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2026-08-01 16:29:03 CEST

Our new addition to the family, Nelly, has arrived and she's causing havoc already. 🤣
https://kevquirk.com/2026-08-01-1528
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2026-07-26 11:44:03 CEST

Taking the dogs for a walk with our oldest and we came across this beautiful buzzard just sat there. Wasn't bothered by us really. I just hope it doesn't have a bust wing or anything.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-26-1044
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2026-07-23 19:55:01 CEST

Antonio opines that by using RSS feeds instead of visiting people's sites, we're robbing ourselves of enjoying the design many site owners have put a lot of work into.
https://kevquirk.com/your-rss-reader-is-robbing-you

2026-07-23 12:30:01 CEST

Loren talks about the differences between Security and Privacy, but also how (and why) he prioritises one over the other.
https://kevquirk.com/security-versus-privacy

2026-07-13 09:12:51 CEST

Haven't worn this watch for months, but it's such a fun one to wear in summer. Beautiful dial and a Seiko movement that will probably outlive me.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-13-0812
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2026-07-12 11:09:04 CEST

It's a beautiful morning here in North Wales. My wife has taken our youngest to his cricket match, and our oldest is upstairs playing with his Lego out of the heat.
Me? I'm sitting in the sunroom, listening to the goats and chickens, with a coffee and book.
Perfect Sunday morning.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-12-1008
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2026-07-08 07:54:26 CEST

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I personally run my VPS on Hetzner with HestiaCP on top of it. It gives the closest experience to something like cPanel where I can easily create and drop websites without having to SSH in and manually configure files.

2026-06-27 19:16:31 CEST

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haha poor choice of words on my part there, sorry!

2026-06-26 16:23:01 CEST

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Everyone who said helmet hangers - you're correct. I have a number of old lids that I no longer wear, so I'm gonna display them in my office.

2026-06-26 14:59:17 CEST

My first rather large #3DPrinting project. Can anyone work out what they are?
(No they're not abstract Starship Enterprises)
https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-26-1359
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2026-06-22 10:05:01 CEST

I'm getting sick of LLMs being everywhere. Let me use you how I want to use you, then get out of my way!
https://kevquirk.com/no-i-dont-want-you-to-summarise-the-page

2026-06-22 07:56:37 CEST

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yeah, it is a beautiful part of the world. It wasn't all positivity and beauty though. I managed to drop the bike at a junction. Gonna write about it over the next couple days. Not a happy camper though.

2026-06-21 19:42:31 CEST

It's handy when your riding buddy is a photographer. You end up with some nice photos.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-21-1842
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2026-06-17 09:40:40 CEST

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we have 3 broody hens at the moment, so we have them sitting on eggs too. We're not confident in their ability to brood though, so we're hedging our bets. 🤣

2026-06-16 13:32:54 CEST

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a cocker spaniel labrador mix. Apparently they're called cockerdors...unfortunate name.
It's basically be a small, slightly fluffy lab.

2026-06-16 08:55:21 CEST

Like we don't have enough animals already. This little black blob will be joining us on August.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-16-0755
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2026-06-12 10:16:26 CEST

You know what the absolute worst part of owning an EV is?
It's when you get in the car with the kids and there's 67% battery left.
⁶🤷⁷
https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-12-0916

2026-06-08 15:16:35 CEST

Sorry for all the spam, I was testing a new feature on my local dev site and totally forgot to turn off the Masto cross-posting hook. 🤦🏻‍♂️

2026-06-07 23:11:51 CEST

Why does everyone in #F1 love #Monaco? It's by far the most BORING race on the calendar.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-07-2211

2026-06-04 00:46:19 CEST

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how the kit? I'm after some new jeans.

