Kev Quirk @kev@fosstodon.org

Ok, finally got around to doing a #Uses page on my site after @uglyduck did his. Been meaning to do one for ages, and that was the push I needed.

https://kevq.uk/uses/

I had to sign into my mum’s hotmail account for her this week. Holy shit, what a horrible mess that is!

So I’ve just been sat with my oldest son before bed. We got to talking about my tattoos. I ended up giving him a pen so he could draw a tattoo on me…

He drew #Deadpool. Now the question is, do I get his drawing inked on my leg for real?

I’ve had a couple of episodes where I’ve passed out. Not sure why, but my Dr is looking into it. In the meantime they have (rightly) said I can’t drive.

So, check out my new wheels! Not quite as comfortable as my Mercedes, but at least I can get about. 😊

My lymph node has swollen to the size of an orange and is REALLY painful. So yeah, thanks for that covid vaccine!

😂😂

This is music to my ears. #FuckFacebook

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-14/facebook-fb-advertisers-impacted-by-apple-aapl-privacy-ios-14-changes

#dogsofmastodon is my new favourite thing! Here’s mine…

For those of you with M1 Macbooks, would I be wasting my time getting an 8GB model?

Finished “Tuesdays With Morrie” last night after a recommendation from @codeHaiku (I think, sorry if it wasn’t you).

Both sad, inspirational and uplifting all at the same time. Well worth a read. Only a short book too, can read it in a couple of sittings.

So the #Mycroft Mark II has had a redesign…

https://kevq.uk/notes/the-new-mycroft-mark-ii/

So I discussed my leaving #Linux post with @mike and @cooper before posting it. It’s fair to say that all three of us had concerns as to the reaction I might get.

I’ve had lots of comments, the vast majority of which have been along the lines of “you do you” or “I’ve got a similar story”.

Not just from Fosstodon, but many other instances too. Don’t ever change, #Mastodon. You’re awesome.

I’m no longer running #Linux on the desktop.

https://kevq.uk/a-sombre-goodbye-to-linux/

I have an issue with my #WordPress site where it won't let me render any curly brackets. For example, in liquid syntax:

{{ page.title }}

I've tried using the HTML encode equivalent in the code block, but even that doesn't work.

They render fine in Gutenberg, but are just blank in the front end. Any of the WordPress experts out there (like @chris) know what's going on here and how I can get around it please?

Urgh I have a chicken pox ridden kid. Has to be on the day where I have a tonne of meetings. 🤦‍♂️

Poor little itchy sausage. He is utterly miserable.