I’m a developer with a passion for cloud platforms, web development and automation!
I use this blog to write about my interests. They’re usually tech-related, but there’s also the odd music and gaming piece too.
2023-07-16 // 7 min read
Since late September, I’ve been working to establish an exercise routine as I improve my fitness. One of my decisions in that journey has been to buy a smart watch, and having just ticked over six months since purchase I thought it would be an opportune time to reflect on some of my highlights.
Discovering a tradeoff Tailscale makes for convenience
2022-09-25 // 4 min read // #tailscale
I’ve been trying out Tailscale recently to simplify networking between my devices. With the beta launch of Tailscale SSH offering the ability to connect to my DigitalOcean droplet without SSH keypairs, I was eager to incorporate it into my setup.
Said setup is a matter for another time, but with Tailscale SSH enabled for my droplet I was able to remote in with a plain ssh nicholas@gandra-dee!
However, there was a visible half-second delay when entering commands. While not a dealbreaker, it made each session a frustrating experience!
2022-03-14 // 2 min read // #gaming
As I’ve just found learned, today is the anniversary of Journey’s release ten years ago. It’s a video game from thatgamecompany where you guide a mysterious wanderer in robes on a pilgrimage to climb a distant mountain.
Journey is one of the games that’s stuck with me a lot since I’ve played it.
2021-10-01 // 3 min read // #music
Somehow, we’re now into the final quarter of the year. Here’s a few things that interest me, and may interest you!
2021-09-23 // 2 min read
I received an email from Cloudflare today about an account that had been created with my email address. Going by the details and the headers, it certainly seemed to have originated from Cloudflare. It looked like someone else had signed up with my details.
