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Self-hosted disposable email addresses with AHEM

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 27 December 2020 Category Software Tags email privacy self hosting

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 22 December 2020 Category Cycling Tags Brompton upgrade

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 21 December 2020 Category Cycling Tags Brompton maintenance upgrade

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 20 December 2020 Category Cycling Tags Brompton Newbury covid

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 20 December 2020 Category Food Tags Christmas cheesecake

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 17 December 2020 Category Cycling Tags Brompton maintenance

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 15 December 2020 Category Cycling Tags Brompton London

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 13 December 2020 Category Cycling Tags Brompton

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
neilAuthor neil Posted on 13 December 2020 Category Software Tags blog

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