2026-06-03 15:02:00 CEST

Second times a charm. 👍🏻
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/686/305/145/386/253/original/c7cc2ee89874d42a.jpg

2026-06-03 08:36:29 CEST

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correct. I've just been researching it and apparently there's an option to add supports? 🤷🏼‍♂️

2026-06-03 08:12:17 CEST

Dammit, my second print somehow went wrong. I think it's because I dont have the printer on the steadiest of surfaces. Will move and try again.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-03-0710
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2026-06-02 22:13:34 CEST

My friend has talked me into doing a charity 10km run around Chester Zoo in September. They're fine raising to help tigers.
I've (stupidly) signed up. If you'd like to sponsor me, I'd be ever so grateful. ♥️🐯
https://chesterzoo.enthuse.com/pf/kevin-quirk

2026-05-23 16:33:58 CEST

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maybe...

2026-05-23 15:45:02 CEST

I've been getting into fountain pens over the last 6 months or so. They're lovely to write with, it not awkward for a lefty like me.
https://kevquirk.com/using-fountain-pens-for-note-writing

2026-05-23 14:35:27 CEST

I want to love #Vivaldi, I really do, and the new design for v8 looks great. But the lack of ability to automatically switch to dark mode in Gnome is a deal-breaker for me (I think it's a bug). Here's a demo video of Vivaldi (right) and Firefox (left).
https://kevquirk.com/2026-05-23-1331

2026-05-12 20:20:02 CEST

I recently upgraded my home internet to full fiber. Was it worth the money?
https://kevquirk.com/upgrading-my-home-internet-to-full-fibre

2026-05-06 08:23:57 CEST

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a catch-all? I'm not sure. I seem to remember seeing something about it on the documentation though.

2026-05-05 12:34:42 CEST

Had fibre to the premises (FTTP) installed this morning - big upgrade in speed, both up and down, and my provider kept my static IP in place. Very happy.
Just need to see how quick it gets to over the next few days now.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-05-05-1134

2026-05-02 18:03:14 CEST

Filled up my wife's car with diesel just now. £107 for 56 litres!! It's usually around £65-70 to fill up.
By comparison, my EV costs around £12 to "fill up" with electricity. I think we need to consider getting my wife an EV too!
(Sorry, Americans, I can't be bothered converting to freedom units)
https://kevquirk.com/2026-05-02-1702
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2026-04-28 22:17:02 CEST

Just finished reading #ProjectHailMary and it was absolutely superb!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
https://kevquirk.com/books#project-hail-mary

2026-04-27 15:45:02 CEST

OK, the Framework saga is finally over...kinda.
https://kevquirk.com/update-2-on-the-framework-saga

2026-04-24 08:23:50 CEST

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ah man that's rough. Only one thing for it - time to buy a Framework! 🙃

2026-04-22 15:52:59 CEST

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it is. Board is completely blown, but I have a new one on order. This will go to my wife when I'm back up and running.

2026-04-22 15:49:24 CEST

Hello from my new #Thinkpad T480! migrating (shrinking) my drive from the 2TB in my #Framework to this 1TB was painful, but I now have my full #Ubuntu system back and no bloody MacOS to battle with. 🎉
https://kevquirk.com/2026-04-22-1449

2026-04-16 17:59:43 CEST

Urgh. Since dropping coffee all over my #Framework laptop, I'm back to using my M1 Mac. Jesus Christ MacOS is annoying, and Tahoe is fugly.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-04-16-1659

2026-04-15 19:20:36 CEST

I take back pretty much everything I said in this post. I've bought a #SnowskyEcho just to see, loaded my old music on it, and it's pure joy! Discovering so much music that I haven't played for years.
https://kevquirk.com/2026-04-15-1820

2026-04-10 17:35:01 CEST

I just realised that I've completed the 100 Days to Offload challenge for a second time.
https://kevquirk.com/ive-completed-100-days-to-offload-again

2026-03-25 21:15:02 CET

I've had my Framework 13 for a year now, but am I still enjoying it?
https://kevquirk.com/a-year-with-the-framework-13

2026-03-25 09:00:04 CET

I am obsessed with this game.
https://100jumps.org
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2026-03-12 13:34:57 CET

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oh sorry, I just assumed you were trying Pop if it was Cosmic. Yeah, it was Pop.

