All Things Joel.
As a bit of an experiment I built NRL-Predict a machine-learning project which tries to predict NRL-games. It uses past-performance and player injuries, considering the impact of each player on the game to determine who will win and the predicted score. The score is normalised based on what is typically seen in rugby league matches [ ]
MatchMinutes is a full featured soccer substitution manager for the busy coach or manager. It is designed to be used on the sidelines with easy to use graphics and buttons, but powerful flexibility and settings. MatchMinutes is a match-day companion built to take that load off your shoulders. One simple idea drives the whole app: [ ]
My favourite areas to mountain bike #1 Wylde Wylde is my favourite because it s got a great range of activities. You can do jumps, drops, fast and flowing or climbing. Generally most of the park is pretty easy to ride, but some highly technical parts and advanced areas. Improvements made recently (June 2026) make this [ ]
I have been fighting a problem with WordPress. I was writing Posts in the tool and getting an error when I hit Save Draft, The response is not a valid JSON response. The issue is to do with the way NearlyFreeSpeech.net uses FastCGI and it breaks WordPress JSON queries. To diagnose if you have this [ ]
Introducing win-ax206-display, a python utility to run a AX206 screen from Windows and display system performance information. These AX206 displays are cheap and make a great desktop addition with a nice way to monitor a gaming PC or servers stats. One problem is for Windows they generally require AIDA64 which is an expensive and quite [ ]
I really like tools like WorldTimeBuddy but I don t like that they have limitations so I vibe-coded my own. Scheduling meetings across time zones is tedious. You end up checking multiple clocks, doing mental math, and hoping you haven t accidentally booked someone at 3am their time. This tool helps with that. You add the cities [ ]
TL;DR; I built a tool to tell you if you can run a videogame: Access it here Introduction I was stuck in an airport on the way home and I had a laptop that we use around the house and for portability with me, that is not super powerful. I was wondering, what games can [ ]
I was watching (the excellent) Gamers Nexus channel on YouTube and I loved the way they loaded the PC and plotted the PC load, fans and cooling all on one graph. What this allows you to see is not just that the cooling is working at full load, but you can see in realtime how [ ]
In an era defined by grand challenges it s easy to feel overwhelmed. Yet, amidst the complexity, there s a compelling narrative emerging: humanity s capacity for audacious ambition, innovative problem-solving, and the sheer tenacity to achieve what once seemed impossible. I ve recently delved into three remarkable books that, when read together, paint a powerful picture of this [ ]
I have historically used nagios for home monitoring which, whilst a powerful and Enterprise Grade tool in some respects, is also an overkill and quite annoying to setup in a home environment setup. I really just want something basic I can look at and can see the status of all my services, get notified when [ ]