I visited New Zealand - Part 9
It’s time to return to our lives back in the UK, so we spend one final night in Auckland before heading home
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new-zealand
I visited New Zealand - Part 8
With only one day left on the southern island, we head to an “unofficial 8th wonder of the world”.
I visited New Zealand - Part 7
The last day of our organised tour takes us off-road to our final filming locations.
I visited New Zealand - Part 6
We travel to the southern island to discover a different country
I visited New Zealand - Part 5
We spent 4 nights in Wellington, made 3 trips to Wētā, ate at 2 Restaurants, and visited 1 Museum
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
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...
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...
github
Bye-Bye GitHub Pages Gem
I moved away from the branch build and github-pages Gem for this site, and now I have an up-to-date, and more configurable build.
Use ssh instead of https for Terraform modules
When you use Terraform modules that are hosted on GitHub, you tend to set up the module reference with https as the protocol because you can use an auth toke...
Multiple custom domains with GitHub Pages
I moved all of my domains to GitHub pages
New Beginnings
I’ve been rocking the same website since 2013. I created it on the 25th of April 2013 when I heard that GitHub had moved GitHub Pages to a dedicated domain, ...
jekyll
Bye-Bye GitHub Pages Gem
I moved away from the branch build and github-pages Gem for this site, and now I have an up-to-date, and more configurable build.
Jekyll pre-commit Hooks
I use multiple pre-commit hooks to make sure my posts are really ready. This is my setup
New Beginnings
I’ve been rocking the same website since 2013. I created it on the 25th of April 2013 when I heard that GitHub had moved GitHub Pages to a dedicated domain, ...
git
Jekyll pre-commit Hooks
I use multiple pre-commit hooks to make sure my posts are really ready. This is my setup
Adding Maps to my Travel Posts
My travel posts lacked visual context, so I added SVG maps to them.
Bye-Bye GPG
So I have been using GPG to sign my Git commits for about 5 years now and every year, when my keys expire, it’s a nightmare to renew the keys for another year.
engineering
Fun with GML
Four ‘fun’ GML problems that pop-up when working with GML in the wild.
Looking back - 10 years writing application framework code
After a decade of designing, building, and maintaining an application framework for real-time data processing applications, what have I learned? What assumpt...
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.
code-quality
Looking back - 10 years writing application framework code
After a decade of designing, building, and maintaining an application framework for real-time data processing applications, what have I learned? What assumpt...
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...
maps
Fun with GML
Four ‘fun’ GML problems that pop-up when working with GML in the wild.
Adding Maps to my Travel Posts
My travel posts lacked visual context, so I added SVG maps to them.
fiction
That’s a Wrap - Twelve Days of Short Stories
I did well, but I could have been better.
Twelve Days of Short Stories
I decided to challenge myself to write 12 short stories on 12 random prompts
architecture
Long Live The Lakehouse
I finally feel like the industry is ready to support ‘the Lakehouse’. I thought I would write about how Apache Iceberg is making it possible.
Looking back - 10 years writing application framework code
After a decade of designing, building, and maintaining an application framework for real-time data processing applications, what have I learned? What assumpt...
gpg
Bye-Bye GPG
So I have been using GPG to sign my Git commits for about 5 years now and every year, when my keys expire, it’s a nightmare to renew the keys for another year.
ssh
Bye-Bye GPG
So I have been using GPG to sign my Git commits for about 5 years now and every year, when my keys expire, it’s a nightmare to renew the keys for another year.
security
Bye-Bye GPG
So I have been using GPG to sign my Git commits for about 5 years now and every year, when my keys expire, it’s a nightmare to renew the keys for another year.
osx
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...
bash
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.
thinkpad
My ThinkPad won’t wake up
Last week I upgraded my ever-reliable Lenovo x260 ThinkPad to Ubuntu 24.04.
precommit
Adding Maps to my Travel Posts
My travel posts lacked visual context, so I added SVG maps to them.
html
Multiple custom domains with GitHub Pages
I moved all of my domains to GitHub pages
terraform
Use ssh instead of https for Terraform modules
When you use Terraform modules that are hosted on GitHub, you tend to set up the module reference with https as the protocol because you can use an auth toke...
films
The Beautiful World of Walter Mitty
The 2013 Film ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ is visually astounding, and you should watch it!
data
Long Live The Lakehouse
I finally feel like the industry is ready to support ‘the Lakehouse’. I thought I would write about how Apache Iceberg is making it possible.