2023 Retrospective
Rounding up the past year of my life and taking a look at what's coming next
Previous posts
If I wrote about it, you'll find it here
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Energy nerd? Cities Skylines 2 is the video game for you
Taking a look at electricity network management in the upcoming city-builder video game Cities Skylines 2
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First thoughts on ChatGPT: the good, bad and the ugly
I've recently been experimenting with ChatGPT as a tool for research and learning. Can it teach me new things? Is it accurate? Am I out of a job?! These are my first thoughts.
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2022 Retrospective
Rounding up the past year of my life and taking a look at what's coming next.
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Jack of all trades, master of hyperfocus
Observations on how I approach learning, why I'm a generalist and not an expert, and my recent understanding of how hyperfocus impacts every part of my life.
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2020 & 2021 Retrospective
Rounding up the past two years of my life and taking a look at what's coming next.
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How to create a tasty monochrome hachure map in QGIS
Detailed tutorial on creating a relief map in the hachure style using the latest features in QGIS.
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The tech behind my website
Digging into the technology and services I use on my website, influenced by the ultimate goal of getting me writing again.
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Thunderbolts and lightning, very very enlightening
Craig Taylor and I recently collaborated on a series of spatial visualisations using global lightning strike location data. This is what we came up with!
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2010 to 2020 Retrospective
Rounding up the past decade of my life and looking forward to the next.
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2018 Retrospective
Rounding up the past year of my life and looking forward to the new year.
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Scottish Highlands: Glen Coe & Isle of Skye
Back in February 2017 I visited Scotland for the first time. I spent 5 days up in the highlands and ended up falling in love with them.
