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Dispatches from the intersection of technology, beer culture, community, and the occasional brush with the unknowable. Sorted by date of incantation.
Opening a Pub or Bar? Here's What Your Local CAMRA Branch Can Do For You
Opening a new pub or bar? Discover how your local CAMRA branch can help with promotion, awards, beer quality, and connecting with engaged customers.
BlogStables Tavern: Manchester's Historic Pub Reborn
Discover the story of the Stables Tavern, Manchester's newest pub with deep roots in the Industrial Revolution and the former site of Granada Studios' Rovers Return. Reopening June 6, 2025.
BlogHow CAMRA Can Attract More Young Members
Discover practical strategies for how CAMRA can attract more young members, with full recommendations from the 2025 Young Members Spring Forum, including student engagement, events, marketing, and positioning tips.
BlogVibe Coding: The Rise of No-Code AI Frontend Development and Its Security Implications
Discover the rise of vibe coding and AI-powered frontend development. Learn about the security risks of no-code tools like Cursor, Bolt, and Windsurf, and how to use them safely.
BlogRetrospective: CAMRA Welcome Week 2024 in Manchester
A firsthand account of organizing CAMRA's Welcome Week in Manchester, including key successes, challenges faced, and future strategies for engaging students in real ale.
BlogMy Experience at Wonka Glasgow's Interpretation of a Manchester Beer Festival
After witnessing the buzz surrounding the International Brewing and Cider Festival at Depot Mayfield, I felt compelled to share my firsthand experience of a similar event.
BlogWhat is a CAMRA Brewery Liaison Officer (BLO)
Explore the pivotal role of a Brewery Liaison Officer (BLO) within CAMRA, bridging the gap between breweries and the renowned beer organization. Discover the benefits for breweries, ranging from free marketing to participating in prestigious beer competitions.
BlogImplementing my own Improved Polywork Style Portfolio
Firstly, I want to express my respect and appreciation for the hard work put in by the Polywork team on their product. Despite developing my own version, it doesn't mean I won't continue using their platform. They generously sent me unsponsored merchandise for being an active early adopter.
CAMRAJoin CAMRA and Explore the World of Beer, Cider, and Perry as a University Student
Discover how you can join CAMRA and enjoy the world of beer, cider, and perry as a university student. Learn about the benefits, events, and discounts available for young members in Greater Manchester.
TechnologyAutomating My GitHub Profile with DevOps: A Journey
Learn how I automated my GitHub profile's "About Me" section using DevOps practices, Node.js scripts, and GitHub Actions. Discover the journey, challenges, and tools I employed to streamline this process.
CAMRACAMRA's Greater Manchester Young Members Coordinator Plan
Discover the plans and goals of CAMRA's Regional Young Member Coordinator for Greater Manchester.
TechnologyDeveloping Prompt Engineering Skills to Improve Blog Posts
Learn how I developed my prompt engineering skills to improve over half of my previous blog posts within a couple of hours.
CAMRATop 5 Manchester Pubs & Taprooms with CAMRA Member Discounts
In this post, I will discuss my top five pubs and taprooms in Manchester that offer CAMRA members a discount and are popular among young people aged 18 to 30.
TechnologyMapping CAMRA Branches
Learn how I map Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branches using Leaflet and Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. Follow the progress of this project and explore the current branch map.
TechnologyCompiledMCR: A Tool for the Manchester Technology Community
In this blog post, I'll discuss the goals of CompiledMCR, an open-source project initiated in 2017, inspired by TechNW, with the aim of benefiting the technology community in Manchester.
TechnologyMy ideal alternative social media platform to Twitter, not Mastodon
Since Elon Musk recently acquired Twitter, a lot of people have been turning to Mastodon and Bluesky, and I've been pondering the ideal alternative.
LeadershipRunning the MMU Computing Society
Recently, I received a message from one of my former lecturers on behalf of a student who wished to reestablish the MMU Computing Society. I'll go over the exact advice I gave in this blog post in the hopes that it will be useful to those looking to start student societies.
LeadershipTips, Advice and Recommendations for Computer Science Students
According to tutors, I am one of my university's "top graduates," and I want to talk about my experience studying Computer Science and how I got to where I am.
TechnologyDevelopment - MobileNet in NodeJS (Backend)
The origin of this blog post started when I wanted to be able to classify images on a backend server as a learning exercise.
Technology[Hackathon #11] - BCS Hackathon 2019
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Technology[Hackathon #10] - Free Your Mind, with Code Nation and EMIS Health
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TechnologyMy Experience with Static SSR
Recently I have been creating websites in a statically generated way on a server, this being referred to as Static SSR (Server Side Rendering), where a server essentially generates HTML files based on code written, then those files are served to the user.
TechnologyGoogle Hash Code 2019
This years challenge was based on images and producing the most interesting slideshow, essentially we would be given files with theoretical images (horizontal and vertical) and we would have to pair slides based on the tags that the photos contained.
TechnologyHack Jam - Storytellers United
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TechnologyChallenge - Creative Data Lab
Discover my experience at a data-related lab event focused on promoting active travel in London. Learn how my team devised a rewards scheme based on case studies.
TechnologyUniversity - Extra-Curricular Awards
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TechnologyHackathon Experience: Recreating an IRC-Inspired Chat Application
Read about my experience at the hackathon where we recreated an IRC-inspired chat application, faced various challenges, and leveraged technologies like Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
TechnologyProject - IoT Door System
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Technology[Conference #3] - OggCamp 18
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TechnologyChallenge - Village Software Data Quest
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