Shorts
Jotting and notes that I have written down quickly because I have not have time to deep dive into the topic to write up one of my articles yet, and thoghts I have had or things I have found that I wanted to share.
I am also recovering posts from my old version of the site and adding them here. Most are short articles and fit better in here than the main articles section - that‘s everything pre 2023.
Commenting was with Disqus but it all went horribly wrong so for now please ping me comments on Mastodon.
Latest thoughts
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11ty Git Commit Messages
on Sat, Dec 14, 2024 ~ web
Stealing Angie's Commit messages for my 11ty needs -
11ty upgrading node in netlify
on Tue, Oct 15, 2024 ~ web
Note to self for later - updating node and other 11ty bits during an upgrade -
Newspaper style layout for my content
on Sat, Sep 14, 2024 ~ Web
I designed a layout in the style of an old broadsheet newspaper. -
Home network set up changes
on Sun, Aug 4, 2024 ~ Misc
I replaced my powerline network with wifi -
The cobbles of Mousehole
on Sat, Jul 13, 2024 ~ Web
There appear to be no cobbled streets in Mousehole yet people often use this as a selling point. -
11ty collections tag links
on Sun, Mar 17, 2024 ~ Web
How to add tags with links to hub topic pages in 11ty -
Tracking 404 broken links with Fathom Analytics
on Sun, Feb 11, 2024 ~ Web
How I set up Fathom Analytics to track 404 broken URLs so that I could redirect those links to the correct page. -
Cleaning up the 11ty config
on Sun, Oct 29, 2023 ~ Web
The eleventy config file can get cluttered quickly so I cleaned mine up -
11ty draft posts
on Fri, Sep 1, 2023 ~ web
Setting a post to draft in 11ty while writing -
Solving a date display issue in 11ty templates
on Fri, Jul 7, 2023 ~ Web
I was getting the full UTC code and only needed the short date without time -
11ty image shortcode best practice
on Tue, Jun 6, 2023 ~ Web
Quick reminder to myself about how to use the 11ty shortcode for images -
Netlify prerender cache
on Sun, Jun 4, 2023 ~ SEO
Crawling a newly changed website on Netlify can bring you incorrect cached results! -
Stanton Coach chassis progress
on Tue, May 23, 2023 ~ Modelling
I am designing a chassis to fit my Stanton Coach -
Cloudflare Pages error with 11ty build
on Mon, May 15, 2023 ~ Web
I had an issue with a build failing on Cloudflare Pages and this is how I fixed it -
Interaction to Next Paint, the new Core Web Vital
on Wed, May 10, 2023 ~ Web
INP, Interaction to Next Paint is no longer experimental and is due to be included as part of the Core Web Vitals by March 2024. -
Alternative to Google Analytics
on Wed, May 10, 2023 ~ Web
Is there a viable alternative to Google Analytics - yes it's Fathom Analytics. -
html neck tag
on Tue, May 9, 2023 ~ Web
Perhaps a html neck tag could be used for scripts that might break the head. -
Railway Modellers Club site
on Wed, Apr 26, 2023 ~ Modelling
Just created a new linktree type page on myrm.club. -
Lightning Strikes
on Mon, Apr 17, 2023 ~ Web
Lightning strikes not far from us knocked out a lot of the villages comms. -
AI making some astonishing leaps
on Thu, Mar 23, 2023 ~ Web
AI technologies have been making huge leaps over the last week. -
GSC Page with redirect issue
on Wed, Feb 22, 2023 ~ Web
Are you getting a GSC alert 'Page with redirect' where you added a redirect? -
11ty conditional canonical
on Mon, Feb 13, 2023 ~ Web
How I created a conditional canonical tag in my 11ty nunjucks base template. -
Making my Stadia controller work on bluetooth
on Thu, Feb 9, 2023 ~ Misc
Stadia has now gone but the controller can still be used. -
Remove 404 file from sitemap.xml in 11ty
on Mon, Feb 6, 2023 ~ Web
How to remove your 404 file from you mxl sitemap. -
Webmentions
on Sun, Feb 5, 2023 ~ Web
