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September 2021
Pupdate There was a local sausage dog meetup, which was a lot of fun for the people and the dogs: GraphQL I had to spend a bit of time learning GraphQL, as it’s used by the latest GitHub APIs, and there’s no other way to access the data behind the Projects (beta) boards. There’s a […]
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Tags: cast iron, CO2, dachshund, Dart, DataCamp, DSM, DSM7, Flutter, griddle, monitor, NAS, ppm, python, Synology, upgrade
August 2021
Pupdate Max had his first birthday, and Milo is now able to join him on walks after being vaccinated. They also go down to sleep at night in their pen downstairs, which is a step in the right direction. Though there’s been some amazing escapology from Max, and we’re still working on mornings. Trainers After […]
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Tags: alcohol free, Beat Saber, dachshund, documentation, Durham, jq, json, Raspberry Pi, trainers, York
July 2021
Pupdate The big news this month is the arrival of Milo. So we now have double the fun. Holiday The other big news was that we went on holiday for a week in the Lake District. The Lakes were for a while a regular family destination, and then for a variety of reasons we stopped […]
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Tags: bite, boots, Cookaway, cottage, hiking, holiday, insect, Lake District, Lakes, maps, Max, Milo, MT-1300, Raspberry Pi, router, ticks, vacation
June 2021
Pupdate My Apple Fitness challenge for June was to walk/run 225.5km, which resulted in some bonus walks for Max, despite the mostly awful weather. Back to London I went into London for the first time in 15 months. It was for an emergency dentist visit (which turned out OK), but it’s a trip I’d rather […]
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Tags: @sign, ARM, dachshund, Dart, railcard, Raspberry Pi, vaccination, veteran, vr
May 2021
Pupdate Cold and dry April gave way to wet and windy May, but at least the bluebells were out and beautiful for scamping around: Podcast We’ve had some great guests on the show during May, and some fantastic episodes coming up. We also added a discussions feature to the web site, and Olivier Jacques came […]
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Tags: BBQ, Beat Saber, HDMI, lightning, podcast, vr
April 2021
Pupdate As the weather has improved it’s been great to get out and about more with Max. We also had some fun with his mother Nellie coming to visit. Coding The new job means I’m back to writing code a lot more. One of my first adventures was into using the ZeroSSL API to automate […]
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Tags: BBQ, Beat Saber, brisket, coding, dachshund, open source, podcast, puppy, Raspberry Pi, Rust, smoking, vr
March 2021
Pupdate Max is 7 months old now, and continues to be a source of endless entertainment and cuteness. Having half his people back at school has disrupted our Lockdown III routines, but he has a reason to get extra excited when folk come home. Vaccination I got my first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The […]
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Tags: @sign, actor model, apple, BBQ, cooking, dachshund, Dart, desktop, fitness, Flutter, food, mobile, platform, podcasts, protocol, puppy, repair, The @ Company, vaccination, vr, watch, web
February 2021
Pupdate This was the month that he became a dog that likes to go for walks, which is great. He was pretty reluctant for the last few months – scared of traffic and meeting other people (and other dogs), and not keen on the cold wet weather. I’m glad we persevered, as he now seems […]
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Tags: Beat Saber, car, dachshund, element, kimchee, learner, lenovo, mini, oven, PI, Pico, puppy, Tiny 2040, vr, X250
January 2021
Pupdate He’s getting more used to the rhythms of life with us. There’s obviously a distinctive sound to my lock keyboard keystroke, as he’s up and stretching before I’ve had a chance to change my glasses. Speaker fix I was watching The Midnight Sky[1]. It has a bunch of scenes in a spaceship, with very […]
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Tags: ARM, Bind, Brewdog, Brix, dachshund, DNS, dry January, Elvis AF, ESXi, eTrade, Mission, MOT, OpenWRT, puppy, Raspberry Pi, reMarkable, speaker, Stream Deck, Transferwise, VMware, woofer, Zoom
December 2020
I don’t think I’ve ever been so glad for a holiday break… In this post, a brief pupdate, some new toys, People Powered, the history of PCBs, toiletry vacations, and some Pi and VR stuff. Pupdate Max continues to grow, and get used to being part of the household. It’s been really fun having him […]
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Tags: AirPods, Beat Saber, crackle, earphones, headphones, Jono Bacon, motorbike, motorcycle, PCB, people powered, Quad Lock, reMarkable, Snugs, toiletry, vr
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