Developer
Drummer
Bassist
I am an experienced programmer and musician.

Development

I am a professional web and application developer.
TypeScriptAngularReactVue.jsSwift
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

Europe is Looking for Alternatives to US Cloud Providers

Europe is Looking for Alternatives to US Cloud Providers

I’ve seen a lot of news like this recently from US-based media outlets. As someone living and working in Germany for a German company, I find it particularly interesting that I haven’t heard anything about this elsewhere.
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A Trip to the Playground

A Trip to the Playground

It’s time for another short story about wearing a skirt in public. I took my son to the playground in a green skirt and black leggings.
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Måneskin – A Band With Two Men Who Wear Skirts

Every once in a while you run into men in skirts where you least expect it. In this case, I stumbled upon a video of the Italian Måneskin playing live in concert while wearing skirts.
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Felix’s New Skirt

Today’s post is a bit unusual in that it is about a children’s book about a boy who likes to wear skirts. The book is called Felix’s New Skirt.
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A Social Media Update

A Social Media Update

This is just a small announcement to provide an update on my social media presence.
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Mastodon and Bluesky

Mastodon and Bluesky

This is just a short post to say that I now have accounts on Mastodon and Bluesky.
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Does Apple need another Snow Leopard?

Does Apple need another Snow Leopard?

This is a post that will most certainly betray my age in that I fondly remember the release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
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Skirts: Are You Man Enough To Wear One?

While it’s always great to see articles about men in skirts, they do point out the fact that it has been a runway fashion item for men that has never made it to the mainstream.
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Clarifying What’s Really Going on at Mozilla

Clarifying What’s Really Going on at Mozilla

Mozilla has recently had a lot of blowback about several recent changes they’ve made to Firefox. There was a reaction recently from a member of the Thunderbird team.
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