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Welcome to my blog, on this page, i plan to share my life and what i get up to. I have a varied and wide range of interests, which most of you will probably find very boring. I try to write informative posts about stuff i have learnt, attempting to do something myself. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Why i am moving to opensource Software<\/a><\/h3>
\n \n<\/svg>\nSep 16, 2026<\/span>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n3 min read<\/span><\/div>

We live in a digital ecosystem dominated by massive corporations and proprietary subscription models. Closed-source software is locked down, difficult to customize, and fundamentally engineered to maximize profit. While I relied on closed-source tools for years, I was also a…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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I built a webhost cluster, and how i did it<\/a><\/h3>
\n \n<\/svg>\nMay 19, 2026<\/span>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n5 min read<\/span><\/div>

I’ve recently built a few apps, and have a few sites that have fairly high traffic. I swiftly discovered, that most shared hosts don’t really offer a great experiance, with timeouts and reource limits. I have been using, and still…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The history of Windstreet, Swansea.<\/a><\/h3>
\n \n<\/svg>\nApr 23, 2026<\/span>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n6 min read<\/span><\/div>

Today, Windstreet is the heart of Swansea’s nightlife, a place where many, including myself have spent too much on vodka, made some bad life decisions and definitely not gone for a swim in the now demolished fountain. Back in the…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Home Lab Set-up<\/a><\/h3>
\n \n<\/svg>\nApr 22, 2026<\/span>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n2 min read<\/span><\/div>

Like all good geeks, i have a home lab! Well, some is cloud based! I wanted to share what tools i use and how. Firstly lets start with the Home Server, the home server is a HP Prolient, with 2…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Hot Tub Woes<\/a><\/h3>
\n \n<\/svg>\nApr 22, 2026<\/span>\n \n \n<\/svg>\n3 min read<\/span><\/div>

I recently decided to did out the old Lay Z Spa from storage, and thought it would be a nice edition to the garden, which by the way looked fairly sparse. As i live in the center of Swansea, in…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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