Peter Bowyer
@peter.bowyer.org
Studier of Sociology and Criminology. Developer of JavaScript / NodeJS / Leaflet.js. Master of Scrums. Interests: Social History. Public Policy. CGS. Genealogy / DNA. #hamradio #hamr (G4MJS) Views my own
I'm disgusted with Cloudflare. I wrote a demo app a year ago that lives on CF, I access it approximately once every 2 months to see if it's still working. I will henceforth be moving it to AWS so it can sit dormant there instead.
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I'm disgusted with Cloudflare. I wrote a demo app a year ago that lives on CF, I access it approximately once every 2 months to see if it's still working. I will henceforth be moving it to AWS so it can sit dormant there instead.
Cyber attack? Nah. Cloudflare is broken.
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Cyber attack? Nah. Cloudflare is broken.
I think he needs to consult a solicitor whose office isn't the corner of the bar in the local boozer.
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I think he needs to consult a solicitor whose office isn't the corner of the bar in the local boozer.
I hope they have good PI insurance
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I hope they have good PI insurance
They didn't read the chapter on availability zones.
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
They didn't read the chapter on availability zones.
Not sure why this is at all surprising - gamblers losing is their business model, incentives to staff for contributing to same should be expected.
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Not sure why this is at all surprising - gamblers losing is their business model, incentives to staff for contributing to same should be expected.
I literally came looking for your inevitable sensible take on the subject and wasn't disappointed.
September 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I literally came looking for your inevitable sensible take on the subject and wasn't disappointed.
When GB appointed him First SoS in 2009 I distinctly remember tweeting 'So the answer is Mandleson, I wonder what the question was'.
September 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
When GB appointed him First SoS in 2009 I distinctly remember tweeting 'So the answer is Mandleson, I wonder what the question was'.
But does Pete know about Pad?
September 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
But does Pete know about Pad?
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September 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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I'm looking forward to the playoffs.
September 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I'm looking forward to the playoffs.
The Local WhatsApp groups are running red hot, I expect. Nothing gets them going quite like disruption in the bin calendar.
August 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Local WhatsApp groups are running red hot, I expect. Nothing gets them going quite like disruption in the bin calendar.
Agree. The Clarion is the only outlet making any attempt to actually report on local issues rather than simply scraping press releases and Facebook posts from vocal stakeholders.
August 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Agree. The Clarion is the only outlet making any attempt to actually report on local issues rather than simply scraping press releases and Facebook posts from vocal stakeholders.
Michael Bond would be mightily confused.
August 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Michael Bond would be mightily confused.
Probably because although NICs don't pay your pension, your entitlement to a state pension is gated by you having paid enough years of NICs. That's a subtle but important distinction which isn't well understood.
August 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Probably because although NICs don't pay your pension, your entitlement to a state pension is gated by you having paid enough years of NICs. That's a subtle but important distinction which isn't well understood.