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Writing

Post content on your own platform first

It’s really tempting to create your empire upon the platforms where the most people hang out. Tools like Twitter, Instagram, TicTok, LinkedIn, YouTube etc have amazing apps that allow you to quickly and easily contribute to conversations. They also provide a much larger potential audience base for you to connect with too. The key for […]

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Anything Man

For a few years I’ve been sending emails to one of my favourite comedy groups, Tripod, asking them if/when they’ll make all of their song in an hour challenges available. For those of you that weren’t listening to Triple J back in the late 90’s and early 00’s might have missed it, but this is […]

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Writing

Beginners guide to buying NFTX

As someone who has only ever ventured into Crypto by buying it through a Coinbase app the whole process of getting into NFTX has been a long and confusing one. The good news is that I’ve hit every snag you could have, so I’m here to take you through the steps if you decide you […]

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Life Writing

Time Stripe

So this is pretty much the most depressing thing that I’ve come across this year (we’re only 5 days in mind you). TimeStripe takes a look at how long you’ve lived and how much time you’ve got left (assuming you live until 80). While I hope for quite a few years past my 80th birthday, […]

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Technology

Getting started with NFTX index funds

NFTX, a community-owned protocol for NFT index funds on Ethereum. It can be a daunting process when you’re looking to extend outside of simple apps like Coinbase and begin to look at buying Crypto through other areas. QuickStart guide to buying NFTX Follow these steps to get up and running with NFTX. Download and create […]

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Technology

Masks and Face ID on the iPhone

This article from WiredUK is claiming that the Although the company has made changes to the system so that your iPhone will now prompt you to enter your passcode if it detects you’re wearing a mask, tasks such as unlocking your smartphone and paying for your shopping using Apple Wallet have become frustrating. The other […]

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Technology

Share this post as a Twitter Thread

When writing the last post on my to-do list for 2020 I noticed a new option in the WordPress pre-publish check list. Twitter Threads Twitter threads are a neat way to link a series of rants about a particular topic into a more digestible read. A reader can then go through each of your tweets […]

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2020 To Do List

There are only a few days left in 2020, including the day I’m writing this. To finish this awkward year off well I’m going to give myself two final tasks. Start Wes Bos’s course Beginning Javascript (it’s too much to try and complete it inside three days). Setup VS Code Server so that I can […]

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Links

Best Data Visualization Projects of 2020 | FlowingData

FlowingData — Read on flowingdata.com/2020/12/23/best-data-visualization-projects-of-2020/

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Life

Apple Fitness

Since lockdown came in I’ve been missing a 40 minute walk to and from work in London, and as a result I’ve been packing on the kilos (probably also has to do with a poor diet and too much beer). I’ve signed up to Apple fitness on a one month trial in the hope it […]