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, Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

(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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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 Continue reading

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. Continue reading