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Waffle Wednesdays
Like most people, I am in a collection of group chats with friends. It’s a nice, low effort, always on way to stay up to date with mates, even if you’re separated by oceans, responsibilities, and time zones. They rise and fall in activity, with short bursts of activity, followed by longer periods of dormancy.…
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Pat on the back
Paternity leave came to an end on Sunday, and I’m back to work. Some of my non-American readers may be shocked, perhaps even appalled, by the two weeks. I prefer to follow the path of gratitude; at the end of the day, my employer is early stage, lacks funding, and didn’t have to offer me…
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Back to new
My wife got me a large wooden chopping block a few years ago. Some may think that’s a weird present, but I love it. Already it has become a unique reflection of my chopping style, with the slice marks at a very particular angle, focussed on the right hand side of the board, exactly where…
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Micro Centre
My friend and I are working on a project together, essentially building a safety deposit box that has a timer attached. In our ideal world, you could set the safe for a few days, months, or even years, and when the timer runs out, the safe opens. We have some ideas around it which we…
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RAM it in
I’ve been seeing a bit of a lag in computer performance recently, which I simply do not have time for. That isn’t controversial; I know you are exactly the same. The worst thing is that I wasn’t asking the world; all I wanted to do was share my zoom screen while having a few tabs…
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Halloween Party
Our apartment building is hosting the annual Halloween party, and it has been the best one so far. Not that I really know, we haven’t been to many, and this one we only just popped into, mostly to grab a few free snacks and beers. It would be nice to go down and be social,…
