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  • Dan, a microphone in front of him, smiles at the camera.

    So... I'm A Podcast

    As you might have already noticed, I started a podcast. Let's take a look (or listen!) into how and why I adapted my WordPress installation to double as a podcast host, and discuss what kind of content you're likely to find on it...

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1390 words)

    • Article
    • with an accompanying podcast
    • 1 comment
    • posted 22 August, 2024
  • Lynx screenshot showing DanQ.me via the Finger protocol.

    Test your site in Lynx

    Testing your website in Lynx or another text-mode browser can help you find find where you've become dependent upon JS and CSS. Let's see how much of DanQ.me breaks when it's deprived of advanced Web functionality!

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1326 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 1 May, 2024
  • Image representing post: Yesterday's Internet Today! (Woo DM 2023)

    Yesterday's Internet Today! (Woo DM 2023)

    At a work meetup a fortnight ago I presented a "flash talk" about how I've made WordPress into a CMS for Finger and Gopher as well as the web, and what I learned by doing so.

    Read more (213 words)

    • Video
    • 12 comments
    • posted 21 February, 2023
  • Screenshot showing this blog rendered as plain text as the result of running finger blog@danq.me at a Linux terminal.

    Finger Portal to WordPress Blog

    Has anybody ever made a Finger-to-WordPress gateway before? No? Can you imagine why that might be?

    Read more - about 4 minutes (741 words)

    • Article
    • 28 comments
    • posted 17 November, 2022
  • Your Experience May Differ

    To: Daniel Hill <dlh9@....>
    From: Dan Q <dan@....>
    Subject: Aberystwyth University Is Awesome! Warning: Your Experience May Differ.



    Dear Daniel,

    There's an age-old tradition amongst Aberystwyth graduates, and in particular amongst Computer Science graduates. But to truly understand it, you first need to understand a little bit about Aberystwyth University. Also, to understand recursion, you must first understand โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1131 words)

    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 30 September, 2009

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