Kev Quirk

Admin of Fosstodon, along with Mike Stone (npub1exv…3ch9).

I work in InfoSec 🔐

Father of two 👨‍👦‍👦, husband of one 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️

Keeper of dogs (x2) 🐶, cat 😻, fish (x100s) 🐠 and chickens (x12) 🐔

I'm also partial to collecting watches ⌚️ and riding motorbikes 🏍️

🌐 Website: https://kevquirk.com
ALT: https://500.social/@kev
🥰 Support Us: https://hub.fosstodon.org/support

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NIP-05 Address

kev_at_fosstodon.org@momostr.pink

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2026-03-25 08:00:04 UTC

I am obsessed with this game.
https://100jumps.org
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/288/754/787/326/456/original/762e8b8000bd25ab.jpg

2025-10-27 12:00:04 UTC

Phones aren’t evil. The attention economy is what keeps us hooked and distracted. It’s not the device that’s the issue, but the systems built to keep our eyes glued to it.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/smartphones-are-not-the-enemy/

2025-08-02 18:30:51 UTC

When I used an #iPhone Siri was good enough for my use case - set a timer, what's 65f in c, remind me to do xyz at 10am on Monday.
On the other hand, #Gemini is absolute dog shit. Reminders don't work properly, timers are hit and miss, and answers to simple questions are ridiculously verbose. It's just shite. 💩

2025-07-28 06:47:32 UTC

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😂😂😂 we shall never know!

2025-07-27 16:45:22 UTC

I haven’t run regularly in over 10 years. I’ve tried multiple times to get back into it, but it’s always fizzled out. This time feels different.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/a-month-of-running

2025-07-22 17:15:00 UTC

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and yet, I see no PR. 🤔

2025-05-07 11:50:20 UTC

There are definitely worse places to spend your lunch.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/466/397/719/011/295/original/a9597bb8d73cdb51.webp

2025-05-07 07:54:22 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #G-SHOCK GA-2100BWP
https://kevquirk.com/watches#g-shock-ga-2100bwp
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/465/469/877/261/708/original/5819a0eece4ad18d.webp

2025-05-06 21:04:12 UTC

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do they run your toe under the strap by any chance? I used to have some and they were amazing. Bought a second pair and they're nowhere near as comfy. Hardly wear them.

2025-05-06 21:01:50 UTC

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haha I don't think I'll ever own a Rolex. The false scarcity really it's me off.

2025-05-06 18:46:17 UTC

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thanks for the info. Yeah I know I'm gonna lose a good chunk of followers when I move, and that's fine. Interesting you mention the bugs, might be worth doing it just to help the project debug with an account that big. 🤷🏼‍♂️
@npub1w20…6n8h @npub13je…7ugx

2025-05-06 18:43:15 UTC

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yeah, taken with my trusty Pixel 9a

2025-05-06 18:10:44 UTC

Beautiful moth I just found on the wall. Never seen one this colour before.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/462/231/339/124/345/original/70402e0caef6517e.webp

2025-05-06 16:28:55 UTC

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me too.
@npub1w20…6n8h @npub1h9r…mw3n

2025-05-06 16:28:32 UTC

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hadn't thought of it like that, thanks!

2025-05-06 14:25:55 UTC

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what concerns me is that they say the following on their site:
> GoToSocial is not designed for 'must-follow' influencers with tens of thousands of followers, and it's not designed to be addictive.
I'm not an influencer (obviously) but I do have ~25k followers, so if GtS isn't designed for that kinda load, I don't wanna mess myself up.

2025-05-06 13:35:03 UTC

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I'm reluctant to do so as migrating means my followers effectively move, so if it all goes belly up, I could risk losing everything (I think).

2025-05-06 06:58:40 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Seiko SRPD71K1
https://kevquirk.com/watches#seiko-srpd71k1
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/459/588/596/783/716/original/dc34880ab3816e0f.webp

2025-05-06 06:45:25 UTC

Does anyone host a #GoToSocial instance with a lot of followers? If so, how does it perform? Asking for a friend... 🫣

2025-05-05 10:25:38 UTC

I hate getting new prescription glasses - it always takes me a few days of wearing them for my eyes to adjust to being able to see properly again. 🤓

2025-05-05 10:05:23 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Casio F-94W
https://kevquirk.com/watches#casio-f-94w
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/454/660/540/502/588/original/fcaabe351a722458.webp

2025-05-05 07:22:56 UTC

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We're planting wild flowers in one of our fields, so need to till the soil first. We're running out of time to plant though, so I need to get it fixed asap.

