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Conversation with my 80 year-old mother: : What's a VPN? : It does several things. But typically it can allow your computer to appear as if it's in ano...
#vpn #blaugust #blogpost #blaugust2025
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It's easy to point a finger, and criticise anything or anyone. I try to avoid doing this as it's not big, and it's not clever. However, I don't apply that s...
22h ago
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I finally decided I should donate to Wikipedia. We all probably use it without much thought as to the running costs. I even ignore the occasional nag s...
on Wed, 7PM
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It's World Photography Day and also World Photography Week. I thought I would give you a little insight into the type of photos I take by show-casing some of my favourites.
on Tue, 5PM
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I think I might have said on records at some point in the past that I find the task of changing a duvet cover quite challenging. I consider myself to be o...
on Mon, 5PM
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Today and yesterday have been full on. Each day I left the house at 6am, and got home at 7pm -- having put in a full 13 hours. One of the may things I oc...
on Sun, 8PM
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Today I was at a food and drink festival. There was also craft vendors and other points of interest. I was completely taken aback by the model boats being '...
on Sat, 9PM
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Is there an optimum post length?
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When I am writing a blog post, I tend to write without limit. I feel free to express my thoughts or share my story. I don't wish to restrict my musing as it...
on Aug 15
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Adverts with celebs endorsing products
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What is it about so-called celebrities appearing in adverts to endorse products? Am I the only person on the planet who realises they are in it for the mo...
on Aug 14
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Tip: Don't use free email addresses
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If I were to give you one tip for your digital life, it would be: Examples of free email services include: gmail.com, outlook.com, hotmail.com. You know...
on Aug 13
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Last week I finally caved and bought a new mobile phone. But nothing really changed, apart from my bank balance being lighter! I was an early adopter of ...
on Aug 12
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Torrential rain can cause significant damage to the environment, and impact on our own life and home. However, there is something quite alluring about the w...
on Aug 11
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Why are we obsessed with encryption?
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I read an great article today by Ruben: . It once again stimulated my own thoughts around the topic of encryption. We've reached a stage online where...
on Aug 10
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I enjoy cooking, and creating in the kitchen -- oh, and eating it too. I've just realised that I have never blogged a receipe on ForkingMad+, so let's cha...
on Aug 9
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Forgive me, for I have sinned.
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It's Friday, we're entering the weekend, and I have a guilty secret. I feel I need to expunge myself of this toll. In my defence, the circumstances in wh...
on Aug 8
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As part of the #blaugust blogging month of August most people do an introduction in week 1. We are running out of days in the first week, so I think it is t...
on Aug 7
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Looking back at my Polytunnel experiment
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A post from Forking Mad some years ago. <div style="border: 1px dashed; font-size: 85%; padding: 10px; line-height:1.4em; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25)...
on Aug 6
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I thought it was time to take stock of how much I have written on the blog. Some may call it gibberish [^1] -- I prefer to refer to it as my life's narrat...
on Aug 5
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As a child, a biscuit was a nice extra during the day. A chocolate biscuit was an absolutely treat. My mother rationed our treat intake. We rarely got t...
on Aug 4
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I'm at it again. Complaining about dark websites, especially those with poor contrast. Here's the thing, dark sites are harder to read for those with degr...
on Aug 3
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Pre-blog re: Online Music costs
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This is not, as yet, a blog post in the traditional sense. More of a pre-blog exploratory announcement. Following on from my into , I have been curious ...
on Aug 2
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I've taken part in a few blogging challenges recently, but this is the big one. takes place every August. The aim is to write 31 blog posts thro...
on Aug 1
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Just for fun, let's all blog about an irrational fear. Something that seems absurd to others, or is unusual, but sends shivers down your spine or makes you ...
on Jul 23
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Pushing Tags around the Fediverse
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Hello Friends, Followers, and people I've yet to get to know on the Fediverse. I'm looking for some help testing my latest initiative! We are probably ...
on Jul 23
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Pagecord - a blogging platform
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It seems like every week there is a new blogging platform which piques my interest. The latest one is , launched in March 2024 by Olly. R...
