DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 107 posts · Server m.danq.me

This week, I spoke to a school group about the history of The Devil's Quoits. Perhaps I should be more-willing to share what I've learned in-general, even in areas where I'm still learning?
Read more: danq.me/2023/07/01/local-exper

#article #children #coaching #education #geography #history #publishedongemini #school #teaching

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 93 posts · Server m.danq.me

My team and I recently used a deck of Dixit cards to playfully work on refining our collective idea of our identity and our values. It turns out we're a D&D-like party of heroic adventurers!
Read more: danq.me/2023/05/30/fire-values

-2023

#article #automattic #boardgames #dungeonsanddragons #game #games #publishedongemini #rome #travel #work

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 89 posts · Server m.danq.me

Lately, I've taken to "travelling light", and it feels carefree and liberating.
Read more: danq.me/2023/05/21/travelling-

#article #automattic #packing #publishedongemini #travel #work

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 82 posts · Server m.danq.me

My GPSr dropped me next to a far older bit of architecture than the one that hosts the cache, but found after a short search. I’m staying nearby as part of a charity hackathon for a nonprofit I’m involved with, but came out for a walk and an explore while between other tasks. SL, TFTC.
Read more: danq.me/2023/04/01/dan-q-found

#checkin #cachelog #Geocaching #publishedongemini #threerings

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 81 posts · Server m.danq.me

In response to a recent comment, I've written a recipe for getting "new" Far Side content into FreshRSS too.
Read more: danq.me/2023/03/29/far-side-ne

#article #comic #freshrss #publishedongemini #rss #xml

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 80 posts · Server m.danq.me

FreshRSS's XPath scraping continues to be a "killer feature": here's how I'm using it to follow webcomic Forward.
Read more: danq.me/2023/03/28/forward-com

#article #comic #freshrss #publishedongemini #rss #technology #xml

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 78 posts · Server m.danq.me

The Jigidi jigsaw solver I wrote a year and a half ago stopped working, so I made another one (it's not as good).
Read more: danq.me/2023/03/20/jigidi-help

#article #debugging #Geocaching #hacking #javascript #programming #publishedongemini #puzzles #video

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 77 posts · Server m.danq.me

Frustrated that nobody on the Internet has solved my problem for me, here's my guide to configuring Listmonk on an Unraid server.
Read more: danq.me/2023/03/16/listmonk-on

#article #docker #email #publishedongemini #unraid

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 73 posts · Server m.danq.me

The dog needed a walk, so we explored North Leigh Common in the dark and found a hashpoint.
Read more: danq.me/2023/03/10/geohashing-

#checkin #cartography #dogs #Geohashing #hashlog #maps #publishedongemini

Last updated 2 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 72 posts · Server m.danq.me

Need all the UK strike action in your calendar app? I just helped a coworker with that, and I'm happy to share the results with you.
Read more: danq.me/2023/02/23/strikes-ics

#article #hacking #publishedongemini #ruby

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 70 posts · Server m.danq.me
DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 48 posts · Server m.danq.me

My thoughts on Kev Quirk's learnings from ten years of blogging.
Read more: danq.me/2023/01/23/kev-quirk-t

#repost #blogging #publishedongemini

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 40 posts · Server m.danq.me

LastPass users are having to cycle their passwords in the light of a recent security incident. That might well include their "security question" answers, which necessarily leads to some amusing conversations.
Read more: danq.me/2023/01/05/changing-se

#article #names #passwords #publishedongemini #q #security

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 39 posts · Server m.danq.me

Taking a dog for a walk up a hill: couldn't be simpler, right? What if there were a flood in the way?
Read more: danq.me/2023/01/02/geohashing-

#checkin #Geohashing #hashlog #publishedongemini #video

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
3 followers · 32 posts · Server m.danq.me

In reply to Terence Eden, Dan says that he considers it's morally-acceptable for a personal website to take a reactive approach to the moderation of comments syndicated via WebMentions, and explains why.
Read more: danq.me/2022/12/03/reply-to-th

#reply #IndieWeb #publishedongemini #technology #web

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
2 followers · 27 posts · Server m.danq.me

The proxy I implemented to bypass The Far Side's lack of an RSS feed is now unnecessary, because FreshRSS is better than ever.
Read more: danq.me/2022/11/23/far-side-fr

#article #comic #freshrss #publishedongemini #rss #xml

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
1 followers · 27 posts · Server m.danq.me

The proxy I implemented to bypass The Far Side's lack of an RSS feed is now unnecessary, because FreshRSS is better than ever.
Read more: danq.me/2022/11/23/far-side-fr

#article #comic #freshrss #publishedongemini #rss #xml

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
1 followers · 22 posts · Server m.danq.me

As the sun begins to set on Spring '83, I finally finish implementing my server for the protocol, way too late for anybody to pay attention or notice.
Read more: danq.me/2022/11/20/sts-6/

#article #gemini #IndieWeb #programming #publishedongemini #Spring83 #technology #web #webdevelopment

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
1 followers · 19 posts · Server m.danq.me

Has anybody ever made a Finger-to-WordPress gateway before? No? Can you imagine why that might be?
Read more: danq.me/2022/11/17/wp-finger/

#article #blogging #finger #nostalgia #publishedongemini #technology

Last updated 3 years ago

DanQ.me · @blog
1 followers · 7 posts · Server m.danq.me

Unable to sleep, I found myself wondering whether anybody with a retro-hipster vibe had built a smart pocketwatch. All your smartwatch features, but in pocketwatch format.

Then I realised I was describing a mobile phone on a keychain.
Read more: danq.me/2022/11/08/smart-pocke

#note #clock #hipsters #publishedongemini #technology #telephone #telephones

Last updated 3 years ago