[Repost: How You Read My Content (The Answers)] Kev Quirk ran a one-question survey recently about how people discover and read his blog posts, and I think it's a pretty inspiring idea. Sure, consent-based surveying introduces biases... but what analytic technique doesn't, really? Read more […]

[Article: PHP 8.4 on Caddy on Debian 13... in Three Minutes] I just needed to spin up a new PHP webserver and I was amazed how fast and easy it was, nowadays. Just the stock package repositories and around five commands and my fresh box and it was serving PHP applications over HTTPS. Read more: […]

[Note: Blogroll 88x31s] Inspired by a conversation with Elle (@e11e), I expanded my FreshRSS-to-blogroll generator to support injecting 88×31 buttons (where I have them) for folks I follow.There’s still a way to go, but my blogroll‘s looking a little prettier as a result. Read more […]

[Article: Peripheral Vision] The other night, I encountered an optical illusion by which I could see a particular partially-obstructed light only when it was in my peripheral vision. This put me in mind of the experience of being only peripherally able to see the internalised quirks of your […]

[Repost: gradient.horse] Michail Rybakov's gradient.horse might be the second most-amusing use of a .horse domain name I've yet seen. Draw a horse and let it run wild and free with its friends in the gradient plains of your browser window! Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/18/gradient-horse/ […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] On the morning of the Three RIngs Christmas party, I took an early walk to a nearby geocache, just outside the area where the roads are closed for the Warwick leg of HS2's construction. Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/17/dan-q-found-gc8ypvj-finn1/ #checkin […]

[Note: 67 Bananas] I think my “six seven”-obsessed younger child was in the kitchen with a biro earlier. How do I know, you ask? × Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/16/67-bananas/ #note #children #food #memes #parenting

[Note: I got a CCC postcard!] Well my day, week, and year (which has been off to a slightly ropey start) got a whole heap better today when I received a postcard from August (@august) & Sappho (@kruemmelspalter), sent from 39c3 on a CCC postcard… with a CCC stamp (thanks, Deutsche Post)! Super […]

[Repost: Gay sheep - what the FAQ?!] About 1 in 12 rams (and a similar proportion of ewes) show a strong preference for other sheep of their same sex. To save them from being destroyed by breeders, this German farm is rescuing them and adding them to their queer flock. Read more […]

[Repost: 88x31 Button Creator] Dan of ritual.sh has produced an absolutely epic 88×31 button generator; well worth playing with if you're into that kind of thing. Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/15/88x31-button-creator/ #repost #IndieWeb #webdesign #webdevelopment

[Article: Nostalgia, Music, and Computers] It turns out that I get nostalgic about technology in the same way as I get nostalgic about music. Here's some things that take me right back to being nine, eleven, thirteen and fifteen years old. Read more […]

[Note: EV Battery Low] Tonight I learned that when my electric car gets down to 5% battery, it sounds an alarm. And that when it gets down to 4% battery, it sounds a louder alarm. And that when it gets down to 3% battery, it engages ‘limited performance’ mode and shows a picture of a tortoise […]

[Note from DanQ.me] Bitterly cold and starkly beautiful, this morning: West Oxfordshire is blanketed in an impenetrably thick freezing fog.It’s quite pretty, though I’m regretting not bringing my gloves out with me! × Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/14/27940/ #note #ice #oxford #photo […]

[Article: Chain Words] I've been enjoying playing Chain Words, from eclectech, intermittently, since it came out in November. If you've not given it a go yet, and you like a word game that's a bit different, you should try it! Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/13/chain-words/ #article #game […]

[Article: Imajica by Clive Barker] I recently finished reading Clive Barker's Imajica for what I think is the fourth time. It remains one of my favourite fantasy novels, and I'd love to tell you why. Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/13/imajica-by-clive-barker/ #article #book #books #feminism […]

[Note from DanQ.me] Not kink-shaming anyone, but I’m not sure I want to go to the ‘toilets viewing area’. × Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/11/toilets-viewing-area/ #note #funny #photo

[from DanQ.me] The younger kids’ taekwondo school put on a free ‘new years workout’ class this morning. It was pretty awesome.My watch says my heart rate averaged 146bpm, peaking at 169bpm. It’s possible I’m not as fit as I used to be. 😅But at least I don’t feel like I might die, like I did […]

