🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/26/enm/
Can it perhaps be time that we stop saying "ethical non-monogamy"? Nobody feels the need to say "ethical monogamy"; monogamous folks are given the benefit of the doubt and assumed to be practicing a relationship ethically. I feel
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/26/enm/
Can it perhaps be time that we stop saying "ethical non-monogamy"? Nobody feels the need to say "ethical monogamy"; monogamous folks are given the benefit of the doubt and assumed to be practicing a relationship ethically. I feel
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/25/the-perils-of-doors-in-gamedev/
Tom Forsyth recollects a bug that made Half-Life 2 unwinnable when built using a compiler to that supported SSE. A reminder of how weird the edge-cases in tech can be!
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/25/the-perils-of-doors-in-gamedev/
Tom Forsyth recollects a bug that made Half-Life 2 unwinnable when built using a compiler to that supported SSE. A reminder of how weird the edge-cases in tech can be!
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/25/doctype/
I received my copy of DOCTYPE magazine, a genuine 'type this program in and run it'-style programming magazine but for a modern world, and enjoyed writing, debugging, playing, and then considering refining Stuart Langridge
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/25/doctype/
I received my copy of DOCTYPE magazine, a genuine 'type this program in and run it'-style programming magazine but for a modern world, and enjoyed writing, debugging, playing, and then considering refining Stuart Langridge
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/24/male-surname/
This form dynamically changes the labels for the Surname and Forename field based on the value of the Gender field. Wut? Because a Male Surname is totally distinct and nothing like a Female Surname, I guess?!?
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/24/male-surname/
This form dynamically changes the labels for the Surname and Forename field based on the value of the Gender field. Wut? Because a Male Surname is totally distinct and nothing like a Female Surname, I guess?!?
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/24/svgs-that-feel-like-gifs/
Back in July Vincent D. Warmerdam shared a great tip on screen-recording terminals into small, scalable animated SVG files, and I only just got around to reading it. Amazing stuff!
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/24/svgs-that-feel-like-gifs/
Back in July Vincent D. Warmerdam shared a great tip on screen-recording terminals into small, scalable animated SVG files, and I only just got around to reading it. Amazing stuff!
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/23/polyamory-day-2025/
Happy Polyamory Day y’all. (Plus max props to Petra without whom I’d have forgotten about it, like most years.)Closest thing I did to celebrating it was going out to the pub last night for beer and food wit
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/23/polyamory-day-2025/
Happy Polyamory Day y’all. (Plus max props to Petra without whom I’d have forgotten about it, like most years.)Closest thing I did to celebrating it was going out to the pub last night for beer and food wit
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/23/rss-to-whatsapp/
RSS remains the gold standard for subscribing to Web content... but WhatsApp Channels/Newsletters provide another interesting opportunity for syndication. If only somebody had written an RSS-to-WhatA
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/23/rss-to-whatsapp/
RSS remains the gold standard for subscribing to Web content... but WhatsApp Channels/Newsletters provide another interesting opportunity for syndication. If only somebody had written an RSS-to-WhatA
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/22/postcards-from-the-internet/
A few weeks ago I published a PO Box address to which visitors to my site can post postcards, to try to bridge the gap between my 'Internet friends' and the physical world. Today I
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/22/postcards-from-the-internet/
A few weeks ago I published a PO Box address to which visitors to my site can post postcards, to try to bridge the gap between my 'Internet friends' and the physical world. Today I
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/20/ai-and-cigarettes/
Chris Ferdinandi draws parallels between people pushing 'less-harmful' AI and those promoting vaping as 'less-harmful' smoking; the latter, of course, ultimately resulted in new people taking up a
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/20/ai-and-cigarettes/
Chris Ferdinandi draws parallels between people pushing 'less-harmful' AI and those promoting vaping as 'less-harmful' smoking; the latter, of course, ultimately resulted in new people taking up a
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/18/30-years-of-notices/
This telegraph pole in the centre of Eynsham carries the scars of hosting countless community announcements, notices, and flyers over the last 30 years. ×
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/18/30-years-of-notices/
This telegraph pole in the centre of Eynsham carries the scars of hosting countless community announcements, notices, and flyers over the last 30 years. ×
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/18/dreamhost-payback/
About 17 years ago, I stopped using DreamHost. They later decided I owed them money. I disagreed, but enjoyed watching them incredibly-slowly claw it back via the 'refer and earn' p
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/18/dreamhost-payback/
About 17 years ago, I stopped using DreamHost. They later decided I owed them money. I disagreed, but enjoyed watching them incredibly-slowly claw it back via the 'refer and earn' p
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/17/beige-buttons/
When was the last time you saw a computer with a reset AND a turbo button? Bet it's been a while. But now, thanks to a stupid web component I made, you can see one on my website... or your own. What does it do? Nobody
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/17/beige-buttons/
When was the last time you saw a computer with a reset AND a turbo button? Bet it's been a while. But now, thanks to a stupid web component I made, you can see one on my website... or your own. What does it do? Nobody
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/17/autumn-sunrise/
