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I am an experienced programmer and musician.
Development
I am a professional web and application developer.
I have worked with several technologies including Swift, SwiftUI, TypeScript and React.
Hobbies
I also have other hobbies beyond programming.
Music
I am a drummer and bassist with over fifteen years' live and studio experience. I have made and released my own music with my solo project and in several bands.
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History
I am a trained historian who has written a number of articles about a range of historical topics. These can be found on my history blog, History Rhymes.
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Latest Blog Posts
Why don’t more men wear skirts? (2025)
An interesting article from Australia discussing the question of why men don’t wear more skirts in 2025.
The Beskirted Man
Profiles of Beskirted Men: Miloš Hlávka
Today, we welcome Miloš Hlávka from Nový Knín, Czech Republic to Profiles of Beskirted Men!
The Beskirted Man
Alles-Ablehnen-Button auf Webseite ist Pflicht
Das ist für mich als User eine echt tolle Nachricht. Ich finde Cookie-Banner ohnehin nervig und es ist nur noch schlimmer, dass viele Webseitenbetreiber den „Alles ablehnen“ Knopf verbergen.
Alex' Notizbuch
Visitors
I just wanted to make a quick post about the next couple of weeks. I will be largely absent from this blog and my social media channels as we are having company.
The Beskirted ManMen in Skirts — More than a Trend
This article goes into a little bit of everything as far as men in skirts goes. While it doesn’t go into much depth in any of those topics, it’s nice that it covers them all.
The Beskirted ManMajor Dutch Brand Ad Shows Man in Skirt
Some of you who follow Everybody Skirts may have already seen this, but recently, a major Dutch brand showed a man deliberately trying on a skirt in this video advertising their clothing.
The Beskirted Man
My New ThinkPad
A couple of months ago, I got a new-to-me ThinkPad L14. Even though I’m a huge fan of Mac, I’ve always liked ThinkPads and wanted to experiment.
Alex's Notebook
How do transgender politics affect men in skirts?
You may be surprised about all the ways cis men wearing skirts can be affected by the current transphobic political discourse.
The Beskirted Man
Adobe to automatically move subscribers to pricier, AI-focused tier in June
Yet another major tech company using AI as an excuse to significantly increase the price of their subscription services…
Alex's Notebook