2026-03-11 13:33:19 CET

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Definitely easier on my laptop, with my glasses on.
0.0037 this time round - https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd/?r=AXMiKP__759d

2026-03-06 10:05:01 CET

Is it 1? 2? I don't know how many holes a straw has!
https://kevquirk.com/how-many-holes-does-a-straw-have

2026-02-20 19:26:52 CET

I didn't like the low down exhaust on the new bike, so I fixed it. Can see that beautiful rear wheel now too! 👌🏻
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2026-02-20 09:07:18 CET

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yeah exactly. We seriously considered getting him a dumb phone, but won't be able to see his location then. It's a nightmare.

2026-02-19 09:16:59 CET

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I really like that. Do you know if it's a Japan Domestic Market version, it whether or available elsewhere?

2026-02-08 18:41:52 CET

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should be working now. I hadn't updated some of my redirects. Sorry about that.

2026-02-08 17:40:01 CET

Just a quick post to mention that I've now migrated this site to Pure Blog. Hopefully everything works...
https://kevquirk.com/ive-moved-to-pure-blog

2026-01-29 19:04:07 CET

FFS. Do I need to find a new email client as well as a browser now too?
🤦🏼‍♂️ #Thunderbird #Mozilla
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2026-01-04 14:05:01 CET

I've yearned for a Blackberry form-factor for years, and now Clicks have made that wish come true. I had to pre-order one!
https://kevquirk.com/blog/i-ve-pre-ordered-the-clicks-communicator/

2025-12-31 10:35:24 CET

Was thinking about doing I've of those year in review posts, but 2025 has been the worst year of my life, and I really don't want to put everyone on a downer. I'll save you all from that.

2025-12-26 11:14:10 CET

Had a wonderful day yesterday. We hosted my family; there were lots of laughs, and way too much food. Just wholesome family time. Some tears too, as we all desperately miss my sister, but overall a happy family Christmas.
Today we have my wife's family coming to visit. Christmas is my favourite time of year.

2025-12-19 13:50:07 CET

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I'm actually trying @npub1gcd…4j0h at the moment and I'm really enjoying it. They have and Android app too, which is great. This one might just stick.

2025-12-14 11:23:16 CET

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I tried this a few weeks ago and ended up back in FF after a couple days. It's the muscle memory, I think.

2025-12-12 09:00:30 CET

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yep, the things we do for the kids, hey! I have work the next day too. 🤦🏼‍♂️

2025-11-26 10:54:38 CET

OK, I'm gonna try and give #Vivaldi a fair crack. I've set it as default on my laptop and phone, and will try and use it for the next week or so.

2025-11-24 08:11:34 CET

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me too! It's very exciting. If it was anyone else, I'd say it's a done deal, but it's Max chasing him!
Oscar is just off the pace at the moment and I can see him turning it round.
I can't wait for next season with all the new regs. Anyone's game and I have my fingers and toes crossed for Williams. Love Sainz and Albon.

2025-11-22 11:14:43 CET

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how do you make these?

2025-11-21 12:25:01 CET

I've been working on adding support for comments over the last few months. On a static site, that's hard, but it's finally done.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/adding-comments-to-my-jekyll-site/

2025-10-30 22:21:48 CET

It feels like every other week I get an email from [service] that my subscription price has increased. 😡

2025-10-17 23:37:05 CEST

My iPad Air died a few months ago after many years of service, so I bought a secondhand Pixel Tablet. My god this thing is astonishingly bad, especially to type on - the keyboard is horrendous. Oh, and the fingerprint reader is in no man's land on the side of the device.
Really, *really* shit.
It came with the speaker dock, so I'm just gonna use it docked in the kitchen. Can anyone recommend a decent #Android tablet at around 7"?

