrees too.
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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 any question you post to the site.
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The first lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing
Jessie Gaynor from Literary Hub rewrites the first lines of 10 classic novels for our new reality.
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Dan receives a second letter from the Prime Minister, and fully backs the government's bold new strategy.
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idTech 4 WebAssembly port - Doom 3 Demo
Continuation Labs have compiled Doom 3 to perfectly-usable WASM. Mind blown.
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Some People
Some people aren't on this list. Shared from a post by Jason Kottke.
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Performed maintenance for GC86M6V Grove Farm
This checkin to GC86M6V Grove Farm reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked in on this cache during my permitted one exercise walk a day. All is well.
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That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief
Scott Berinato writes that the feeling of un-normalcy you're experiencing during this crisis is actually grief.
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Did You Know That Animals Eating Strawberries Look Terrifying?
Eat Liver (???) shares terrifying images of animals eating strawberries.