Never underestimate the power of people who are motivated by the good they can do in the world. Today I was in awe of this team of unpaid volunteers who, having already given up their bank holiday weekend, worked through dinner and into the night to ensure…

Playing hide and seek in Kennilworth Castle. You'll never find me! (geotagged for your convenience) <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000101566-scaled.jpg"><img width="640" height="359" src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000101566-640x359.jpg" class="aligncenter…

CSS is powerful and performant. Let's implement client-side list filtering (with the user's choice of AND and OR modes) in CSS, without a line of JavaScript.

What's that, girl? Two children are lost somewhere in this bookshop? Yeah, I should probably find them and take them home for lunch. <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000102473-scaled.jpg"><img width="640" height="1142" src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2…

Oxford Station. Catching a train to Manchester for a get-together in memory of the Nightline Association, which will sadly be closing this year (although individual Nightlines will doubtless soldier on just as they did before the Association). Carrying a…

Paraphrased from a conversation in a Manchester pub last night - <strong>Them:</strong> Your [dyed blue] hair is queer-coded, right? Like... you're telegraphing you're queer? <strong>Me:</strong> I mean... I'm also wearing a pride rainbow t-shirt and my watch…

Off to London. BRB! <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000102977-scaled.jpg"><img width="640" height="360" src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000102977-640x360.jpg" class="aligncenter size-i640" alt="Dan, sitting on a bus." loading="lazy"></a>

Shower thought for the morning was: why is cream cheese spread 'Philadelphia' called that? Is it from Philadelphia? (My box isn't, of course: it came from Ireland.) <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/20250520_080203-scaled.jpg"><img width="640" height="360"…

When people started calling my personal mobile number with questions about a voluntary organisation I'm involved with, I was confused: we weren't sharing that number. It turns out that Google had decided to take the number I used to verify my identity for…

Off to Pembrokeshire on holiday I've had to stop near Cardiff to put some more charge into the car... which provides the perfect opportunity for the doggo and I to explore a nearby sports field and take in All. The. Smells. 🐶 <a href="https://danq.me/_q2…

I was happy to get out of the traffic jam and get some fresh air, but the dog is REALLY happy! Running, rolling, sniffing, jumping... so excited to be able to move around! <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000103571-scaled.jpg"><img width="640" height="360"…

Cwm-yr-Eglwys, on the West coast of Wales. Time for a (bracing) swim! <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000103623.jpg"><img width="640" height="360" src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000103623-640x360.jpg" class="aligncenter size-i640" alt="Sandy…

Today's Hide And Seek With The Kids is brought to you by the Bishop's Palace, St. David's, Wales. <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000103839.jpg"><img width="640" height="644" src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000103839-640x644.jpg" class="aligncenter…

Mostly to make use of an animation I made for a different blog post that hasn't materialised, let me take a moment to explain to you the fundamental technical difference between 'streaming' and 'downloading'. Which won't take long... because there isn't one!

I'd like to nominate DB13W3 for Most Cursed Connector. I mean, just look at that thing! <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000104078.jpg"><img width="640" height="496" src="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000104078-640x496.jpg" class="aligncenter size…

Out for a dog walk this morning along the Nevern Estuary, I spotted this brave fellow rowing his way (at least) half naked across the bay, on a route that pitted him against the wind, rain, <em>and</em> tide! <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/05/1000104685.jpg"><img…

Fellow <a href="https://abnib.co.uk/">Abnibbers</a> and I, who see each other extraordinary infrequently in our diaspora, have a tradition of sharing a group selfie when we happen to coincide. I forgot to take one when @garethbowker@infosec.exchange and I…

I'm apply for a few roles that might be the next step in my career. And to my surprise, updating my CV and tweaking my portfolio is doing a world of good for my feelings of self-worth! Seriously: looking back over the last ~25 years of my career and enumerating…

Could I rock an interview tech-test in a programming language I haven't touched in a decade? I wanted to know, so I found a tech-test... then solved it in six different programming languages in a single sitting.

In case you weren't already a little nervous or uneasy going in to the dental clinic, the doorstop at my dentist's front door will fix that for you. <a href="https://danq.me/_q23u/2025/06/1000105676.jpg"><img width="640" height="640" src="https://danq.me…