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CrankWheel uses Maxio (née Chargify) for subscription management. It’s OK but I’ve never been super duper happy with it (mostly because I chose it for its flat fee structure, then later they switch to charging …

I’ve been experimenting with the MapChart website to produce maps showing the birth county of people in North Walls and Brims in two censuses, 1861 and 1921. What do you think? 1861 Census And here’s …

After 150 days and 3074.5 km of hiking (and also canoeing and cycling), I reached Bluff, the southern terminus of Te Araroa. Today was, I think, the first time daylight saving time changed for me …

Robb Knight in My Computing Origin Story and Kev Quirk in My computing History have both written posts about their computing history as part of WeblogPoMo2024. I thought I’d write about mine. I didn’t have …

Now there's something people wonder about a lot. Long story short: London may feel more like Bordeaux; New York City may feel more like the middle of Arkansas. Find out about where you live here.

How the hell do people stay informed nowadays? I have no idea, but this is how I do it. And some other thoughts.

One day I will see this mop bucket and not immediately start singing Ready for the World’s 1985 synth-funk hit. Today is not that day.

Like your versioning scheme , your changelog is a vital and oft-overlooked method of communication to your users. Unfortunately, it's easy…

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Jerry D. Coleman, cyptozoologist, author and artist, outdoorsman, and accomplished guide. At various times Jerry worked as a paramedic, installed alarm systems, ran a trucking …

Original airdate: May 19, 2024 The premise: Bart’s prank involving a human brain in a jar backfires when he is forced to “care” for it as a school assignment. He begins to form a true …

Our time in Nova Scotia was coming to an end. We’d sailed the South Shore in Nine of Cups and we wanted to visit several of the most memorable spots. We wandered around Yarmouth for …

Tech updates: anticipating the heat pump...

ESPHome device, a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3 and level shifter with 3.5mm TS and HDMI connectors. After getting the Onkyo RI support for ESPHome and Home Assistant in place, it was neat that I could …