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published:2007-01-01
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2024:
1. 2024-08-02: Non-Global Field-Of-View Orthographic Map Projection A discussion on: some recent coding to find the smallest circle which encompasses some points; and how to reduce the field-of-view of an Orthographic map projection so that it is not global.
2. 2024-06-30: Around The World In ? Days What counts as travelling around the world?
3. 2024-06-03: The Melting Baltic Sea Update A quick update on how the Baltic Sea sea ice is changing
4. 2024-04-07: AWS Log Cost Update An update to a brief discussion on the cost of logging a static website which is served using CloudFront from a S3 bucket
5. 2024-01-03: Where I Have Been Update An update on where I have been
2023:
1. 2023-05-29: The Melting Baltic Sea Update A quick update on how the Baltic Sea sea ice is changing
2. 2023-04-01: AWS Log Cost An update to a brief discussion on the cost of logging a static website which is served using CloudFront from a S3 bucket
3. 2023-03-04: How To Avoid Places Completely A little script to show you how to avoid the UK and the US (and all their overseas territories)
4. 2023-01-27: How Efficiently Does A Ship Sail Around The Globe? A quick post showing the efficiency of the global sailing times of a ship departing Portsmouth
2022:
1. 2022-11-01: How Long Does It Take A Ship To Sail Around The Globe? A post showing the global sailing times of a ship departing Portsmouth, demonstrating the benefits of the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal (and the potential benefits of the Northwest Passage)
2. 2022-10-29: Buffering A Shape By A Huge Geodetic Distance A quick post demonstrating how to buffer an arbitrary shape on the surface of the Earth by a huge fixed Geodetic distance
3. 2022-09-06: Reliably Buffering A Shape By A Geodetic Distance A post five and a half years in the making: how to reliably buffer an arbitrary shape on the surface of the Earth by a fixed Geodetic distance
4. 2022-08-14: Post-COVID-19 Update On Death Statistics For England And Wales A post-COVID-19 update on my ongoing discussion about some England and Wales death statistics, some of which date back all the way to 1838
5. 2022-06-19: The Melting Baltic Sea Update A quick update on how the Baltic Sea sea ice is changing
6. 2022-06-06: The Cookie Jar Some of my thoughts on how the web has settled in a post-GDPR world
7. 2022-05-01: Continued Web Hosting Costs A quick summary on the overall continued cost of hosting a static website which is served using CloudFront from a S3 bucket
8. 2022-02-05: Adding Vector Map Underlays In Cartopy A quick demonstration of how to use my new Python function which adds an underlay to maps, using vector data
9. 2022-02-02: Vectorising The GLOBE Dataset A collection of FORTRAN programs and Python 3.x scripts to vectorise the GLOBE elevation dataset into GeoJSON files
2021:
1. 2021-10-24: Mid-COVID-19 Update On Death Statistics For England And Wales A mid-COVID-19 update on my discussion about some England and Wales death statistics, some of which date back all the way to 1838
2. 2021-05-01: Web Hosting Costs A quick summary on the overall cost of hosting a static website which is served using CloudFront from a S3 bucket
3. 2021-03-19: Prominent British Mountains Some maps showing the most prominent mountains in The British Isles
4. 2021-01-29: The Melting Baltic Sea A collection of scripts to show how the Baltic Sea sea ice is changing
2020:
1. 2020-12-14: How Much National Trust Or Open Access Land Is Near Railway Stations? A quick study to see how much National Trust or Open Access land is near railway stations in the UK
2. 2020-10-10: How Much National Trust Or Open Access Land Is Nearby? A quick study to see how much National Trust or Open Access land is nearby a couple of places in the UK
3. 2020-06-10: Music To Listen To Whilst Working A list of music to work to
4. 2020-06-05: Sleep Patterns During Coronavirus A quick demonstration of the effect that the current Coronavirus outbreak is having on my sleep patterns
5. 2020-05-17: How Far Are You From National Trust Or Open Access Land? A quick study to see how far a couple of places in the UK are from National Trust or Open Access land
6. 2020-05-16: Using Ordnance Survey Images As Backgrounds In Cartopy A simple guide on how to use Ordnance Survey maps as background images in Cartopy
7. 2020-05-10: Death Statistics For England And Wales A discussion about some England and Wales death statistics, some of which date back all the way to 1838
8. 2020-04-10: AWS Log Cost A brief discussion on the cost of logging a static website which is served using CloudFront from a S3 bucket
2019:
1. 2019-10-30: Rising Sea Levels A collection of programs and scripts to calculate what GB will look like when the seas rise
2. 2019-10-20: Where Have I Been? (update) An update on where I have been
3. 2019-08-31: Where Can Pregnant Women Go? A collection of programs and scripts to calculate where pregnant women can go (without flying in a pressurised cabin)
4. 2019-08-12: Killing Memory Leaks In FreeBSD A note about dealing with programs with memory leaks in FreeBSD