Gorgeous autumn dawn this morning with a razor-sharp moon hanging above the shifting hues of the South-East. It’s going to be a cold one. (At last; it’s been an unseasonably-warm November so far!) ×
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/17/autumn-sunrise/
Gorgeous autumn dawn this morning with a razor-sharp moon hanging above the shifting hues of the South-East. It’s going to be a cold one. (At last; it’s been an unseasonably-warm November so far!) ×
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/15/dan-q-wrote-note-for-gc88zy9-the-devils-quoits/
A local landowner has (controversially) decided to start enforcing their ownership of the land surrounding the lake at Dix Pit, and has erected new fences
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/15/dan-q-wrote-note-for-gc88zy9-the-devils-quoits/
A local landowner has (controversially) decided to start enforcing their ownership of the land surrounding the lake at Dix Pit, and has erected new fences
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/14/we-need-to-talk-about-botsplaining/
In a wonderful blog post from last month, Stephanie describes the scourge of Botsplaining. Here's my experience of it.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/14/we-need-to-talk-about-botsplaining/
In a wonderful blog post from last month, Stephanie describes the scourge of Botsplaining. Here's my experience of it.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/13/mitbs5/
I really liked Only Murders in the Building. It started with a fun premise. It grew into something hilariously self-aware. I'd recommend it. But man, the fifth season had the most-disappointing reveal/con
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/13/mitbs5/
I really liked Only Murders in the Building. It started with a fun premise. It grew into something hilariously self-aware. I'd recommend it. But man, the fifth season had the most-disappointing reveal/con
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/13/pythagorean-theorem/
I clearly remember the day I first learned the Pythagorean theorem, because I had a problem I wanted to solve and a practical application that I wanted to use it on. Let's re-create the ex
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/13/pythagorean-theorem/
I clearly remember the day I first learned the Pythagorean theorem, because I had a problem I wanted to solve and a practical application that I wanted to use it on. Let's re-create the ex
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/11/two-modes-of-internet-use/
Tracy Durnell keeps her online- and offline- friends separate, and describes some solid reasons to do so. I appreciate her thoughts, even where I don't want to apply her conclusions to my own life.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/11/two-modes-of-internet-use/
Tracy Durnell keeps her online- and offline- friends separate, and describes some solid reasons to do so. I appreciate her thoughts, even where I don't want to apply her conclusions to my own life.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/11/the-piss-saga/
When somebody started repeatedly leaving bottles of urine on top of a utility cabinet in his neighbourhood, filmmaker Derek Milton decided to investigate. I watched the documentary he made while doing so and... I still have
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/11/the-piss-saga/
When somebody started repeatedly leaving bottles of urine on top of a utility cabinet in his neighbourhood, filmmaker Derek Milton decided to investigate. I watched the documentary he made while doing so and... I still have
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/10/are-you-closer-to-ireland-or-scotland/
A throwaway comment in a WhatsApp group lead me to a deep dive into geodata encoding and drawing a big old line all the way across England (and a little way across Wales!). I
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/10/are-you-closer-to-ireland-or-scotland/
A throwaway comment in a WhatsApp group lead me to a deep dive into geodata encoding and drawing a big old line all the way across England (and a little way across Wales!). I
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/10/a-chat-with-19-year-old-me/
Giles Turnbull's written a wonderful piece, imagining a conversation with his 19-year-old self. I wonder what I'd say to myself at 19 if I bumped into him?
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/10/a-chat-with-19-year-old-me/
Giles Turnbull's written a wonderful piece, imagining a conversation with his 19-year-old self. I wonder what I'd say to myself at 19 if I bumped into him?
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/09/send-me-a-postcard/
Sure, you could leave a comment or drop me an email or say hi on Mastodon... but wouldn't it be cooler if you could send a physical postcard in response to a blog post? Let's find out together.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/09/send-me-a-postcard/
Sure, you could leave a comment or drop me an email or say hi on Mastodon... but wouldn't it be cooler if you could send a physical postcard in response to a blog post? Let's find out together.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/05/the-signal-and-the-noise-is-still-excellent/
13 years ago I reviewed The Signal and the Noise by Pagan Wanderer Lu. Despite being knocked down at least one peg, it still stands among my top ten concept albums
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/05/the-signal-and-the-noise-is-still-excellent/
13 years ago I reviewed The Signal and the Noise by Pagan Wanderer Lu. Despite being knocked down at least one peg, it still stands among my top ten concept albums
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/04/ten-pointless-facts/
A 'ten questions about yourself' quiz is circulating the blogosphere, and I figured I'd join in (and wear four different hats, in the process).
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/04/ten-pointless-facts/
A 'ten questions about yourself' quiz is circulating the blogosphere, and I figured I'd join in (and wear four different hats, in the process).
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/30/dan-q-found-gcajjp3-kohtauspaikat-virtual-reward-4-0/
The younger child and I nipped across for a photo while we waited for our tram to come.
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/30/dan-q-found-gcajjp3-kohtauspaikat-virtual-reward-4-0/
The younger child and I nipped across for a photo while we waited for our tram to come.