[Video: Why I Am So Tired [Video]] A video version of my recent joke about why I'm so tired, which was also made available in article and podcast formats. Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/09/why-i-am-so-tired-video/ #video #email #funny #joke #nostalgia #video#email#funny#joke#nostalgia#work

[Note: Bee] As part of my efforts to reclaim the living room from the children, I'm building a new gaming PC for the playroom. She's called Bee, and - thanks to the absolute insanity that is The Tower 300 case from Thermaltake - she's one of the most bonkers PC cases I've ever worked in. Read […]

[Article: Visualising Forged In The Dark probabilities] Blades in the Dark (and other Forged In The Dark-based games) use a highest-value-from-D6-dice-pool mechanic to resolve actions. I was looking for a visualisation of the resulting probabilities, but couldn't find one... so I made my own […]

[Repost: A small collection of text-only websites] Terence Eden's maintaining a list of websites that are presented as, or are wholly or partially available via, plain text. Obviously my own text/plain blog is among them, and is as far as I'm aware the only one to be entirely presented as […]

[Note: Tintern Abbey] Tintern Abbey’s looking especially beautiful in the fresh snow, this morning. × Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/05/tintern-abbey/ #note #archeology #history #photo #photos #snow #Wales #weather #winter

[Note: Invisible Dog] Our dog has decided that the perfect place to lie down at our holiday accommodation is… on a staircase whose carpet is the same colour as her!I’m grateful for her very-visible blep… or I’d have tripped over this camouflaged pupper several times already! × Read more […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] I was in these woods anyway, seeking GC10N80 and figured I'd come hunt for this cache too. A quick find; my geosense spotted a candidate hiding place right from the main path, and I turned out to be right. Read more […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] This puzzle cache, undiscovered for 20 months, made for one of the most satisfying geocaching expeditions I've ever done. Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/04/dan-q-found-gc10n80-wye-eye/ #checkin #cachelog #Geocaching #memorable

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] Hiked over from Catbrook on the way to a cache up Pen Y Fan and stopped by these beautiful waterfalls on the way. So glad I did! Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/04/dan-q-found-gc39npc-cleddon-shoots-and-falls/ #checkin #cachelog #Geocaching

[Repost: D&D 5e is not for everyone] Kai Koehler reminds us that D&D 5e is far from the only TTRPG, with a tight dissection of its specific characteristics so that they can be compared to other, perhaps more roleplay-heavy, games and systems. They include some suggested ideas for other games […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] The geohound and I walked over from Catbrook this morning "the long way" - over the hill and woods, finding a couple of caches along the way - to this cache. From both the cache type and my GPSr's map data I fully expected to find a post box here alongside the […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] The geopup and I absolutely chose the right time to come up here on this wintery morning. The sun's ascent over the valley whenever we escape the cover of the woods is absolutely spectacular. Found without difficulty SL, TFTC! Read more […]

[Article: Roomscale VR Still Rocks] I'd promised the kids I'd dig up my (ten-year-old!) original HTC Vive VR gear and hook it up in the living room over Christmas. Roomscale VR, even running on decade-old kit, still rocks and is as immersive as ever! Read more […]

[Note from DanQ.me] Back at the Rollright Stones fire New Year’s Dsy, per family tradition. This year the younger child counted 74, the elder 59. The curse that prevents you counting the same number twice continues! × Read more: https://danq.me/2026/01/01/27831/ #note #archeology #children […]

[Note from DanQ.me] I think the dog’s back paws were cold this evening. The giveaway was when she tucked them into a convenient nearby trouser pocket. × Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/30/27826/ #note #dog #dogs

[Article: Egg and Dispatch] I don't get much time for videogames, so when I find the opportunity to complete not one but two games within a single month, you know my recommendation of them holds some weight! Let me tell you about 'Egg', and 'Dispatch'. Read more […]

[Note: Slamiltee at the Lycaeum] Went to a West End theatre wearing my “Slamilton” t-shirt.In this corridor, during the act break, a stranger spotted it and did a double-take.“Is that…? wait… that’s not Hamilton!”, they said.I seized my chance.“It’s Slamilton,” I replied. “You know: ‘Who slams […]