5. 2019-07-12: ZFS Pool State A brief reminder, mostly to myself, about the meaning of the state of a ZFS pool
6. 2019-07-06: What Time Zone Is It, Mr. Wolf? A collection of scripts to show how each country handles their own time zone
7. 2019-02-10: Background Images Of Elevation A quick update on adding the GLOBE elevation dataset as a background image in Cartopy
2018:
1. 2018-12-11: Replacing Firefox live bookmarks A little script to fetch RSS feeds and email you about new posts
2. 2018-09-01: What Are The Ranges From British Airfields? A little script to show you the minimum distance from a British airfield
3. 2018-08-05: The Feeds & Podcasts That I Follow A little note to keep track of which feeds and podcasts I follow
4. 2018-08-04: Fedora 28 Quick Start Guide A quick start guide for Fedora 28
5. 2018-05-07: How To Avoid Places A little script to show you how to avoid the UK and the US
6. 2018-04-05: Where Actually Are The Antipodes? A little script to find the antipodes of the UK and the US
7. 2018-04-04: Finding The Furious Fifties A little bit of Python to display the extents of the Roaring Forties, the Furious Fifties and the Screaming Sixties
8. 2018-02-21: Parsing Blu-ray MPLS Playlist Files A Python sub-module to parse Blu-ray MPLS playlist files
9. 2018-01-15: Replacing Cartopy’s Background Image A tale of how I wrote a function to replace Cartopy’s default background image
2017:
1. 2017-06-04: Film Aspect Ratios A quick demonstration of the variety of film aspect ratios
2. 2017-02-18: Parsing MP4 Atoms A couple of Python functions to parse MP4 atoms
2016:
1. 2016-12-22: Where Have I Been? A little script to show where I have been
2. 2016-12-17: Sunset On The BOT (British Overseas Territories) A little script to overlap the daylight hours of the BOT (British Overseas Territories)
3. 2016-11-26: Find The Location Furthest From The Coast A little script to find the location furthest from the coast of a country
4. 2016-10-11: Gritstone A simple shout-out to a recent BMC article on gritstone climbing, speaking as a Sheffielder
2015:
1. 2015-06-21: FreeBSD 10.1 Guide A configuration guide for FreeBSD 10.1
2009:
1. 2009-03-28: Windows XP Guide A configuration guide for Windows XP
2. 2009-02-07: Clean-up KDE Thumbnails Two little scripts to remove old KDE-generated thumbnails
3. 2009-01-10: openSUSE 11.1 Configuration Guide A configuration guide for openSUSE 11.1
2008:
1. 2008-09-04: SVG Embedded In-Line In XHTML Two different examples of embedding SVG in XHTML: one in-line and one out-of-line
2. 2008-08-30: Follow The Cursor A JavaScript and CSS tutorial to make boxes follow the cursor
3. 2008-08-08: openSUSE 10.3 Configuration Guide A configuration guide for openSUSE 10.3
4. 2008-06-23: Stop Hotlinking A brief tutorial on how to stop hotlinking
2007:
1. 2007-12-17: Home (England) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
2. 2007-11-30: Overnight Plane (New Zealand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
3. 2007-11-29: Duke’s Midway Lodge, Auckland (New Zealand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
4. 2007-11-28: (doorsteps of) Duke’s Midway Lodge, Auckland (New Zealand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
5. 2007-11-27: Overnight Plane (India) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
6. 2007-11-26: Overnight Train (India) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
7. 2007-11-25: Hotel Glasgow, Bhairawa (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
8. 2007-11-24: Hotel Glasgow, Bhairawa (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
9. 2007-11-23: Hotel Glasgow, Bhairawa (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
10. 2007-11-22: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
11. 2007-11-21: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
12. 2007-11-20: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
13. 2007-11-19: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
14. 2007-11-18: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
15. 2007-11-17: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
16. 2007-11-16: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
17. 2007-11-15: Orient Youth Hostel, Pokhara (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
18. 2007-11-14: Orient Youth Hostel, Pokhara (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
19. 2007-11-13: Orient Youth Hostel, Pokhara (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
20. 2007-11-12: Orient Youth Hostel, Pokhara (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
21. 2007-11-11: Ghandrung (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
22. 2007-11-10: Tarapani, 2700m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
23. 2007-11-09: Ghorapani, 2900m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
24. 2007-11-08: Sikha, 2000m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
25. 2007-11-07: Tatopani, 1200m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
26. 2007-11-06: Ghasa, 2700m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
27. 2007-11-05: Marpha, 2700m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
28. 2007-11-04: Muktinath, 3800m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
