Developer
Drummer
Bassist
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

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.


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.

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.

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.


A Social Media Update
This is just a small announcement to provide an update on my social media presence.


Mastodon and Bluesky
This is just a short post to say that I now have accounts on Mastodon and Bluesky.


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.

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.


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.
