Kind: Articles
Traditional long form content: a post with an explicit title and body.
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Cheating Hangman
Dan implements "Cheating Hangman", perhaps the cruellest hangman game you'll ever play.
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Water Science
Dan and the kids participate in some citizen science, testing the water quality in the Oxford Canal.
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Using the Web for Exhibition Interactives
As he writes up notes for his successor, Dan explains how the Bodleian's interactive digital signage uses the power of the Web.
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Counting Down
I wasn't sure that my whiteboard at the Bodleian, which reminds my co-workers exactly how many days I've got left in the office, was attracting as much attention as it needed to. If I don't know what my colleagues don't know about how I do my job, I can't write it into my handover notes.
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Automattic Recruitment (days -179 to -51)
Dan reflects on the last 128 days since he applied to work at Automattic, and looks forward to the remaining 50 until he starts.
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LABS Comic RSS Archive
For the benefit of anybody wanting to read LABS comic from the beginning in their RSS reader, Dan writes a tool to facilitate that.
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Shifting into Automattic
Dan announces his upcoming departure from the Bodleian Libraries and looks forward to working with Automattic.
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DanQ.me Ecosystem
Dan explains how he produces content for the Web, and his blog's place in the ecosystem of the places his content can be seen.
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Anniversary Break
Dan and Ruth celebrate their 12th anniversary by cycling across Scotland.
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I Don't Watch YouTube (Like You Watch YouTube)
A recent YouTube video by Veritasium helped Dan understand some of the quirks of YouTube's algorithms. Why hadn't he understood them before? Because he uses YouTube in an unusual way...
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BBC News... without the sport
A lightweight Ruby program to republish the BBC News RSS feed... but without the sports articles.
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Blogging with semantic insertions and deletions
Adapting your CSS can make semantically-enhanced /
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What can board game strategy tell us about the future of the car wash?
Factory Manager is one of Dan's favourite board games. Can it explain why there's no longer a car wash at your local filling station?
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Edge Blink and Progressive Web Apps
Dan investigates the pioneering Progressive Web App features of Edge Dev.
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The Four-Handed Condom
Dan provides another take on why the Tulipán Placer Consentido condom is useless, but it's good that it's being talked about.