Freelance Routines
My answer to the question “how do you fit everything in?” that’s often asked by family-focussed freelancers. Hopefully some useful tips for others.
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Are text-based deep-fakes OK?
What do we make of a deepfake "interview" with a text-based AI trained on the words of a real person?
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Celebrating sensitivity
People with a high attention to detail or years of experience may seem to be negative, disruptive, “no-go”’people that stand in the way of progress and disrupt innovation. But have super powers and you should celebrate them.
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How to make test users work with Facebook Messenger Bots
It's not massively easy, and it's definitely not clear. But you CAN have test users for your Messenger bot. Here's how!
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My new cookie pop-up setup
I'm sure you all know that the rules about how websites use cookies have changed a bit over the last few years. This post explains my current setup for cookie consents and analytics on WordPress sites. And tries to dissuade you from using them in the first place!
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What if there ISN’T a path? (And other lessons)
There is a lot of good knowledge being passed around in the world. These things have helped me.
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The Weeks: 28th October and 4th November
The week in projects, posts and pins, with bonus toolbox, time machine and things I learned.
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CV tips from someone who’s not applied for a job for many years
Some tips on writing CVs from someone who probably isn't qualified to give them!
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The Weeks: 14th and 21st October
I’m still way behind with weeknotes – partly I’m still dealing with the fallout of some big emergency hosting and support stuff that came in, but also I’ve been ill with a cold that went on for WEEKS, and both my kids had a sickness bug. Sometimes, life just gets in the way of creativity. […]
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Tech Note: Checking the integrity of npm modules
Quick tech note on how to find and check the integrity hash value of an npm package.