Replacing Google Analytics
Let's ditch Google Analytics and self-host Matomo with Cloudflare Tunnels.
Small Plates
Short stories and tech experiments.
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Backups and Toast
A Linux guy doing home backups the same way that a chef cooks a toastie for dinner.
Encrypted Things
Managing passwords for the forseeable future.
Remixing Closer
Recently re-watched the movie Closer (2004), curious to see if my perception had changed in 20 years. Then I spent three weeks editing it.
AWS Footguns
My secret sauce for running web applications inexpensively on AWS, using Lambda, Cloudfront and OpenTofu/Terraform.
Filesystem Tagging
It turns out there's an absolutely marvellous way to tag and catalog an archive of files on Linux.
Email for Maniacs
I've gone through a number of different iterations on my email setup. It is now minimal, reliable and slightly unhinged.
The Tiny Website
This website has a tiny no-frills build system using Make and vim. It "makes" me happy on every save.
Penn and Teller
I went to a Penn and Teller magic show. It knocked me sideways, but it wasn't the magic.
The Dirty CRM
My customer management tool that no-one should ever use.