Posts
2015
Fun with Sculpin
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After migrating my blog over to Sculpin I’ve slowly been tweaking things here and there. Over the past few days I’ve added the following:
Static social media links to post titles Posted time ago on homepage Comment counts after read more link Gulp all the things It’s been quite a lot of fun adding all these features.
Personal Development Is Key
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When I decided to leave my last job I had a lot of thoughts running through my head. I knew that moving to WunderUK would be a big change and challenge but I figured it was worth a shot.
Easy Auto Renewal with Letsencrypt
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After reading a lot of different docs for letsencrypt I couldn’t find an easy way of auto renewing my domains simply. So after I’ve compiled what I’ve found so far.
New Blog-ish
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I’ve finally moved my blog from Ghost to Sculpin as you can probably see.
It’s all flat file html now which is generated via jenkins. I’m glad to be working with Jenkins again since I never really got on with Bamboo.
Hello World 2.0.0
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It feels like it’s been ages since I last blogged. There are a few reasons for this:
Moved house! # Finally did it! Me and Hannah moved into our lovely new house in Manchester.
Letter to Alex Hynes of Northern Rail
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I sent the following email to the CEO of Northern Rail this morning after over a month of frustrating commutes to work.
Hi Alex,
I’ve recently moved to Swinton in Manchester and I knew in advance that the area was serviced by Northern Rail so my expectations were lower than what I was used to on First Transpennine I wasn’t quite expecting it to be this bad.
Depression is Exhausting
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I’m tired, I’m exhausted. I’m mentally fucked.
I had my first “official” appraisal today and I still can’t shake the feeling that I’ve fucked up. That I’m not good enough and everything is my fault.
Home Office!
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Since moving to a new house I have an proper office for the first time so I’m determined to get it right.
I asked on twitter what remote workers would suggest, here are the results:
I fucked up
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I fucked up and I fucked up badly.
A few months ago I went cold turkey on propranolol (against all feedback) and after a few weeks the side effects went away and I was fine.
Finite Energy
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I have a finite amount of energy. My energy comes in a few different forms, all important to how I feel on a day to day basis.
I find myself applying energy in the wrong place now.