Blog
Ramblings.
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Hello world (again)!
Posted on: August 5, 2023Time to say hello after a bit of a hiatus. Lots has happened: a new job, a new baby, and a rebuilt Bennet.org.
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Site search on the JAMstack with Hugo & Algolia
Posted on: January 11, 2020Today I'm going to explore how you can implement full-text site search functionality using Algolia on a static website powered by Hugo.
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Writing from around the web in 2019
Posted on: December 2, 2019It's been a bit quiet around here lately - so here's a post I put together for Moz on progressive web apps.
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Migrating Bennet.org to Hugo & Netlify
Posted on: September 4, 2017In the three and a half years since I launched this website, a lot has changed. I've now migrated to Hugo, Netlify, and GitHub.
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Rediscovering old interests (& launching a new website)
Posted on: March 6, 2017The older I get, the more I realise how powerful our childhood interests can be. Rediscovering them can be fun.
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How to build a Raspberry Pi terrarium controller
Posted on: June 9, 2016I recently built a Raspberry Pi-powered controller for my terrarium, providing data visualisation, temperature and humidity alerts, and more. Here I'll share my process.
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An interview with Frank Cifaldi
Posted on: May 18, 2016Frank Cifaldi from Digital Eclipse discusses video game restoration and the challenges facing the preservation of digital experiences.
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Writing from around the web in 2015
Posted on: December 1, 2015In 2015 I managed to land 4 freelance features, writing for some of my favourite websites on both web development topics and video games.
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Responsive images for busy people: srcset & sizes
Posted on: September 30, 2015This guide provides a practical, hands-on introduction to the responsive image syntax using the new ‘srcset’ and ‘sizes’ CSS attributes.
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Pixels please: image scaling in CSS
Posted on: March 26, 2015A practical introduction to the `image-rendering` CSS property, now supported by all major browsers.