29. 2007-11-03: Thorong Phedi, 4500m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
30. 2007-11-02: Yakkharkha, 4100m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
31. 2007-11-01: Manang, 3500m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
32. 2007-10-31: Manang, 3500m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
33. 2007-10-30: Lower Pisang, 3200m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
34. 2007-10-29: Chame, 2700m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
35. 2007-10-28: Dharapani, 2000m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
36. 2007-10-27: Jagat, 1500m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
37. 2007-10-26: Bhulbhule, 900m (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
38. 2007-10-25: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
39. 2007-10-24: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
40. 2007-10-23: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
41. 2007-10-22: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
42. 2007-10-20: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
43. 2007-10-19: Hotel Red Planet, Kathmandu (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
44. 2007-10-18: Hotel Glasgow, Bhairawa (Nepal) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
45. 2007-10-17: Overnight Train (India) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
46. 2007-10-16: Hotel Hindustan, Delhi (India) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
47. 2007-10-15: Hotel Hindustan, Delhi (India) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
48. 2007-10-13: Tat, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
49. 2007-10-12: Tat, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
50. 2007-10-11: Tat, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
51. 2007-10-10: Smiley, Siem Reap (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
52. 2007-10-09: Smiley, Siem Reap (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
53. 2007-10-08: Smiley, Siem Reap (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
54. 2007-10-07: Smiley, Siem Reap (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
55. 2007-10-06: Smiley, Siem Reap (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
56. 2007-10-05: Smiley, Siem Reap (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
57. 2007-10-04: Tat, Phnom Penh (Cambodia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
58. 2007-10-03: Xuan, Saigon (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
59. 2007-10-02: Nhat Lan, Phu Quoc (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
60. 2007-10-01: Nhat Lan, Phu Quoc (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
61. 2007-09-30: Nhat Lan, Phu Quoc (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
62. 2007-09-29: Nhat Lan, Phu Quoc (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
63. 2007-09-28: Nhat Lan, Phu Quoc (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
64. 2007-09-27: Nhat Lan, Phu Quoc (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
65. 2007-09-26: Phuong Hong, Rach Gia (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
66. 2007-09-25: Hien, Cantho (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
67. 2007-09-24: Hien, Cantho (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
68. 2007-09-23: Xuan, Saigon (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
69. 2007-09-22: Xuan, Saigon (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
70. 2007-09-21: Xuan, Saigon (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
71. 2007-09-20: Xuan, Saigon (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
72. 2007-09-19: Bao Tran, Mui Ne (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
73. 2007-09-18: Bao Tran, Mui Ne (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
74. 2007-09-17: Tribal Travel, Brisbane (Australia) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
75. 2007-09-16: Ha Huong, Nha Trang (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
76. 2007-09-15: Ha Huong, Nha Trang (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
77. 2007-09-13: Ha Huong, Nha Trang (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
78. 2007-09-12: Nhat Liah Hotel, Danang (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
79. 2007-09-11: Overnight Train (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
80. 2007-09-10: Camellia Hotel 5, Hanoi (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
81. 2007-09-09: Hoang Huong Hotel, Cat Ba (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
82. 2007-09-08: Hoang Huong Hotel, Cat Ba (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
83. 2007-09-07: Hoang Huong Hotel, Cat Ba (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
84. 2007-09-06: Overnight Train (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
85. 2007-09-04: Mountain View Hotel, Sapa (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
86. 2007-09-03: Mountain View Hotel, Sapa (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
87. 2007-09-01: Camellia Hotel 5, Hanoi (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
88. 2007-08-31: Camellia Hotel 5, Hanoi (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