2025-10-10 16:58:43 CEST

Okay, fine. I updated my motorbikes page too. @npub16qf…el6k. 🙃
https://kevquirk.com/motorbikes/

2025-08-05 03:31:46 CEST

Why TF does #Ubuntu not automatically switch to dark mode when it's night time? Like, it's 2025 FFS.

2025-08-03 12:07:38 CEST

When did people start substituting putting the phone to their ear in favour of being on loudspeaker in public?
Fucking idiots.

2025-07-30 11:28:28 CEST

I need a better way of organising my notes, to-dos and tasks. I have crap all over the place at the moment, so if you have a system, I'd love to know what it is.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/how-do-you-take-notes

2025-07-27 19:16:28 CEST

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of course. I don't own the rights to running. 😂

2025-07-24 23:24:39 CEST

Fedi #hivemind (https://kevquirk.com/hashtags/hivemind), I need you.
I use OneNote in work. It's shit, but it's all I have. I need a better way of managing my notes and particularly my to do list. The latter is really the most important. Ideally it has an option to set "next action" so I know what's due on any given day.
I can't install anything on my work laptop, so I intend to run it on my personal Ubuntu machine, for both work and home.
Any recommendations?

2025-05-06 20:10:44 CEST

Beautiful moth I just found on the wall. Never seen one this colour before.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/462/231/339/124/345/original/70402e0caef6517e.webp

2025-05-03 11:28:25 CEST

So I recently took my #Motorbike in for it's first service and while there, they gave me this absolute BEAST to take out for a few hours.
Very similar to my bike except it's 200bhp instead of 170bhp. Beautiful machine.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/443/190/413/198/618/original/cc4ce170b70485ae.webp
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2025-04-29 18:10:35 CEST

So I've been running #Ubuntu for the last couple days and I have to say, it's been great. Very stable and no real issues to talk of. Snaps are still a bit shit, but a couple of commands later and I have Flatpak support.
Question - does Ubuntu shit the bed entirely if you remove Snaps all together?

2025-04-28 13:38:34 CEST

Lots of people have been asking myself and Mike for a statement on the recent drama surrounding Fosstodon. This is **MY** statement.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-the-fosstodon-drama

2025-04-22 15:40:23 CEST

The can is open and there are worms everywhere. 🤦🏼‍♂️🪱🪱🪱
(buds were free on an offer, I didn't really need them as my Sony ones (https://kevquirk.com/blog/repairing-my-sony-ear-buds) are fine.)
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2025-04-22 10:17:17 CEST

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I pulled the plug and flipped to Windows last night. It's working fine now.

2025-04-21 17:19:04 CEST

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I get what you're saying, but realistically, I petition AMD to fix this bug and they either won't listen (highly likely) or they take years to fix it.
In the meantime I could switch to Windows 11 in a few hours and be done with it.
It sucks that this is a driver issue, and AMD won't step up to the plate, but then doesn't help people like me that just need to get stuff done.

2025-04-19 09:54:37 CEST

Finallyyyyyyyy 🎉🎉
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2024-08-31 09:21:33 CEST

I finally broke and allowed my wife to get one of the kids an #Alexa for their birthday. They love it. I’m now silent every time I walk past his bedroom…

2024-08-22 09:10:09 CEST

I went to bed last night feeling fine, but this morning I woke up and my back hurts, my knees hurt and a can’t bend down without groaning.
I checked my phone and there are multiple “happy birthday” texts. Ah yeah, I turned 40 today. Bollocks.

2024-08-19 17:49:06 CEST

I saw a post from Will recently about the CLI journalling tool, jrnl. It looked cool, but had some limitations for my needs, so I decided to build my own.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/building-a-simple-journal

2024-06-27 10:35:30 CEST

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Casio W-800H
https://kevquirk.com/watches#casio-w-800h
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