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New macbook pro with M2 chip arrived today (yay) but the miles its racked up to get here … yikes. Data below from the DPD online tracker.

24 Jan

• 14:49 local time: Departed Shanghai
• 17:58 local time: Arrived East China Area

26 Jan

• 21:54 local time: Departed East China Area

27 Jan

• 02:29 local time: Arrived Hong Kong
• 05:48 local time: Departed Hong Kong
• 13:52 local time: Arrived Bahrain
• 16:16 local time: Departed Bahrain

28 Jan

• 01:48 local time: Arrived Leipzig Germany
• 03:59 local time: Departed Leipzig Germany
• 04:55 local time: Arrived Midlands UK

30 Jan

• 01:26 local time: Departed Midlands UK
• 06:20 local time: Arrived Maidstone UK
• 09:01 local time: Out for delivery
• 16:04 local time: Missed delivery (Oops)
• 18:12 local time: Arrived Maidstone UK

31 Jan

• 09:04 local time: Out for delivery
• 13:42 local time: Delivered!

Some assumptions, but I’m thinking at least 3 flights and probably around 7 truck journeys. Now I need to figure out the carbon offset for all this...

Published: 31st January 2023 at 21:08

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Finished The Satsuma Complex by Bob Mortimer. A crime fiction novel written by Bob Mortimer — what more can I say? If you're a fan of any of his work this will be an immediate 10/10. For those not familiar it may be a bit of a challenge; the details he goes in to can be unusual, but do bear with it — plenty of twists and turns to keep you interested.

Published: 30th January 2023 at 19:58

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Some experimentation with settings on the A7Riii and the obligatory photoshoot with the dog as she was waking up from an early evening snooze.

Published: 29th January 2023 at 19:33

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Obsessed with Ian McKellen's blog while he was playing Gandalf in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, split in to The Grey Book and The White Book — how has this slipped me by?!

Published: 28th January 2023 at 14:39

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Finished Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities this eve and there were some misses but overall a great ebb and flow of horror anthologies. Highly recommend going in to episode 7 “The Viewing” without knowing what its about, the cast are brilliant in this episode — Peter Weller in particular — my favourite episode of the lot.

Published: 27th January 2023 at 23:12

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Do love a sunset on the coast

Published: 26th January 2023 at 22:28

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Our long weekend away started with dinner in The Chequers. Jam rolly-polly and custard for pud and now looking forward to a bag of Space Raiders at tomorrows tuck time to complete the school nostalgia.

Published: 25th January 2023 at 22:54

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Bookmark: Command Line Interface Guidelines — Simple layout, presents longform content in a readable way. Clear sticky headers and side nav to jump to content. Love the use of iA Writer Duospace and Editorial New

Published: 24th January 2023 at 21:06

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Coming to realise that if your design system documentation looks, behaves and performs better than the products you are serving, thats adoption not being met and thats a problem.

Published: 23rd January 2023 at 19:05

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My first time experiencing a Wassailing this weekend where tradition dictates that we bless the health of the orchard in the hopes that they thrive and provide a good harvest.

This involves a Wassail King (or Queen) leading the processional song and activities including Morris Men dances and song, lighting bonfires and ends with a big round of noise from the crowd (this could be hitting pots and pans or generally shouting), as far as I can understand this was to ward off bad spirits that may ruin a crop.

Looking forward to next year! Heres to a good 2023 crop.

Published: 22nd January 2023 at 19:21

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