I have added webmentions to this 11ty build. -
Netlify CMS
on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 ~ Web
Somehow I have managed to add the Netlify CMS to the site. -
DandD Character Generator
on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 ~ Misc
Years ago we built a D&D Character Generator. -
11ty starter video
on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 ~ Web
The video tutorial I started with. -
11ty inline minified css
on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 ~ Web
Minifying css for 11ty sites. -
Shorts are back
on Thu, Feb 2, 2023 ~ Web
I have decided to bring back my small blog posts that I previously called Shorts. -
Brighton Model world
on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 ~ Modelling
Loxley Barton Falls will be at Brighton Model World Exhibition this year. -
Bachmann re-motoring kit
on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 ~ Modelling
Bachmann re-motoring kit from Nigel Lawton. -
Withywindle mill wins ExpoNG Pizza challenge
on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 ~ Modelling
Withywindle mill won the ExpoNG Pizza challenge. -
Withywindle mill in Narrow Gauge Modeller December 2007
on Sat, Nov 17, 2007 ~ Modelling
Withywindle mill in Narrow Gauge Modeller December 2007. -
Loxley Barton Falls at The Norwood Club show
on Sun, Nov 11, 2007 ~ Modelling
Loxley Barton Falls at The Norwood Club show. -
Loxley Barton in Narrow Gauge World!
on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 ~ Modelling
Loxley Barton made an appearance in Narrow Gauge World!. -
Amberley 2007
on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 ~ Modelling
Loxley Barton made an appearance at Amberley 2007. -
Withywindle Mill progress
on Wed, Jun 27, 2007 ~ Modelling
Progress on the new layout Withywindle Mill . -
Withywindle Mill - the pizza layout
on Thu, Apr 26, 2007 ~ Modelling
A new layout - Withywindle Mill is a pizza layout, small and round.. -
Japanese L Type industrial locomotive
on Tue, Dec 5, 2006 ~ Modelling
Recent purchase of a tiny loco from Japan. -
Warley 2006 - Pagham Harbour
on Mon, Dec 4, 2006 ~ Modelling
A trip to the Warley Model Railway Exhibition at the NEC with Pagham Harbour. -
ExpoNG 2006 narrow gauge modelling nirvana
on Sun, Oct 29, 2006 ~ Modelling
Probably the best narrow gauge modelling show in the world. -
Expo Narrow Gauge 2006 tommorow
on Fri, Oct 27, 2006 ~ Modelling
Tomorrow is probably the best narrow gauge modelling show in the world. -
Croydon MRS 2006 show
on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 ~ Modelling
Loxley Barton at the Croydon MRS 2006 show. -
Croydon MRS 2006 show 7th and 8th October
on Tue, Oct 3, 2006 ~ Modelling
Loxley Barton booked for the Croydon MRS 2006 show. -
Ruston Hornsby painted photo
on Mon, Oct 2, 2006 ~ Modelling
Completion of the Ruston Hornsby project. -
Ruston Hornsby painted
on Sun, Oct 1, 2006 ~ Modelling
On the way to completion of the Ruston Hornsby project. -
Ruston Hornsby narrow gauge kit
on Sun, Aug 27, 2006 ~ Modelling
Completion of the build of the of the Ruston Hornsby project. -
Amberley Steam Gala
on Mon, Jul 10, 2006 ~ Modelling
visit to the 2006 Amberley Steam Gala. -
2 ton iron coal wagon
on Tue, Apr 18, 2006 ~ Modelling
Soldering together the 2 ton iron coal wagon kit by A Knights Work. -
009 Society leaflet from 1990
on Sun, Apr 16, 2006 ~ Modelling
Just dug up an old 009 Society leaflet I picked up from Imrex 90 - 16 years ago! -
ExpoNG site now live
on Mon, Mar 20, 2006 ~ Modelling
Expo Narrow Gauge site now live. -
Scaloox water tower
on Sun, Feb 19, 2006 ~ Modelling
Using Scaloox to build a narrow gauge water tower . -
Loxley Barton Falls - Picture in Railway Modeller
on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 ~ Modelling
