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5 things I learnt from my sabbatical
During this year’s VIP GM, I did a 4 minute “flash talk”. It was about my sabbatical. A lot of the talks were thought-provoking and educational. But not this one. But, there are takeaways. Here it is, presented in a blog format, with added pictures and content.
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Cleaning a PlayStation 4 Pro: From noisy to whisper quiet
When I lost my driving license, I bought myself a PlayStation 2. When I reached 40, I bought a PlayStation 3. And, so, another event prompted another upgrade – during the pandemic I upgraded my PlayStation 4 to a PlayStation 4 Pro (no, I still can’t justify a PlayStation 5). Bought, used, from CeX, it…
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Putting the boot into Denver: the 2022 VIP DM
Yes, you read that correct – it’s the DM (DivisionMeetup) rather than a GM (Grand Meetup). Really, it’s just a rename. As Automattic gets larger the idea of getting everyone together in one place becomes less and less practical. VIP showed the way with their own GM but now as the idea of extending this…
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Why do Sainsbury’s hate mushrooms?
Seriously, they hate mushrooms. I ordered 12 as part of an online order recently. 9 turned up. Each bagged separately – 6 in paper bags and 3 in plastic.
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Sleepless in Seattle: A Support Leads Meetup
Only my second work trip since the pandemic, and I was off to the US again – to Seattle for a Support Leeds meetup. There was 8 of us in total, so it was a relatively small group and, is often the case when it’s this small, we made use of Airbnbs – a main…