2021-04-09 // 1 min read // #site
For now, I’m trying out a self-hosted instance of Plausible Analytics with this website. I was tempted to go with the hosted option for a while, but I prefer having more control with a self-hosted arrangement.
2021-04-01 // 2 min read // #site
For the last year or so, I’ve hosted my website using an old Raspberry Pi on my home network. It’s served me well, but I’m retiring it for now. I’m sure I’ll find a new use for it in the near future though!
2021-03-17 // 3 min read // #lawn-bowls
As with any sport, competitive lawn bowls has its share of rules and regulations. Bowls Victoria has a specific of rules on abandoning play during disruptive weather, like heat, wind, rain and lightning.
2021-03-12 // 2 min read // #music
I’m excited to report that live music has returned to Melbourne, and I couldn’t be happier. After a year of online performances of mixed quality, it’s amazing that I can go to physical concerts once more.
2021-03-11 // 2 min read // #site
Tweets and videos embedded in this site are now static, displayed using my own custom HTML/CSS! Previously I used the templates provided by Hugo, but I had a few motivations for going with own approach.
2021-03-02 // 2 min read // #music
I stumbled upon a annotated release of the soundtrack to the video game Journey. The game was a favourite of mine when I was younger, and I still regularly listen to the soundtrack out of nostalgia.
2021-01-19 // 2 min read
After recent issues with my laptop, I’ve had to take it in for repair. As an exercise in disaster recovery, I thought it would be good idea to treat the laptop as a write-off when handing it over.
2021-01-08 // 2 min read
As a wrap to 2020, the team at Basecamp ran a campaign called Dumpster Fire. The premise was simple: Send an email, and watch a contraption print it and feed it into a fire. It was open to anyone, so I joined in to farewell the year as it passed.
Taking the opportunity to share my listening recommendations from the year past
2021-01-01 // 9 min read // #music
For me, 2020 was a very quiet year. I spent a lot of time at home, and wasn’t out much aside from when I needed to be out. During that time, I found myself drawn to music listening as an escape.
As a way to farewell the year, I thought I’d highlight some of my favourite albums that have come out in the past twelve months.
Building the features I want to see in the world
2020-10-23 // 8 min read // #serverless #vercel
Over the last few months, I’ve started supporting a few content creators I follow through a monthly subscription on Patreon.
Whenever these creators post new content, Patreon notifies me with an email. This works well enough, but I’d rather be using my true love to stay up to date: RSS!
Does Patreon support RSS feeds? My cursory internet searching turns up that they’re only available for podcasters posting audio content.
So if general RSS feeds for Patreon aren’t available, why not make my own?
