by JAK | Oct 26, 2026 | cycling
Back in May / June earlier this year I managed to cycle my way around four different harbours in 4 cities around New Zealand. I didn’t plan on the 4 harbours in 4 weeks but as I had already cycled around 2 of them before I had an idea that it would be a fun thing to...
by JAK | Oct 23, 2026 | WordPress
Earlier this week there was a high profile news story about PHP versions. As one of the hosting companies says “Another day, another vulnerability” typically these changes are managed in the background every week now. The reality is that your hosting...
by JAK | Mar 9, 2026 | big ideas, culture
Just recently Rebecca Solnit gave an interview to the NYT where she stated that “changing the world is more like caregiving than like war”. Here is that video clip. From the intro on YouTube. “Solnit has written a new book, “The Beginning Comes After...
by JAK | Mar 8, 2026 | culture, music
Back in 2018 I was shocked when Anthony Bourdain died in mid flight as it were. I started writing this 7 years ago but never pushed publish. Hearing about his death was a shock because he seemed so much larger than life and the TV personality was generally resilient...
by JAK | Nov 27, 2025 | community, development
Back in October 2021 I moved from Auckland to North Otago for family reasons. It was literally the first week that we could travel but I still needed a permission slip (because of Covid controls) to be inspected by police upon the exit from Auckland. For the last 2...
