Contents

• Sunset over Wakari

  07 Dec

  Inspired by linocuts, an HTML5 Canvas API sketch

  Tags: javascript, procedural, art, linocut, print

• Reporting from Composer to Dependency Track from Gitlab CI

  25 Nov

  Gathering and analysing component usage from CI jobs using Dependency Track

  Tags: composer, gitlab ci, dependencies, dependency-track

• Showing Composer dependency changes on MRs from a CI job

  12 Nov

  A job to use `composer-lock-diff` to report on dependency changes in merge requests

  Tags: composer, gitlab ci, dependencies

• Check Chrome connectivity in Gitlab CI

  12 Nov

  Quickly check Chrome connectivity in a Gitlab CI job

  Tags: chrome, ci, headless, gitlab ci

• Lighthouse browser crashes

  26 Aug

  Runtime error encountered: Browser tab has unexpectedly crashed.

  Tags: gitlab ci, gitlab, lighthouse, chrome

• Visidata, a CLI powertool for CSV

  28 Jun

  Just like Mum used to use!

  Tags: visidata, csv, unix

• Oversharing with NPM

  19 Jun

  Build, release, regret?

  Tags: npm, opensource

• Newcombe 35 - a custom theme for Eleventy

  15 Jun

  Inspired by a printed book's style.

  Tags: eleventy, photograph, typography

• Highly legible fonts

  13 Jun

  Reading clarity. A discovery to share.

  Tags: typography, accessibility

• Extending your access - JWT validation failure and auth bypass

  18 May

  Trusting JWT-supplied data from Google sign-in means checking the signature.

  Tags: wordpress, jwt, hackerone, bounty

• Preparing a video from OBS to MP4

  18 May

  Redacting data from a screen recording is an absolute chore.

  Tags: video, ffmpeg, hackerone, subtitles

• Drupal South + Potato Week

  01 Apr

  A trip to Sydney. A week of reflection.

  Tags: drupal, conference, community

• Let's get cooking: Drupal Recipes

  22 Mar

  Recipes presentation notes and video - Drupal South 2024

  Tags: drupal, recipes, remix, open web

• Unreliable narrator

  09 Mar

  Decontextualized data visualization.

  Tags: animation, data journalism, decoupled, drupal, eleventy, jsonapi, migrate, visualization

• Automating commit messages better

  08 Mar

  Sometimes you do want to automate it 🤖

  Tags: git, bash, markdown

• GlitchTip filtering by log levels

  25 Feb

  A foray into Django

  Tags: glitchtip, django, open source

• Eleventy 🤝 Immich

  12 Feb

  A quick image gallery using Eleventy and backed by Immich

  Tags: immich, eleventy, api

• Yakfilling dates

  04 Feb

  Adding date properties in Markdown yaml frontmatter to an existing set of files based on filename.

  Tags: journal, markdown, bash, sed

• Gull feet

  28 Jan

  Gulls on the roof at Punakaiki

  Tags: seagulls, video

• Send shrugs 🤷

  Dec 10, 2023

  shruggiestorm: the vocabulary addition we need

  Tags: 🤷, shrugs

• Shroomcam 🍄

  Dec 9, 2023

  Grew some pacific oyster mushrooms in the garage

  Tags: tacos, 🍄, bloomscrolling, mushrooms, mycology

• Lando + Memcache + Memcacheadmin

  Dec 6, 2023

  And another thing

  Tags: memcache, memcacheadmin, lando

• SensorWatch days of the week in reo Māori

  Nov 11, 2023

  Localising a CASIO F-91W

  Tags: casio, sensor watch

• Cypress in Gitlab CI

  Oct 28, 2023

  Tags: gitlab ci, cypress

• Lando v4 preview

  Sep 30, 2023

  A tour of some upcoming Lando features.

  Tags: lando

• Convert MR patches to local patches

  Sep 12, 2023

  Save yourself a minute or two

  Tags: gitlab, drupal, contrib

• Debugging a Sieve detail that was confounding me

  Sep 12, 2023

  Always look for ways to reduce time to test.

  Tags: sieve, debugging

• pa11y in Lando

  Jun 25, 2023

  Tags: accessibility, tools, lando, pa11y

• Lighthousing

  Jun 25, 2023

  Tags: eleventy, lighthouse

• XDebug, Lando and a CLI service

  Jun 10, 2023

  Tags: cli, development, php, xdebug, lando

• PatchWatch progress report

  May 29, 2023

  Tags: build-tools, composer, composer-patches, drupal, drupal-south, codesprint

• Lando + Metabase

  May 29, 2023

  Tags: metabase, lando

• Fixing the Element notification sound

  May 25, 2023

  Tags: matrix, calm

• What patches are we running?

