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How I spent a week in New York City, told via Google Maps reviews (part 1/2, 20 reviews)
I recently went to the US for the first time, spending a busy week in New York followed by a more relaxed week in San Francisco with my partner. I reviewed many of the places we went to on Google Maps, so here’s a selection of activities / restaurants / landmarks in our first 3 NYC days!
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The 4 Android games I played far too much of in May
I have a confession: I’m a mobile gamer. And no, not intense 3D games that can at least claim to be exciting, but mostly incremental / idle games and puzzle games. Assuming you’re not judging my tastes too much, here’s the 4 games I’ve been playing this month.
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Why I fell in love with Formula 1, after a lifetime of disliking sport
I’ve spent my entire life disliking sports. Hated doing them at school, couldn’t care less when they were on TV, didn’t see the appeal whatsoever, and at 29 I assumed the appeal was never going to “click”. That was until… Formula 1 became an obsession ~6 months ago. But why?
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How I made a LEGO lenticular mosaic of Mario & Luigi (in 2017!)
Waaaay back in 2017, I designed and created a lenticular LEGO mosaic (2 images in 1) of Mario & Luigi, and it’s the only original build I’ve kept! Luckily I still have my notes from the time, so I’m writing them up in case anyone else wants to make something similar.
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Kindle Paperwhite 5 review & Paperwhite 3 visual comparison
As must be obvious by now from the many book-related posts on here, I love reading. After using my beloved Paperwhite 3 for 30-60 minutes a day, I decided it was time to treat myself to an upgrade. Before I give the still very capable older Kindle away, here’s a visual comparison!
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My current book collection and organisation strategy
As anyone who has seen my Goodreads or Kindle analysis posts knows, I read a lot. Once I had a bit of space at home, I started collecting books I’d read in the past, and reading physical books more. Here’s a summary of my collection in 2022, along with a little bit of analysis!
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Why I stopped moderating Android subreddits
Back in 2017, I was just getting into Android development and spent a lot of time moderating Android-related subreddits. This was a good way to keep myself busy and give back, but 5 years later I… don’t moderate any subreddits. Ever. I wanted to dive into why I lost all motivation, as a warning to others!
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Analysing 5 years of Amazon Kindle reading (and how you can too!)
One of my favourite possessions that I use almost every day is my Kindle Paperwhite 3 from 2016. I purchased the Paperwhite 5 recently (comparison coming soon!), and decided to analyse the hundreds of books read on my previous Kindle before I say goodbye to it!
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Analysing 12 years of Amazon purchases (and how you can too!)
Like many people, I purchase… pretty much everything from Amazon, especially since the pandemic. In this post I’ll analyse my own purchasing habits, and provide a template so you can do the same!
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Analysing my Google Play purchase history (and how you can too!)
I’ve been in the Android ecosystem for a few years now, and tend to make 1-2 Google Play purchases per month, usually removing adverts from a super casual game. To analyse this data, I wrote a little script that is now hosted on this site!