Version everything - getting into the habit of treating everything as code gives you an easy way back, tracking and a review process built in.
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personalWhy Human Thinking Still MattersWe're building tools to save time, yet we often find ourselves with less time to think about why we're building them. A reflection on reclaiming the "messy" human part of the development process in the age of AI.
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28 Jun 2026
technicalMachine-readable?Applying metadata standards and formats to improve the readability of my blog for machines of different types.
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21 Jun 2026
technicalMCP PonderingsSome of my thoughts around MCP and how we can use it safely.
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31 May 2026
Weekend project making a bag based on the pattern for the Rough Cut Kit Duffle, but significantly reduced in size.
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27 May 2026
Finished reading: The Rose Field by Phillip Pullman 📚
A great final chapter to the book of dust trilogy with lots to consider in how things had changed
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22 May 2026
technicalSecuring Sensitive Payload Logging in API ConnectOverview of ways to handle sensitive data payloads within API Connect and controlling where that data ends up.
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9 May 2026
hello
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9 May 2026
thats better!
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9 May 2026
Quick post app should make these short posts easier
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7 May 2026
Finally got round to building a micropub endpoint for my Hugo blog
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7 May 2026
Micropub test of creating a basic h-entry
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4 May 2026
personalCheriton CircularShort circular walk around Cheriton with beautiful views around the area.
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2 May 2026
Local utils server is working
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Local publish script working with password retrieval from keychain
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28 Mar 2026
technicalObservability as a design requirementObservability is a design decision, not an afterthought. From the platform team to API consumers to AI agents, knowing what is happening across your API — and building that in from the start — is what gives you confidence when things go wrong in production.
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24 Mar 2026
Trying Drafts as an editor for simple updates to my blog
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19 Mar 2026
exploring building an agent memory system based on how corvids use memory systems around their food stores
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14 Mar 2026
technicalDesigning for Multi-Region API DeploymentsA practical guide to designing multi-region API deployments - covering data consistency, auth dependencies, traffic routing, and failure modes, with real-world lessons from IBM API Connect SaaS.
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12 Mar 2026
Finished reading The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen 📚 - enjoying this series, love the characters
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7 Mar 2026
technicalThe SRE Mindset in API ArchitectureHow my SRE experience with sizing, observability and SLOs shapes the way I approach API architecture - planning for reality, not hopes.
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28 Feb 2026
Well I won't be heading to India next week any more
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21 Feb 2026
Combined my AI agent with some simple functions to post to my blog
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Finished reading: Everyone on this Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson 📚
Found this a bit tough to get into as it is a bit meta, but got into it and enjoyed it as it developed.
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12 Feb 2026
Has been a great day at the Integration User Group Nordics - has been good to share the story around API Connect v12 and lots of good conversations.
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10 Feb 2026
How to build an agent - from last year but a good insight into what the core things that make up an AI agent are.
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2 Feb 2026
Finished reading: Wool by Hugh Howey 📚
Enjoyed reading this book after seeing the first two seasons of Silo which are based on it - can’t decide whether to read on or wait until after seeing the remaining seasons of the show.
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Improving my photos layout to move away from just showing square photos - now need to add more photos!
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30 Jan 2026
New blog design live and telegram bot up and running to post to my microblog
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26 Jan 2026
Just testing the new microblog section! This is where I'll post quick thoughts, links, and updates that don't need a full blog post.
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25 Jan 2026
Got some great workflows going with my new clawdbot based assistant
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