  May 19, 2023

  Tags: drupal, composer, composer-patches, drupal-south, code-sprint

• Upgrading from Drupal 6 or 7 to 9

  May 9, 2023

  Tags: drupal, migration

• From Jekyll & Hugo to Eleventy

  Mar 6, 2023

  Tags: eleventy, jekyll, blogging

• Commit credit carry-on

  Mar 5, 2023

  Tags: drupal, contribution

• Responsible consumption of Open Source Software

  Mar 4, 2023

  Tags: open source, business

• In Memoriam Instagram

  Mar 3, 2023

  Tags: instagram, instaloader, ffmpeg, digital preservation

• Islandora and ISLE DC

  Mar 2, 2023

  Tags: islandora, drupal, lando, docker-compose

• Eleventy!

  Feb 28, 2023

  Tags: hugo, eleventy, blog

• Using Drupal Migrate to report on content

  Nov 20, 2022

  Tags: drupal, drupal migrate, content

• Drupalsouth Talks

  Oct 30, 2022

  Tags: drupal, drupal south, talks

• Growing Catalyst Cloud Volume

  Oct 29, 2022

  Tags: catalyst cloud, operations

• Gitlab CI Runner

  Oct 23, 2022

  Tags: catalyst cloud, operations

• LEMP stack

  Oct 23, 2022

  Tags: catalyst cloud, operations

• Catalyst Cloud Instance

  Oct 23, 2022

  Tags: catalyst cloud, operations

• Contriblog

  Sep 25, 2022

  Tags: contribution, opensource

• Chaoss Metrics Test Run

  Sep 25, 2022

  Tags: contribution, opensource, chaoss

• Drupal Core patch testing locally with Lando

  Dec 22, 2021

  Tags: contribution, drupal

• Dependency Track

  Nov 10, 2021

  Tags: drupal south, dependency track, component analysis, security, talks

• Update. Your. Shit.

  Sep 27, 2021

  A horrific recollection

  Tags: drupal, updates

• Drupal Core Patches With Lando

  Sep 13, 2021

  A quick and easy workflow, it turns out!

  Tags: contribution, opensource

• Testing a fork of Sector distribution

  Aug 3, 2021

  This is tricky, so here's some notes.

  Tags: composer, sector, fork, contribution

• Review Achievements

  Apr 29, 2021

  Tags: growth, grow, globe, annual review

• Work and Trails

  Apr 28, 2021

  Tags: development, tasks, team

• Team Resources

  Apr 15, 2021

  Some reading for building teams

  Tags: people

• Drush SQL Sanitize Config

  Apr 13, 2021

  Tags: drush, drupal, config

• Demo: Commerce Demo & Commerce DPS

  Mar 29, 2021

  Tags: drupal, commerce, dps, windcave

• Drupal Code Checks

  Mar 26, 2021

  Tags: drupal, ci, code quality

• Hugo archetypes

  Mar 2, 2021

  Making things *slightly* easier on myself.

  Tags: hugo

• Automating Gitlab comments in Hugo

  Feb 24, 2021

  Tags: comments, hugo

• nb (notebook), a CLI taker of notes, journal, etc

  Feb 24, 2021

  Just a neat looking tool

  Tags: tools

• Benefits of code review for the reviewer

  Feb 24, 2021

  Tags: code review, collaboration

• Reproducing Gitlab CI failures in Docker Compose locally

  Feb 11, 2021

  Tags: docker, postgres, drupal, debugging, ci, gitlab

• Youtube watches

  Dec 21, 2020

  Just some videos

  Tags: drupal, community, business, opensource

• Trying CodeLingo playbooks

  Dec 16, 2020

  A look at CodeLingo playbooks

  Tags: communication, development, tools

• DrupalGov Sprint and Sector

  Nov 4, 2020

  Day 1 of DrupalGov

  Tags: drupal, drupalgov, sector, sprint

• Renovate - Automated update MRs

  Oct 27, 2020

  Hand that boring update MR task off to a new teammate, RenovateBot

  Tags: renovate, gitlab ci, composer

• Which Drupal config split is currently active

  Sep 25, 2020

  How to get the info from the CLI

  Tags: drupal, environment, configuration

• Patching modules from D8 to D9

  Sep 25, 2020

  Tags: drupal, drupal9, patch, workflow

• Gitlab's Directed Acyclic Graph functionality

  Jul 14, 2020

  A small speed boost for CI runs, but a minute less wait time is worth it

  Tags: gitlab, ci, developer

• Behat, Drupal and related tools

  Jul 7, 2020

  A quick intro to how I'm using and recommending Behat + Drupal

  Tags: behat, drupal, testing, development

• Drupal configuration management and sensitive credentials

  Jul 4, 2020

  Where am I going to stash these creds?