89. 2007-08-30: Camellia Hotel 5, Hanoi (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
90. 2007-08-29: Van Xuan Guest House, Hue (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
91. 2007-08-28: Van Xuan Guest House, Hue (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
92. 2007-08-27: Van Xuan Guest House, Hue (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
93. 2007-08-26: Van Xuan Guest House, Hue (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
94. 2007-08-25: Van Xuan Guest House, Hue (Vietnam) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
95. 2007-08-22: Savanbanhao Hotel, Savannakhet (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
96. 2007-08-21: Souksabay Guest House, Don Khong (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
97. 2007-08-20: Souksabay Guest House, Don Khong (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
98. 2007-08-19: Sephaseuth Guest House, Tadlo (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
99. 2007-08-18: Sephaseuth Guest House, Tadlo (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
100. 2007-08-17: Sephaseuth Guest House, Tadlo (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
101. 2007-08-16: Saysouly Guest House, Vientiane (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
102. 2007-08-15: Saysouly Guest House, Vientiane (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
103. 2007-08-14: Saysouly Guest House, Vientiane (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
104. 2007-08-12: Malany Guest House, Vang Vieng (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
105. 2007-08-11: Malany Guest House, Vang Vieng (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
106. 2007-08-10: Dok Khoun Guest House, Phonsavan (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
107. 2007-08-09: Dok Khoun Guest House, Phonsavan (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
108. 2007-08-08: Khaem Xam, Sam Neua (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
109. 2007-08-06: Khaem Xam, Sam Neua (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
110. 2007-08-05: Jaliya Guest House, Luang Prabang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
111. 2007-08-04: Jaliya Guest House, Luang Prabang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
112. 2007-08-03: Jaliya Guest House, Luang Prabang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
113. 2007-08-02: Jaliya Guest House, Luang Prabang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
114. 2007-07-31: Jaliya Guest House, Luang Prabang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
115. 2007-07-30: Jaliya Guest House, Luang Prabang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
116. 2007-07-29: Doukkhoune Guest House, Pak Bang (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
117. 2007-07-28: BAP Guest House, Huay Xai (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
118. 2007-07-27: BAP Guest House, Huay Xai (Laos) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
119. 2007-07-26: Garden House Hotel, Chang Rai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
120. 2007-07-25: Golden Fern Hotel, Chang Mai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
121. 2007-07-24: Golden Fern Hotel, Chang Mai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
122. 2007-07-23: Golden Fern Hotel, Chang Mai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
123. 2007-07-22: Golden Fern Hotel, Chang Mai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
124. 2007-07-20: Garden House Hotel, Sukhothai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
125. 2007-07-19: Garden House Hotel, Sukhothai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
126. 2007-07-18: Garden House Hotel, Sukhothai (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
127. 2007-07-16: Jolly Frog Hotel, Kanchanaburi (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
128. 2007-07-15: Jolly Frog Hotel, Kanchanaburi (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
129. 2007-07-14: Jolly Frog Hotel, Kanchanaburi (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
130. 2007-07-13: Jolly Frog Hotel, Kanchanaburi (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
131. 2007-07-12: My House Hotel, Bangkok (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
132. 2007-07-11: My House Hotel, Bangkok (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
133. 2007-07-10: My House Hotel, Bangkok (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
134. 2007-07-09: My House Hotel, Bangkok (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
135. 2007-07-07: Laemklong Resort, Ko Tao (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
136. 2007-07-04: Laemklong Resort, Ko Tao (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
137. 2007-07-03: Laemklong Resort, Ko Tao (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
138. 2007-07-02: Kiwi House, Ranong (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
139. 2007-07-01: On On Hotel, Phuket (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
140. 2007-06-30: On On Hotel, Phuket (Thailand) A blog post from my 2007 world tour
141. 2007-06-29: Oasis Lounge, Changi Airport (Singapore) A blog post from my 2007 world tour