I visited New Zealand - Part 4
Our quest down the northern island of New Zealand continues, taking us from Rotorua to Wellington, via Middle Earth
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I visited New Zealand - Part 3
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole...
Adding Maps to my Travel Posts
My travel posts lacked visual context, so I added SVG maps to them.
I visited New Zealand - Part 2
Our tour begins, showcasing the magic behind the movies, New Zealand culture, and history.
I visited New Zealand - Part 1
I know you shouldn’t get swept away by the small snippet you see of a county when you go on holiday, but I did. New Zealand stole my heart and I wish I coul...
My ThinkPad won’t wake up
Last week I upgraded my ever-reliable Lenovo x260 ThinkPad to Ubuntu 24.04.
Project Decomposition
As an architect, I frequently assist software engineers in breaking down project scope into manageable chunks. Here is one of the techniques I use.
One Rule to Build Them All
Every business is different, every codebase has debt that needs to be worked around. Any given project has different success criteria (budget vs. cost vs. sc...
A Simple Script Base
Sometimes you just need a script that takes arguments. This is a simple script which will call different functions based on the first argument from the user.
Simple QR Code Command
Sometimes you need to open a URL on your phone that you found on your company laptop but there’s no simple way to send it between the two devices. This simpl...