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The Beacon Chain, and ETH2 Security/Upgrade paths

A followup post explaining the important parts of the beacon chain spec and looking at security/upgrade paths when running an ETH2 staking setup.

17 Dec 2020
Setting up a NUC for ETH Staking - Ubuntu, Nethermind, Lighthouse, Prometheus, Grafana

Setting up a NUC for ETH Staking - Ubuntu, Nethermind, Lighthouse, Prometheus, Grafana

An in depth, step by step guide to setting up an Intel NUC for staking. Ubuntu, Nethermind (ETH1 Node), and Lighthouse (ETH2 Beacon Node/Validator).

04 Dec 2020
Stylesheet setup - SCSS

Stylesheet setup - SCSS

A succinct explanation of the main features of SCSS and an overview of how I use it, and integrate it with my GULP based build process to optimise development.

30 Oct 2020
Time zones in software

Time zones in software

A deep dive into how we work with time zones and date manipulation across our web and mobile apps to provide an optimal user experience to our users.

22 Sep 2020
Custom App Authentication on Android

Custom App Authentication on Android

An overview of how I implemented Strava authentication on Android using a nested WebView and custom URL schemes.

09 Sep 2020
A better, updated way of syncing Instagram posts to a Ghost blog

A better, updated way of syncing Instagram posts to a Ghost blog

I came up with a better way of synchronising my Instagram posts on my Ghost blog (this) using a fairly simple node script and some third party libraries. This post explains how.

10 Aug 2020
Changing an EC2 instance type manually

Changing an EC2 instance type manually

A reference for how I manually created a new EC2 instance and transferred my companies data/processes over without noticeable downtime.

10 Aug 2020
Life is hard. Coronavirus.

Life is hard. Coronavirus.

My thoughts on the present state of the world whilst in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis so that when things are better I can look back and understand how I felt.

23 Mar 2020
Race Report: Trafford 10k 2020

Race Report: Trafford 10k 2020

My race report for the 2020 Trafford 10k. A fast 10k race in Manchester, England which I finished in 37:41.

03 Mar 2020
2019. Year in review.

2019. Year in review.

A look at my 2019 in review. Running, business, and personal adventures. Including the London Marathon, Comrades, Wicked, parkrun, and lots of tasty food.

03 Jan 2020
The meaning of my new chest tattoo

The meaning of my new chest tattoo

Thoughts and musings.

18 Nov 2019
Comrades Marathon 2019 - The race and the place

Comrades Marathon 2019 - The race and the place

A race guide/report for the 2019 Comrades Marathon (the worlds most famous ultramarathon - 87km from Durban to Pietermaritzburg) and an overview of the area - the people, the place, and things to do.

21 Jun 2019
Spotify & Paypal - Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Spotify & Paypal - Tweedledum and Tweedledee

I ordered a Spotify gift card through Paypal gifts and they sent me a gift card that does not work. Both customer service teams are terrible so I'd suggest you avoid.

16 May 2019
Race Report: London Marathon 2019

Race Report: London Marathon 2019

My race report for the London Marathon 2019, a race which I finished in 2:54:50. An overview of how I trained, how the race went, and what I have planned next.

02 May 2019
London Marathon 2019 - pre race thoughts

London Marathon 2019 - pre race thoughts

In 7 days I am running the London marathon. This is an overview of my marathon background, my training (how I think it has gone), and my targets for the race.

21 Apr 2019
Integrating Summernote with React

Integrating Summernote with React

A brief look at how I integrated the Summernote WYSIWYG editor with React, and the issues I encountered getting CodeMirror/summernote plugins working.

28 Mar 2019
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