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• Post #4434654

  Brilliant. I'm such a "valued customer" that they couldn't even be arsed to put my name in the email. Why is it even necessary to have a "business intelligence database" with a 3rd party? I ordered a fucking laptop. Can a tech company not create their own customer database? Full email here - https://cdn.kevquirk.com/framework-breach-email.pdf https://kevquirk.com/2026-08-07-0910

• Post #4275975

  Apparently left-handed people can't use a fountain pen as the left hand smudges the ink as they write. I call bullshit on that. https://kevquirk.com/left-handed-people-cant-use-a-fountain-pen

• Post #4160080

  Always fun when your bike runs out of electricity on the way to work. Note to self: connect the trickle charger TONIGHT! (Wife is on the way with my jump box to save me) https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-28-0916

• Post #4142911

  The poor buzzard was still there when I was walking the dogs this morning, so clearly something was wrong. Luckily my wife was able to get hold of a local falconer who was able to catch him and hopefully nurse him back to health. 🦅 https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-27-1754

• Post #4113911

  Taking the dogs for a walk with our oldest and we came across this beautiful buzzard just sat there. Wasn't bothered by us really. I just hope it doesn't have a bust wing or anything. https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-26-1044

• Post #3955164

  Yup. Goat-proofing the chicken door really worked a treat. FML. 🤦🏼‍♂️ https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-20-0810

• Post #3937941

  I'm sick of pissing about with #Codeberg. I've switched back to #GitHub. https://kevquirk.com/ive-moved-back-to-github

• Post #3860131

  A few of us were talking to one of the summer interns at work about age: Someone: How old do you think Kev is? Intern: [with all the confidence in the world] 50? I turn 42 in August. FML. 🤣 https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-16-1147

• Post #3781497

  Haven't worn this watch for months, but it's such a fun one to wear in summer. Beautiful dial and a Seiko movement that will probably outlive me. https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-13-0812

• Post #3761023

  It's a beautiful morning here in North Wales. My wife has taken our youngest to his cricket match, and our oldest is upstairs playing with his Lego out of the heat. Me? I'm sitting in the sunroom, listening to the goats and chickens, with a coffee and book. Perfect Sunday morning. https://kevquirk.com/2026-07-12-1008

• Post #3299908

  So a fox came into the field and took a chicken from right in front of us at dinner time last night. Unfortunately we couldn't get to it in time. Our rooster tried, but he wasn't successful either. We have her last egg, so we're gonna try and hatch it. 😟 https://kevquirk.com/2026-06-12-0646

• Post #3294588

  It's been 8 months since I stepped down as a global exec. Here's how it's going. https://kevquirk.com/career-update

• Post #2249139

  I've been invited to #Thunderbird Pro but the pricing is confusing. Is that 15 email address with one mailbox, or is the storage split across up to 15 mailboxes? I assume the former. If so, I'll probably go with #Fastmail.

• Post #2249138

  I was recently invited to try the #Thunderbird Pro beta program ahead of their general release. Here's my initial thoughts. https://kevquirk.com/my-inital-thoughts-on-thundermail

• Post #2249136

  Brilliant. I look at migrating #PureBlog over the #Codeberg only to find the site is down. 😠 I just hope it's maintenance or something...

• Post #2203969

  Some thoughts about my fear of flying and why it makes me uneasy. https://kevquirk.com/my-fear-of-flying

• Post #2015226

  Had fibre to the premises (FTTP) installed this morning - big upgrade in speed, both up and down, and my provider kept my static IP in place. Very happy. Just need to see how quick it gets to over the next few days now. https://kevquirk.com/2026-05-05-1134

• Post #1855586

  Three men tried to steal my motorbike from me while I was commuting home last night. Here's what happened... https://kevquirk.com/three-men-tried-to-steal-my-motorbike-while-i-was-on-it

• Post #1780132

  Seriously considering a switch from #GitHub to #Codeberg after reading the post below, but I'm not sure I have the energy for it. https://dbushell.com/2026/04/29/github-is-sinking/ https://kevquirk.com/2026-04-29-1655

• Post #1700185

  Why is everything proprietary these days? Let me tell you a little story... https://kevquirk.com/why-is-everything-proprietary-these-days

• Post #1688528

  I just realised I'm not financially supporting #Fosstodon I thought I was! Fixed that. Support your instance, folks - it's a tonne of work (and money), trust me, I know first hand. https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/

• Post #1667737

  So @thinkroot99@linux.social has created a #PureBlog discovery page, which already had 30+ sites in it. I never knew so many people were running Pure Blog. ❤️ https://discover.thinkroot.xyz/

• Post #1662026

  I've had the T480 for a couple of days now, so wanted to jot down a few initial thoughts. https://kevquirk.com/thinkpad-t480-initial-thoughts

• Post #1605761

  Lots of people have been asking myself and Mike for a statement on the recent drama surrounding Fosstodon. This is **MY** statement. https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-the-fosstodon-drama

• Post #1506234

  I hope that those cool black chassis and coloured keyboards will be available for the OG #framework 13 - I'll 100% swap them out!

• Post #1354540

  So I've put the #Framework back together and I think it's dead. None of the documentation on the Frameword site for resetting the MB is applicable to my laptop. Brilliant. I've logged a ticket with Framework support. Anyone know anyone who works there who I can reach out to please?

• Post #1159834

  And this is why the plugin ecosystem for #WordPress is simultaneously it's strongest power, and biggest security concern. https://anchor.host/someone-bought-30-wordpress-plugins-and-planted-a-backdoor-in-all-of-them/

• Post #1154708

  Responding to a recent question to my AMA post. Sanjay asks about setting up your digital life with no subscriptions. https://kevquirk.com/ama-can-one-setup-their-digital-life-to-be-subscription-free

• Post #815935

  In a web dominated by feeds and algorithms, Joan makes a strong case for blogging as a way to reclaim depth, ownership, and real thinking. https://kevquirk.com/blog/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

• Post #787585

  I am obsessed with this game. https://100jumps.org