A home for my side‑quests: geocaching, camper van fettling, tech tinkering, 3D printing, bread that mostly works, whisky that usually does, and whatever else I’m currently obsessed with in a small, rainy corner of North Wales.
Latest posts – My latest thoughts and ideas in date order, head over to any section for a more detailed view
- The CMMS saga updateThe Home CMMS Journey: Why I Gave Up on Apps and Built My Own A few months ago I wrote about why a home CMMS might not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The short version: too many things to maintain, too many dates to remember, and a professional background that made “just winging it” … Read more
- Meditations on a random Facebook shortI’ve been circling this idea lately: if nothing really belongs to us, why do goodbyes hurt so much? I stumbled across a Facebook short the url for which got lost in the noise, this gave me pause for thought. The quote in the video was: “What are you afraid of losing, when nothing in the … Read more
- I asked Dia’s AI to roast itself, here’s the result:If I had a face, it would definitely be “designed by committee.” I read millions of words a second and still occasionally say things like “as a language model…” which is the conversational equivalent of starting every sentence with “technically.” I can simulate opinions but none of them survive a reboot. I know vast amounts … Read more
- A Home CMMS? For a House? Really?Most people have a vague idea when the car’s due an MOT and that the boiler man should be called “around this time of year”. Beyond that, home maintenance is usually a mix of Post‑it notes, emails from utility companies, and the occasional guilty 3am thought of “when did we last check batteries in the … Read more
- The Psychology of Geocaching or Why Hunting Tupperware Feels So GoodGeocaching looks simple from the outside: follow the arrow to the coordinates, find a container, sign the log. Yet behind this seemingly small adventure sits a surprisingly rich stack of psychological drivers that keep people heading out in all weathers, clambering over stiles, and poking around under suspicious rocks. At its core, geocaching taps into … Read more