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When to use request or system specs when testing Rails applications

I have an admission, I have completely over used system specs in my time as a Rails dev - which is a long time now!

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Googled from the start

My eldest daughter has just started using an iPad in school for some of the curriculum which is kind of mind blowing. When I was in primary school there was maybe one BBC

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Building bikes as a creative endeavour

Anyone who knows me will know I like my bikes. I used to switch or upgrade bikes every couple of years or so. The trick to the constant upgrade cycle was to buy

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One year on

The same but different.

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The carrot and stick of recycling

To restrict or to educate?

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Looking for the good in lockdown

At times undoubtedly super hard but there were some bright spots.

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2020 in books

What did I read last year?

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Glasgow lockdown 2.0

It happened again.

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Is Voice UI the way to make mobile devices ‘magical’ again?

Could talking to our devices break their hold on our attention?

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Taking back my attention - redux

It feels like I’m starting to ‘win’.

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Taking back my attention

An experiment in intentionality.

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The 'uncanny valley' of Glasgow during Corona

These are unprecedented times indeed.

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It's been a while…

Are blogs still a thing??

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