Picture of Loxley Barton Falls in Railway Modeller and Narrow Gauge World. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Finished model photos
on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 ~ Modelling
Picture from exhibiting Loxley Barton Falls at ExpoNG 2005 Cubic Challenge. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Winner Cubic Challenge Expo Narrow Gauge 2005
on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 ~ Modelling
Exhibiting Loxley Barton Falls at ExpoNG 2005 Cubic Challenge. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Showing at ExpoNG today
on Sat, Oct 29, 2005 ~ Modelling
Exhibiting Loxley Barton Falls at ExpoNG 2005. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 07
on Tue, Oct 11, 2005 ~ Modelling
The seventh narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Waterfall and stream detailing added
on Sun, Oct 9, 2005 ~ Modelling
Building out the waterfall and stream on loxley Barton Falls. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 06
on Sun, Oct 2, 2005 ~ Modelling
The sixth narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Lock Gate in place
on Sun, Oct 2, 2005 ~ Modelling
This weekend I have finished painting the lock gates. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 05
on Thu, Sep 29, 2005 ~ Modelling
The fifth narrow gauge kit I obtained. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 04
on Thu, Sep 29, 2005 ~ Modelling
The forth narrow gauge kit I started. -
Loxley Barton Falls progress photo gallery
on Tue, Sep 27, 2005 ~ Modelling
A photogallery of progress of my 009 layout. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 03
on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 ~ Modelling
The third narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 02
on Sat, Aug 20, 2005 ~ Modelling
The second narrow gauge kit I built. -
Loxley Barton Falls - Locomotive No. 01
on Sat, Aug 20, 2005 ~ Modelling
The first narrow gauge kit I built many years ago. -
Loxley Barton Falls - A new 009 layout
on Sat, Aug 20, 2005 ~ Modelling
Follow my progress modelling a 009 narrow gauge railway exhibition layout built for the 2005 ExpoNG Cubic Challenge. -
rel nofollow suits commerce users of Google
on Fri, Jan 21, 2005 ~ Web
Commercial users of Google have finally been given a way to reduce the amount of Blogs clogging up their search results. -
New look new server
on Tue, Jul 9, 2002 ~ Web
I have got my act together at last and started shifting content to a dedicated web space. -
It's a start
on Sat, May 11, 2002 ~ Web
Over the past few years I have become more and more engrossed with Cascading Style Sheets and the benefits they offer to the web. -
CSS rollovers - no javascript!
on Sat, May 11, 2002 ~ Web
I wanted stylish CSS rollover buttons—not just color blocks—so I explored techniques beyond basic JavaScript effects. -
Leith Hill walk
on Tue, May 7, 2002 ~ Walks
A misty morning hike at Leith Hill near Dorking made for dramatic scenery, especially heading into Coldharbour. -
New look site!
on Fri, May 3, 2002 ~ Web
The up side of being unwell is that I have spent this week delving into CSS. -
Microsoft - Hotmail pain...
on Fri, May 3, 2002 ~ Web
Just checked my hotmail account - which I only have so that I can use MSN Messenger because certain friends use it rather than ICQ. -
Japan 2002
on Mon, Apr 22, 2002 ~ Trips
Paula suprised me with a holiday in Japan for my birthday. -
Family visit
on Sat, Mar 30, 2002 ~ Trips
Mum, dad, Conor, Lou and Steve are up for the day visiting. -
Flying Visit to Deal for Phils 40th
on Sat, Mar 16, 2002 ~ Trips
Down in Deal for a little drink with Phil and Vicky -
The latest webcam images
on Sun, Jul 9, 2000 ~ Web
OK Big changes to this page in July 2007! We now have a timelapse webcam picture for you.