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Twenty Seconds
I’ve never entered a fitness event before. Not a 5K, not a 10K, nothing. If you’d asked me ten years ago whether I’d ever voluntarily wake up early on a Sunday morning to run 10 kilometres around Edinburgh, I’d probably…
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A Day in the Life of a Remote SRE / DBA (Working from Edinburgh)
Working remotely as an SRE or MSSQL DBA can look deceptively quiet from the outside, until it isn’t! I work fully remote from Edinburgh as a Senior SQL Server DBA / SRE, supporting production systems used by internal engineering teams…
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When Automation Stops Helping
Automation is usually presented as progress. After years of working with systems that actually have consequences, I’ve learned that this isn’t always true. If something can be done faster, more consistently, or without a human involved, the assumption is that…
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Things That Quietly Improved My Life
Most of the things that improved my life didn’t arrive as big decisions or turning points. They showed up slowly. Quietly. Almost unnoticed at the time. Looking back, the real changes weren’t dramatic at all. They were small adjustments that…
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Richard Feynman’s Letter to His Wife
(This’ll make real man cry) Chris Williamson reads Richard Feynman‘s love letter out loud on this YouTube Short video. I’ve listened to it a dozen times. Here’s the full letter. October 17, 1946 D’Arline, I adore you, sweetheart. I know…
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Oleksandr Usyk on His Ultimate Dream: “This is life. Life is great.”
Oleksandr Usyk is one of the greatest boxers of our time. Olympic gold medallist. Former Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion, now Unified Heavyweight World Champion. Undefeated with 21 wins, 14 by knockout. In the lead-up to his second fight with Daniel Dubois,…
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UK Daylight Through the Year: How Fast the Days Get Longer and Shorter
Edinburgh gains up to 4.7 minutes of daylight a day around the March equinox and loses up to 4.6 around September. The whole year month by month, with London and Lerwick compared.
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End-of-Year Reflections & 2025 Goals
The end of year is always a time where I’m able to get good break from work, and divert my focus to family, mostly involving quality time with my daughter. During this time I’m always super reflective of the year,…
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The Responsibility, Duty & Requirement
Parenthood comes with a duty. A responsibility. A requirement. When you become a parent, you sign up to lead by example, even before you feel ready. I was not ready. In my mid-twenties I was heavier, less disciplined, and not…