2025-05-04 22:06:42 UTC

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aware you applying your own CSS with an extension or something? The default theme I dark with light text.

2025-05-04 22:02:25 UTC

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just a service and a clean up really. It's been sat in my father in law's garage for about a decade. Getting parts of pricing annoying.

2025-05-04 19:52:12 UTC

Most of the time it's motorbikes up on my lift, but every now and then weird stuff make their way on there too, like this 60 year old soil tiller...
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/451/305/640/757/267/original/3351c6df95cab3e6.webp

2025-05-03 20:33:22 UTC

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nah. I love the one I have.

2025-05-03 09:28:25 UTC

So I recently took my #Motorbike in for it's first service and while there, they gave me this absolute BEAST to take out for a few hours.
Very similar to my bike except it's 200bhp instead of 170bhp. Beautiful machine.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/443/190/413/198/618/original/cc4ce170b70485ae.webp
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/443/190/511/862/753/original/bd2ed69250c5ba9c.webp

2025-05-03 08:12:15 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Selten Salvage Bronze
https://kevquirk.com/watches#selten-salvage-bronze
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/442/891/028/216/869/original/6d69c8ebb4eb1575.webp

2025-05-03 06:55:21 UTC

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I'm probably going to leave Fosstodon. I don't yet know whether that will be for somewhere else on the fedi, or if I'll leave it entirely.
@npub1exv…3ch9 @npub1z3w…c039

2025-05-02 12:03:51 UTC

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🤣🤣 that made me laugh more than it probably should have.

2025-05-02 12:03:33 UTC

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♥️

2025-05-02 06:58:24 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Casio CA-53W
https://kevquirk.com/watches#casio-ca-53w
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/436/938/379/140/573/original/36bc8074a9db794d.webp

2025-05-01 06:58:48 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Baltany S182025B
https://kevquirk.com/watches#baltany-s182025b
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/431/277/589/402/276/original/ce0c7bb3cfa618b3.webp

2025-04-30 12:41:23 UTC

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drink water? Go to the toilet? They're the 2 really important things that my kids often forget. :)

2025-04-30 08:44:38 UTC

I need to get out with the dogs before the temperature rises from "the surface of mercury" to "the surface oft he sun".
The furballs can't handle the heat.

2025-04-30 08:34:37 UTC

I rely on the local timeline most of the time, and so I'm not really following many people after nuking them all about a yr ago.
I'm going through and trying to fix that now. 🤣

2025-04-30 07:09:38 UTC

Today's #Wristcheck is the #Vostok Amphibia 100843
https://kevquirk.com/watches#vostok-amphibia-100843
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/425/657/911/856/119/original/dc1d0d3337500ed0.webp

2025-04-28 11:38:34 UTC

Lots of people have been asking myself and Mike for a statement on the recent drama surrounding Fosstodon. This is **MY** statement.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-the-fosstodon-drama

2025-04-23 09:15:52 UTC

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that's just sounds like so much hassle.

2025-04-22 13:40:23 UTC

The can is open and there are worms everywhere. 🤦🏼‍♂️🪱🪱🪱
(buds were free on an offer, I didn't really need them as my Sony ones (https://kevquirk.com/blog/repairing-my-sony-ear-buds) are fine.)
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/381/895/952/142/238/original/6b2720df8ea830ff.webp

2025-04-16 17:03:24 UTC

This is why you shouldn't put stickers on your laptop...
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/348/720/350/125/893/original/b6e0f9a3bdf1b629.webp

2025-04-16 14:44:29 UTC

Finally!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/348/174/102/317/427/original/9c40a916dd204146.webp

2024-08-19 15:49:06 UTC

I saw a post from Will recently about the CLI journalling tool, jrnl. It looked cool, but had some limitations for my needs, so I decided to build my own.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/building-a-simple-journal