Podcasting hardware setup

January 26, 2021

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Because you asked. Current recording/playback setup Samson Q2U cardiod XLR/USB Microphone ~ £90 USB means no need for a mixer or XLR adapter thing. Seems to be the best price/quality balance for me. The cardiod effect is pretty good, greatly reducing input of noises from elsewhere, especially if you talk...

A book list for my children

January 25, 2021

Reading time: 6 minutes

This is for my children when they’re old enough to read them and benefit from them, and when they decide to take an interest in the advice of their boring old man, however I’d recommend this list to anyone no matter their stage in life. What book should you read...

Remote code interview pairing tools

December 4, 2020

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Things that you could use to do simple coding exercises in the new world of remote everything. CodeInterview.io - $5/interview or $55/month CodeSandbox.io Cyber-dojo - free for non-commercial, set your own price for commercial! VSCode live share works well, it can do voice as well. Zoom/hangouts/meet/skype etc. built-in screen sharing...

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