Kind: Articles
Traditional long form content: a post with an explicit title and body.
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Mathematics of Mid-Journey Refuelling
Dan uses the Secretary Problem to work out which filling station to pull over at for the cheapest fuel on a long journey.
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Wonder Syndrome
Ruth writes about "Wonder Syndrome" as a counterpoint to "imposter syndrome", an Dan reflects on how and why he's adopting the term too.
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Child Photographers
Taking photos of children isn't difficult. Unless it's the early 1980s and that child is Dan.
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Say... "Cheese?"
Dan films himself trying five vegan cheese substitutes for your... let's say "enjoyment".
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Nginx Caching for Passenger Applications
Adding Nginx microcaching to a Passenger application requires a little thought. Let's save you from thinking about it.
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Printing Maps from Dungeondraft
Tips on using Dungeondraft to make RPG maps you can print for tabletop use.
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DNDle (Wordle, but with D&D monster stats)
Dan releases DNDle, a Wordle clone where you assign characteristics to try to guess the Dungeons and Dragons monster-of-the-day.
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Automattic International
Off the back of a colleague's throwaway comment, Dan makes cartograms showing how his coworkers' countries proportionally dominate their world map.
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Coco the Criminal and Peanut the Prophet
After squirrels steal his bird feeder, Dan wonders about their motives... and what happened next.
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Automattic Privilege
Dan's thinks about the geographic/cultural privileges he enjoys within his international workplace.
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EGXchange - a digital EGX wallet
Dan launches a digital wallet service for users of the Emma Goldcoin (EGX) digital currency.
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Taking a Jackbox Zoom Party to the Next Level
Dan hosts a lot of Jackbox games over Zoom, and he's got some pro-level tips to share with you.
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Tick Tock
Dan reviews Tick Tock, a cooperative puzzle game that he and Ruth played for their Date Night this week, and recommends you give it a go!
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Pronouns in Three Rings
Via a quick linguistics lesson, Dan explains how Three Rings handles volunteers' pronouns, and how it might need to improve in future.
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Email Tracking and Paperless Banking
Dan's paperless baking gets taken away when he doesn't consent to them tracking when and where he reads their emails.