I've run my own mailserver for years now, with a catch-all on some domains. This means that, whenever a shop or service asks for my email address, I can give them a unique address, specific to them, Read more
Archives: 2020
The EZ Clamp Spring: keep your clamps in position
This post combines three things I like: 3D printing, cycling, and Creative Commons licences. One of the joys of a Brompton folding bike is the folding bit. And the clamp system is both clever and Read more
Nice rack!
I spent an enjoyable hour-and-a-bit today, fitting a rear rack to my Brompton. I haven't bothered with a photo: it looks like a standard Brompton with a standard Brompton rack attached to it. In Read more
My first ride through a Tier 4 Newbury
Tonight, I went for my first cycle ride through a Tier 4 Newbury. It wasn’t the longest ride – about 30 minutes – and I decided to go through the town centre. I suppose I don’t really know Read more
Christmas chocolate cheesecake
(There's nothing which makes this particularly Christmas-y; it's just something we've always made for Christmas Eve. Perhaps eating in then assuages some of the guilt of the sugar, butter, cream, and Read more
Fixing a very noisy Brompton
On my cycle back through Hyde Park earlier in the week, I noticed my Brompton was making some odd noises. "Odd" in the sense that it had not been making them before, and I hadn't heard other bikes Read more
I finally cycled in London!
Well, today was a first for me: I cycled in London. And I didn't die. I've been thinking about it for a while, but I've always been worried about it — roads in London are much busier than the roads Read more
I (finally) bought a Brompton
After many months of not going to London for work, it looks like I might be going in at least a few times in the near future. And, since I don't fancy getting the tube at the moment, I have a good Read more
Getting started
I've been blogging for my law firm, decoded.legal, for the last year or so, and I've often wondered about having a place for personal, non-work, stuff. So here it is. Read more