on Jul 21
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It's been a little while since we last checked-in on Alice the Apple tree. Amazingly she is 500 days old today. Starting as a from my apple, she has com...
on Jul 20
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Protecting your git repository
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I guess I really wrote this to remind my future self, but putting it on my blog allows me to share the knowledge. Every website is bombarded by trying ...
on Jul 19
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I made a new thing - justWords
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I've been creating again. This idea has been brewing in my head for a long time. A super simple quick way to publish a page of text. Great if you want to...
on Jul 15
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Here's an idea: Can we just have the facts of the news reported to us? In the olden days, when I was a teenager, the news appeared on the telly box thing...
on Jul 12
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Ruben's one year anniversary blog post
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I read a great blog post by Ruben as he celebrated the of his blog Kedara.eu. He has put a massive amount of effort into the blog post, mentioning (and...
on Jul 6
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When I was a child, I loved my lego. I found great pleasure in constructing things and using my imagination. I had a huge box of random blocks, colours, ...
on Jun 29
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Firstly, call me David -- coz that's my name! 🗒️ Leave a ✉️ Send me one of those email things: david@forkingmad.blog 📢 Grab me on Signal o...
on Jun 27
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For a few weeks I've been alone, at our home in Spain. My other-half is back in Scotland at the moment. I don't mind. I enjoy time to myself. In fact I b...
on Jun 15
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I want to comment on your blog post
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<figure> <figcaption>Listen to this article, narrated by me!</figcaption> <audio controls src="https://justdaj.com/files/BlogPost-WantToComment.mp3" ty...
on Jun 13
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New family and friends required.
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I'm in the market for new friends and family. Positions currently available include: sister, mother, various cousins, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncle...
on Jun 7
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Amazon Kindle Unlimited -- Cost to Authors
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<figure> <figcaption>Listen to this article, narrated by me!</figcaption> <audio controls src="https://justdaj.com/files/BlogPost-ku-narration.mp3" typ...
on Jun 7
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I often say to people 'I don't dream'. Generally I go to sleep, wake up some hours later and have no recollection of an over-active mind, or dreams. No ...
on Jun 5
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Back in February I blogged about the concept of on the internet. It's an alien concept for most of us as we've had it 'free' for so long. I use the term...
on May 30
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I guess the writing was on the door, but the time has come for me to ditch the Telegram messaging app once and for all. sometimes controversial CEO of Te...
on May 29
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Self Hosting is Not Always the Answer
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Cloud based software (examples: blogs, file sharing, photo sharing) requires a .... you an either use someone else's setup, and perhaps pay them a small subs...
on May 23
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As I pass the mark, I thought it would be interesting to list the most popular of those posts at this point in time. Interestingly, the top three are the s...
on May 12
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I was having a discussion with someone about AI earlier and ChatGPT. He claims it can solve simple problems 100% of the time. So I set it a basic question,...
on May 12
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Hey, I just checked and I have posted 111 musings to this blog. I've been blogging for years, on and off, but this is my most recent and I've not migrate...
on May 12
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A post that should've been a blog
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I just read a post on social media that should have been a blog post. Honestly, it was so long, great content, well researched. But it was a feckin' post...
on May 11
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I love doing blogging challenges or participating in blogging prompts. It's fun, and a great way to get a little insight into other people's lives. I t...
on Apr 23
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Book groups: I don't understand 📔
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I enjoy reading. I go through period where I read a lot, then spells where the only thing I read is the internet. Book Groups have always intrigued me. I...
on Apr 21
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I wrote this five years ago, on the death of my dog. I don't write poetry as a rule, and this was a first. I have never shared it with anyone. ...
on Apr 13
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I am one of those (special!) people who never dreams when I sleep. I wake each morning, refreshed and ready for the day, with no thoughts of overnight story-...
on Apr 13
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For those who are , Alice is now 398 days old. It's been 277 days since we in with her. Over last summer she started to flourish but her leaves all turn...
on Apr 9
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What even is this nonsense? I see it more and more on websites. Now it is here on bearblog.dev What witchcraft is happening to verify me? 🤔 \...
on Mar 21