[Note: Boxing Day Breakfast] Boxing Day breakfast (of champions (of leftovers)). × Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/26/boxing-day-breakfast/ #note #breakfast #christmas #food #meat

[from DanQ.me] Unusually, we had no guests this Christmas Day. This meant that my usual level of overcatering went even further than normal.A side effect of this is that a certain little doggo was delighted and surprised by her Boxing Day breakfast of roast goose! × Read more […]

[Note from DanQ.me] I asked the younger child to “help” me calculate how much Yorkshire pudding batter to make for this Christmas dinner. “Well,” he began, “I’m going to want FIVE Yorkshire puddings, soo…”× Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/25/27806/ #note #children #christmas #cooking #food […]

[Repost: Death to the shadow DOM!] I usually agree with Chris Ferdinandi, but he and I aren't entirely in accord about the Shadow DOM. He thinks it's useless. But I think it's MOSTLY useless. Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/23/death-to-the-shadow-dom/ #repost #css #javascript #web […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] A quick and damp scramble from the footpath above brought my right to the cache. SL, TFTC. Container seal has perished and logbook pretty wet; signable, but only barely. Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/20/dan-q-found-gc3h1wg-goodfellas/ #checkin #cachelog […]

[Geocaching log from DanQ.me] Came out for a walk with my Ruth and the kids. While Ruth sat on a rock and the kids went with their uncle up to explore a small cave above, I broke from the path to find this cache. QEF in the second host I looked at. Read more […]

[Article: Actually, Yes! (that IS what my birth certificate says)] There's a certain kind of person who, upon hearing my unusual name, immediately asks whether that's what's on my birth certificate (with an underlying implication that it's not my 'real' name, whatever that means, if it isn't) […]

[Article: For anyone who :has :not yet seen the magic of modern CSS] CSS is all grown-up, and the combination of nested selectors, variables, :not, and :has unlocks a wealth of potential for interactivity and customisation without resorting to (the slower and brittler approach of) JavaScript […]

[Repost: Ideal Conditions Calculator] Waiting for the ideal time to finally do that thing you've been procrastinating on? Greg's clever new micro-site will help you decide the perfect time to do it (and no, it doesn't necessarily just say "now!"). Read more […]

[: Duck shunning] I’m not sure which of our children was last in this bath, but the configuration in which they’ve left their toys makes me feel as though I’m the subject of some kind of waterfowl-related shunning.Perhaps they finally got wind or my heretical opinions on the God of Ducks (may […]

[from DanQ.me] A few pockets of the morning’s freezing fog still cling to the hedgerows as the dog and I set out on a chilly West Oxfordshire morning walk. × Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/13/27761/ # #dog #dogs #oxford #walking #weather

[Note from DanQ.me] Obviously I wasn’t planning on going to the US anytime soon, but if I did… they might struggle with my visa application when I put every “email address I’ve used for the last 10 years” on, because I actively use a variety of catch-all domains/subdomains.I’ve probably missed […]

[Article: CSS Lightbox with Alt Text Viewer] Off the back of my details/summary-based semantic HTML+CSS lightbox, I've come up with a way to add Mastodon-like 'show alt text' widgets in the same way, and I'll be applying both to images on my blog's new theme, in the New Year. Read more […]

[Note: Free Deed Poll questions] Since I relaunched freedeedpoll.org.uk three months ago (with new features) and made an explanatory demo video, the volume and kinds of questions I've been emailed has... become larger and more diverse. I still get questions about childrens' names and […]

[Note: Minimalist Trees] Not sure I’m a fan of these new ultra-minimalist Christmas trees. × Read more: https://danq.me/2025/12/07/minimalist-trees-2/ #note #christmas #funny #photo #photos #tree

[: BBC Sports News (without the crap)] For the last few years I’ve been running a proxy of the BBC News RSS feeds (https://bbc-feeds.danq.dev) that strips out duplicate content, non-news content, and (optionally) sports news.This weekend, for the first time, somebody asked if it could produce […]