Author Archives: Andrew

Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan from 1910 until 1945. It was then occupied by the United States and the Soviet Union following WW2. Dad told me this after having learned it himself minutes before (I’m assuming via Wikipedia).

Sporadic posts are easier to achieve than daily posts 😉 Also, in France the government allows just two sale periods a year.

Daily posting didn’t last long 🤦‍♂️ Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to influence white Christian women. It helped to advance the abolitionist cause but has also received criticism for perpetuating stereotypes.

Bloggin’ ain’t easy so I am going to try to a share something I learn every day. Mostly to get into the habit of blogging consistently but also to encourage myself to learn interesting things and justify the hours I spend learning random shit… So here is TIL 1 Bight is a term used in […]

Migrating WordPress / WooCommerce is not proving easy. I have tried the premium versions of Backup Guard and Duplicator and neither plugin has allowed me to migrate the site successfully. I have contacted their support teams but the fact that neither worked out of the box is annoying. Particularly as Duplicator Pro cost $79. To […]

Maybe make it blue or something?

The BestDynaDot and NameSilo. Both have free whois privacy, free email forwarding and free DNS management. Plus Afternic and Sedo MLS integration for investors. The RestGoDaddy By far the most the most popular registrar. More expensive than other registrars and a little sleazy with the upsells. Some will appreciate the phone support and localisation.Epik They […]

I think that I originally read this around Christmas 2017. I was especially hedonistic and unhappy at work at the time. The days between Christmas and New Year’s day are allowed as holidays; and, accordingly, we were not required to perform any labor, more than to feed and take care of the stock. This time […]

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”- Mark Twain “To begin, begin.”- William Wordsworth “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”- Lao Tzu “What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not […]