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  • Personal
    • Writing ZX BASIC on your PC

      One of the projects I'm slowly chipping away at in my spare time is a game for the ZX Spectrum. I really don't want to type it in using my actual Spectrum, so I started looking for a method that would let me write BASIC on my PC using a comfortable, familiar IDE.

    • My favourite authors

      Now that the office bookshelves were ostensibly mine and mine alone, I decided that I would rearrange them in order to gather together the works of my favourite authors.

    • Meditation

      I find meditation to be similar to exercising or writing: you never really want to do it, but you always feel better after you have.

    • My 2022 in books, films and music

      Year sixteen of sitting myself down in front of the computer on New Year's Eve and totting up (almost) everything I read, watched or listened to over the previous twelve months. I'm not even sure whether I enjoy this exercise any more, but it's been a thing for too long to give it up now.

    • How I became a web designer

      As I grow older, I increasingly often find myself indulging in nostalgic reminiscences, reliving periods of my life and reflecting on the multitude of decisions that led me to my present situation. One such recent reflection struck me as sufficiently interesting to share.

    • Some Observations On Visiting Edinburgh, By A Visitor From The Low Countries

      When one arrives into Edinburgh from the west, the city slowly grows out of the ground before you. Squat houses with flat roofs cluster in ones and twos along the roadway, numbers nailed to their lintels, as if they aspire to one day grow taller.

  • Life
    • Meditation

      I find meditation to be similar to exercising or writing: you never really want to do it, but you always feel better after you have.

    • How I Get Things Done

      Over the years, I’ve experimented with many different techniques for time- and task-management; here’s how I do it, 2018 edition.

    • How I became a web designer

      As I grow older, I increasingly often find myself indulging in nostalgic reminiscences, reliving periods of my life and reflecting on the multitude of decisions that led me to my present situation. One such recent reflection struck me as sufficiently interesting to share.

  • Music
    • Metric @ The Roundhouse, Feb 1st 2023

      If you're a fan of Metric, it's a little surprising to come across them playing in such a relatively intimate venue. The multiple Juno winners seem like they should be selling out stadiums. Perhaps back home in Canada they are – but here in Europe the stops are decidedly on the smaller side.

    • My 2022 in books, films and music

      Year sixteen of sitting myself down in front of the computer on New Year's Eve and totting up (almost) everything I read, watched or listened to over the previous twelve months. I'm not even sure whether I enjoy this exercise any more, but it's been a thing for too long to give it up now.

  • Books
    • My favourite authors

      Now that the office bookshelves were ostensibly mine and mine alone, I decided that I would rearrange them in order to gather together the works of my favourite authors.

    • My 2022 in books, films and music

      Year sixteen of sitting myself down in front of the computer on New Year's Eve and totting up (almost) everything I read, watched or listened to over the previous twelve months. I'm not even sure whether I enjoy this exercise any more, but it's been a thing for too long to give it up now.

  • Productivity
    • How I Get Things Done

      Over the years, I’ve experimented with many different techniques for time- and task-management; here’s how I do it, 2018 edition.

    • Personal Productivity Hacking

      When I look back over the last year, one area in particular stands out as needing improvement. Towards the end of the year, I resolved to address this petering out of productivity.

  • Writing
  • Review
    • Metric @ The Roundhouse, Feb 1st 2023

      If you're a fan of Metric, it's a little surprising to come across them playing in such a relatively intimate venue. The multiple Juno winners seem like they should be selling out stadiums. Perhaps back home in Canada they are – but here in Europe the stops are decidedly on the smaller side.

  • Film
    • My 2022 in books, films and music

      Year sixteen of sitting myself down in front of the computer on New Year's Eve and totting up (almost) everything I read, watched or listened to over the previous twelve months. I'm not even sure whether I enjoy this exercise any more, but it's been a thing for too long to give it up now.

  • Retro
    • Writing ZX BASIC on your PC

      One of the projects I'm slowly chipping away at in my spare time is a game for the ZX Spectrum. I really don't want to type it in using my actual Spectrum, so I started looking for a method that would let me write BASIC on my PC using a comfortable, familiar IDE.

  • Gaming
    • Writing ZX BASIC on your PC

      One of the projects I'm slowly chipping away at in my spare time is a game for the ZX Spectrum. I really don't want to type it in using my actual Spectrum, so I started looking for a method that would let me write BASIC on my PC using a comfortable, familiar IDE.