Hi there, I'm Nicholas!

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.
2021-05-25 //
2 min read
In a chance glance through the Git history of one of my projects last week, I found commit 53331294. A hash with eight leading numbers! A sequence like this isn’t particularly rare, but it’s also not an everyday occurence.
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2021-05-09 //
3 min read
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#cloudflare
#hugo
#webdev
Recently, Cloudflare made their Tunnel service (formerly Argo Tunnel) free and available for all Cloudflare users. For an existing free-tier user like myself, there’s no better time to try it out!
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2021-05-01 //
2 min read
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#automation
#github
With a little bit of invested time, I’ve figured out a nice little process for previewing changes to my site. The technical side of it is a writeup for another day, but it’s too cool to not to talk about here and now.
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2021-04-23 //
1 min read
A new approach to online tracking being trialed by Google has been under scrutiny this week, from developers and privacy advocates alike.
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2021-04-16 //
1 min read
I stumbled across an old animation from a few years ago yesterday, set to a rather funky beat. Not the most fascinating thing on its own. Interesting though, how my perspective has changed a bit after looking into the music a little bit more.
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