  Tags: puppet, docker, drupal, config management

• Working out loud?

  Feb 28, 2020

  A bit about what this blog is for / about ...

  Tags: working out loud, learning, development

• Breaking YouTube & friends

  Feb 26, 2020

  A wee tweak to prevent distraction in the mornings

  Tags: parenting, youtube

• Hugo custom shortcode for WR links

  Feb 26, 2020

  Here's how I did a thing in Hugo.

  Tags: hugo, wrms

• Hugo, Gitlab, let's go!

  Feb 24, 2020

  It's a first post, until I backfill some stuff

  Tags: hugo, gitlab, working loud

• I'm leaving Fuzion today!

  Jun 6, 2017

  Tags: work, fuzion, career

• Hubot SSLLabs

  Jun 6, 2017

  Tags: coffeescript, javascript, hubot, ssllabs, operations

• CiviCon 2017 recap

  May 21, 2017

  Tags: civicrm, conference

• John Key is watching ...

  May 21, 2017

  Tags: fun

• Blackbird nest & rPi cam

  Dec 4, 2015

  not tagged

• Letter to Santa

  Dec 1, 2015

  Tags: christmas

• KoalaSafe first impressions

  Nov 13, 2015

  not tagged

• Mandarin lessons

  Nov 13, 2015

  Tags: learning

• Dunedin, let's fly the flags

  Sep 28, 2015

  not tagged

• Online Voting Trial - submission to Dunedin City Council & outcome

  Sep 21, 2015

  Tags: dunedin, security, democracy

• Archimedes - a tool for tracking Drupal Sites

  Sep 1, 2015

  Tags: drupal, archimedes

• GovHack 2015 NZ Awards!

  Aug 17, 2015

  Tags: govhack, dunedin

• Getting TiddlyBot on the wireless

  Aug 1, 2015

  Tags: pi

• GovHack 2015: We're Going to Wellington!

  Jul 31, 2015

  Tags: govhack, dunedin

• CiviCRM Contribute Form JS: Don't Rely on Priceset IDs.

  Jul 28, 2015

  Tags: civicrm

• NZ PHP Conf 2015 Speaker Lineup

  Jul 16, 2015

  Tags: php, society

• GovHack 2015: Legolas

  Jul 6, 2015

  Tags: govhacknz, dunedin, javascript, drupal

• GovHack 2015: my writeup

  Jul 4, 2015

  Tags: govhacknz, dunedin

• South Dunedin Flooding

  Jun 13, 2015

  not tagged

• Archimedes - Drupal platform for managing Drupal platforms

  Jun 13, 2015

  Tags: drupal, archimedes, mataara

• Atom Remote Edit UI & speed of opening remote files

  Apr 24, 2015

  Tags: atom, emacs

• Trajectory, 2015

  Feb 19, 2015

  not tagged

• 2014 Year in review

  Jan 6, 2015

  not tagged

• Learning where you are

  Nov 25, 2014

  Tags: work, learning

• IBM Watson Personality Insights is a horoscope machine at the Victoria Park Markets

  Nov 23, 2014

  Tags: disbelief

• Making team-talk a part of everyday work

  Nov 23, 2014

  Tags: happyteam

• Speedcurve

  Oct 10, 2013

  Tags: performance, webdev, speedcurve

• Cloudspotter

  Oct 10, 2013

  not tagged

• Pow

  Sep 10, 2013

  Tags: osx, dns, webdev

• Political sites speedtested (again!)

  Jul 8, 2013

  not tagged

• PGP in Parliament.

  Jun 28, 2013

  not tagged

• Hello Pete & CiviCRM.

  Jun 28, 2013

  not tagged

• Friday night, delighted.

  Jun 28, 2013

  not tagged

• A second survey of NZ political party sites

  Jun 28, 2013

  not tagged

• NZ673 flight deck

  Jun 5, 2013

  not tagged

• Letting go is easy

  Apr 5, 2013

  not tagged

• CiviCRM, payment, and processing

  Apr 5, 2013

  Tags: civicrm, contribution

• CiviCRM, Smarty looking better

  Apr 5, 2013

  Tags: civicrm, smarty

• Just the medicine

  Apr 5, 2013

  not tagged