Category: Meta
2024 in photos
I must admit that I have neglected this annual photo update for the past couple of years. But I’m hoping to get back into good habits starting with 2024! I’ve clocked up a total of over 28,000 photos on my Flickr account stretching back over a decade. I hope to continue adding many more. There…
A farewell to Twitter
A final farewell to Twitter to stop my content being used without my consent (and how you can too!)
Announcement: new Supporters Portal
A few days ago I announced a new website – what I’m calling a ‘Supporters Portal’. Basically you can sign up for a small monthly amount ($5 or $10) and receive access to some bonus features. These include early video access, work in progress updates and extra footage / photos. There is also a free…
How to stop a fire alarm
For the past few months my home has been plagued by a persistent nearby fire alarm. The first time this happened was around 12 months ago. It went off for a few hours in the evening before stopping, and I thought not more of it. But then it happened several more times. Most memorably in…
20,000 subscribers
Some time yesterday morning the number of subscribers on my YouTube channel ticked over from 19,999 to 20,000. I hit 10,000 just over eight months ago in July 2023 and I really wasn’t expecting to get here so soon. I’m very humbled and thankful to everyone who has supported and helped to grow the channel.…
My journey to Jekyll and back
Some of you may have noticed that I launched a new website the other day and migrated from WordPress to Jekyll. Well, now I’m back. Why not WordPress? For background I have been running a personal website since my council election campaign 14 years ago in January 2012. I started on WordPress at the time…
