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Published on 08 July

Building a PC for Blender

By Ian , In Blender, Projects
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Published on 23 May

Rendering Minecraft in Blender

By Ian , In Blender, Projects
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Published on 03 May

Peeking behind the curtain

By Ian , In Web Development
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Published on 27 April

Over-engineering #firstworldproblems

By Ian , In Web Development
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Published on 11 January

What’s my motivation?

By Ian , In Context
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Published on 05 October

Cheap HTPC Remote

By Ian , In Advice

A cheap remote to control a Mac Mini HTPC.

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Published on 14 September

Tekkit Classic with Minecraft 1.6.2

By Ian , In Ideas, Projects

My efforts to make a custom equivalent to Tekkit Classic with the latest Minecraft release 1.6.2

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Published on 14 September

Building a Custom Forge Minecraft 1.6.2 Server

By Ian , In Advice, Projects

How to build and configure a Forge Minecraft 1.6.2 Server on Mac OS X.

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Published on 06 September

Pebble Review

By Ian , In Advice, Gadgets, Observations

My first impressions after a week with the Pebble Smartwatch and an iPhone 5.

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Published on 23 August

Fix Network Drivers for XP in Boot Camp

By Ian , In Advice
Fix Network Drivers in Boot Camp

Resolving issues with XP under Boot Camp on Mac OS X 10.5.

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This evening’s adventure in leatherwork: in my c This evening’s adventure in leatherwork: in my continuing quest to sprint before I can walk I attempted dyeing some veg tan leather, making a wallet, burnishing the edges and then applying black edge paint. I also designed and 3D printed some stamps to put my marks on the leather. #leatherwork #newbie #maker #crafting #steadycraftin #learningnewthings
An excellent delivery arrived from down under toda An excellent delivery arrived from down under today! They may never even get played as I don’t have a CD player but I wanted to support the band (@butterfingersmusic) and I know they get half of bugger all when I listen on Spotify. #butterfingers #properdecentfellas #supportindiemusic
My favourite wallet broke a few years back and the My favourite wallet broke a few years back and the company I bought it from don’t make it anymore. So tonight I had a go at making it. It’s not perfect and ideally it should be a thinner leather but for my second piece of leather work I’m encouraged by how it turned out. #leatherwork #maker #diy #craft
Very happy to finally announce that Catherine and Very happy to finally announce that Catherine and I are expecting our first tiny human! After three years of fertility appointments, surgeries for us both and two rounds of IVF, we’re relieved, excited and a little bit terrified. 😊
I’ve been playing about in blender trying to mak I’ve been playing about in blender trying to make a material that looks like a 3D print. It’s not quite there but I quite like this. #b3d Model: “Robot Horikawa Style” by italymaker on thingiverse
Upgraded from a 980ti to a 2080 Super on my tower Upgraded from a 980ti to a 2080 Super on my tower today. Blender flies now! BMW27: 00:53:43, Classroom: 02:52:45. #b3d
Ernie has clearly had a long day. He’s all floof Ernie has clearly had a long day. He’s all floofed out. #catsofinstagram #sleepykitty
Balls! Just over 80 face-shield bands printed and Balls! Just over 80 face-shield bands printed and I get a blob of doom. It melted the wires that go to the heater cartridge so the printer is dead until the replacement arrives. Expedited shipping from @josefprusa in Prague should have it here in a couple of days and then I’ll be back up and running. #stayhomestaysafe

That's all folks!

~fin~