Blog
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Automattic Transition (days -50 to 78)
A nice round 256 days since he applied to Automattic, Dan reflects on the whirlwind that has been his first two months working there.
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The Legend of the Homicidal Fire-Proof Salamander
Wired wrote an article about the mythology surrounding salamanders, and it reminds Dan of other animal myths.
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This Page is Designed to Last: A Manifesto for Preserving Content on the Web
Dan looks at what Jeff Huang's manifesto means for him individually as a blogger.
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I ignored warnings from friends and family not to marry my husband
A surprisingly uplifting story from the Washington Post.
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Film : Star Wars IX : The Rise of Skywalker
Andrew Stephens' opinion of The Rise of Skywalker very-closely echoes Dan's.
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Found GC2VT9P Giants Graves
This checkin to GC2VT9P Giants Graves reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Walked over from Pendragon Castle in spite of the muddy conditions, although our party was reduced from 7 to just 3 by the time we got to the GZ as the kids gave up and turned back. Not …
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Found GC1YHN9 Lady Anne’s Highway: Pendragon
This checkin to GC1YHN9 Lady Anne’s Highway: Pendragon reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. First find of 2020. Came out for a New Year's Day walk with extended family whom we're visiting and decided to visit the ruin. Checked for nearby caches and spotted this one. Took some finding as …
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Handshake Lessons for Sarah
Dan's sister Sarah has the worst handshake ever. Let's try to fix that.
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Found TC4W8P Love a Cotswold Croc
Dan finally logs a Terracache he's visited many times before while taking the kids to the local crocodile zoo.
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When you're in the club and you're hungry... (Misheard Lyrics… Round Two!)
Bec Hill's hearing food in her music again. Funny.
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Making It Boring
Jeremy Wagner proposes that the Web should be made more boring to make it usable by more people, more of the time, and faster. With Dan's comments.
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Evolving Computer Words: "Hacker"
Of all evolving computer words, "hacker" is perhaps the most-loaded and controversial. Dan explores how it's changed and whether it can ever return to its original meaning.
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Three Wishes
How many times can you wish somebody a Merry Christmas before you've used up all your wishes?
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TacoBot 3000 (Part 3 of the Raining Tacos saga)
Parry Gripp's latest video contains the catchiest song about tacos or robots that you'll ever hear.
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Men. Abuse. Trauma. | Philosophy Tube
Dan watches "Men. Abuse. Trauma." on Philosophy Tube and doesn't quite get flashbacks.