Dils Blog

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tech

A collection of 16 issues

Public Security Announcement

I was planning to write up a longer post about protecting your privacy online. This is not that one. This is a quick call to action to make sure you are safe in the short term. There has been a few major data breaches in Australia recently and I suspect

Getting into Golang

I've been meaning to get into Golang for a while. Having worked with PHP and Java for the longest time it felt like it was time for another tool on the proverbial tool belt. I've started with a practical little API to track my posture while I work. I'm not

My negative start with the Apple AirPod Pros

How it started I've used over-the-ear headphones for ages but they can be a pain to switch devices. The Bose QC 35s can connect to 2 devices at a time but now I have too many devices I wanted a better way. The switch I figured ok let me try

Back to basics computing

My main computer is a 27-inch Intel iMac. It's probably one of the last Intel-based Macs Apple will make until they move to ARM-based chips. I bought it because I didn't want to deal with the Apple chip transition for apps and tools over the next few years. It's serving

Updating to Ghost 5 and what I learned along the way

It's been a while since I had a look under the hood of this blog. Since Ghost released version 5 I figured it's a good time to update.

Smart Phone Evolution

I was thinking about how smartphones have evolved and how they are now becoming over complicated for my taste.

Digital Dropouts

I'm noticing a worrying trend in the modern world. You seem to need a minimum 2 things to survive it. 1. A relatively modern smartphone 2. and a Facebook account With every shop and your shared ride wanting you to check-in with a QR code good luck sporting your retro

A Chat with Isura Silva About AI and the Value of Lifelong Learning

Isura Silva [https://twitter.com/isura] is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and the founder of aucterra [https://aucterra.ai/]. We talk about AI and the value of lifelong learning. Isura and I have been chatting on twitter for a long time and we have quite similar ideas when it comes

The Future of Work is Flexible, Remote and Hybrid

About 20 years ago my favourite pastimes was looking for telecommuting jobs on craigslist. That's was it was called back in those days. I never found one at the time but since then I have worked remote-first and semi-remotely (hybrid) for many years. Since the pandemic hit, remote, flexible and