Blogs
This page provides links to other pages which do not fit into my menu categories.
The Accidental Programmer
- Programming through necessity. Read more...
- Building without structure: HP-41CV. Read more...
- Building with structure: Turbo Pascal. Read more...
- Building a monument: Master grapher for Windows. Read more...
(27 January 2026)
Prepaid Electricity
Doing the sums. Read more...
(21 March 2026)
Experiences with Venus flytraps
Growing Venus flytraps is not all plain sailing. Read more...
(7 January 2026)
Massing or Weighing
Do you Mass an object or Weigh it? Read more...
(31 December 2025)
Tabletop Games
- House rules for the Catan Base Game. Read more...
- Catan: Fishermen and Prospectors. Read more...
- Centruy: A New World. Rule clarifications. Read more...
(20 December 2025)
A giant falls
Felling a large cypress tree. Read more...
(26 November 2025)
Sealing concrete
Sealing concrete against algae. Read more...
(19 November 2025)
Micro JoJo
Building a micro JoJo. Read more...
(2 May 2025)
JoJo installation
Installing a downpipe on a JoJo tank. Read more...
(1 November 2024)
Linux Stuff
Some Linux tips. Read more...
(19 May 2024)
A brush with Corona
During April 2024 we contracted Corona. Read more...
(2 May 2024)
Lightning Strike
The house was struck by lightning. Read more...
(6 April 2024)
On the feasibility of coal-driven power stations (Otto Frisch)
A tongue in cheek essay published in the 1970s. Read more...
(30 December 2023)
An open letter to Takealot
It is almost impossible to contact Takealot. Read more...
(28 June 2023)
Gadgets
I love interesting gadgets. Read more...
(25 December 2025)
Composting kitchen scraps
Using a bin in the compost heap Read more...
(8 July 2022)
Looking at Coronavirus death rates
Comparing the death rates of a few countries Read more...
(13 December 2021)
Prostate Cancer
A diary of my experiences. Read more...
(15 December 2023)
An open letter to the CEO of Bytes South Africa.
The final night of our stay at Bakubung was ruined by the loutish behaviour of the staff of Bytes South Africa. Read more...
(20 April 2015)
