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Zero configuration NextJS deployment to a self hosted VPS with Kamal. A comprehensive guide.
Tutorials
One of the biggest quality of life improvements when it comes to deploying over the past
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A morning that could have been way different
notes
The past week Jiwon and I spent some time exploring Bangkok and Koh Samui. The weather
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From backing up nostalgia to the butterfly effect.
notes
It started with an obsession
Unlike many people I know, our family have very little to
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Be the beetle
notes
Today was one of those days where it seemed like the world constantly throws messages at
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Flights taken since 2024
travel
Complete list of all the flights I have taken since 2024
2024
1. Durban - Johannesburg
2.
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Asia is a great continent if you shoot film
Currently hanging out in Kuala Lumpur, and just yesterday around 4pm, I dropped off two rolls
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30 Years on Earth: The Waves I've Ridden
notes
As I hit the big 3-0 in August (yes 8 months ago at time of
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Those Irish cliffs and Guinness
Photography
📍Republic of Ireland📸Fujifilm X-E4. Straight out of camera, using Kodak Ultramax 400 and Kodak
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Tropical Winter
surfing
One morning about a week ago I noticed an offshore westerly wind when I woke up.
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Surf Contest Day
surfing
Went out last weekend to take some photos of the vibe at the beach during a
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Abandoned Waterslides
Photography
Childhood memories down the slide.
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Kuala Lumpur in black & white
Photography
Went out on a Sunday morning with my Fujifilm X-E4 and decided to only shoot
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Address is Approximate
I first discovered this video when I was 18 years old, early 2012. I had just
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From the land of Khao Soi
Photography
📍Chiang Mai, Thailand📷Fujifilm X-E4
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Bangkok Cyberpunk
Photography
Had a quick stop over in Bangkok en-route to Kuala Lumpur late December 2022. Made
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Reliving the moment
notes
Growing up my dad would always film holidays, Christmas, birthdays and when visiting family and friends
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What Sixty40 could be like if it relaunched 20 years later.
notes
As a passionate software developer, I often find myself going into a nostalgia trip trying to
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Sixty40 nostalgia
notes
I've been bodyboarding since around 2008. It's the sport that drove me
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I got covid
notes
In May I got covid.
I managed to avoid it for the greater part of the
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Sailboat
Photography
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The Future of Bodyboarding
notes
TLDR - Why is bodyboarding still not thriving?
Over the years, we’ve seen multiple bodyboarding body’
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Cyclone Swell
surfing
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The most ironic sport
notes
It’s been about 4 months since I started playing golf modestly-serious again.
While I
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How to create smart playlists for Apple Music on your iPhone
Tutorials
I’ve been using Apple Music since it’s initial launch in 2015. It launched in
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Mind Travel
notes
It’s been about a year and a half since the Covid-19 pandemic started. I
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I built an internet performance analytics tool isplogger.com
tech
If you’re family, friend or follower (like on Twitter), you most certainly know by now
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Kruger 2020
Photography
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Using Sass with Django
Tutorials
Quickstart - Check out the Repo on Github
After nearly 2 years of almost exclusively building frontends
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How I got fibre
notes
Draft, expect typos, spelling and grammar errors, etc ——- last updated 8 September 2020
Spoiler: I don’
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Rain Speedtest
tech
If you’ve been following me over the last few months, you would most certainly know
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How to integrate Paddle to your React JS application
Tutorials
Grab the project’s source code from Github here!
Being from South Africa, I unfortunately don’
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Arriving in Chiang Mai
travel
The morning of my flight to Chiang Mai, I checked in online and had that sorted.
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First few days in Bangkok
travel
On 10 October 2019 I spontaneously booked a 3 month trip to Thailand.
It’s been
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How to delete Facebook and not lose your friends (and photos)
Tutorials
Facebook is boring, it used to be great now it’s boring. I used to have
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Remember who you are
Whenever I feel some self-doubt vibes creeping up I watch this video and somehow I
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Coding for beginners
tech
How do I build something? I’m not a programmer.
If you wanna learn to make
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J-Bay is always magical
surfing
I've been coming to Jeffreys Bay for many years, ever since I can remember.
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I made a Telegram bot that tells me local surf conditions.
surfing
After I made Downtime bot, I decided to go a bit further and make it related
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Getting Downtime Bot featured on Product Hunt.
Launching products is what I love doing….. well, creating products and seeing it come to life
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Brown water surfing
surfing
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코끼리 King Dumplings
korea
Elephant King Sized Dumplings at 3000won.
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One night at the Han-River
korea
A couple of days prior, my friend Corey invited me to go “camping”. At first we
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Peace Camp 2016 - Highlights
korea
In my previous blog post, I promised to update my blog as often as possible… although
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On my way to Peace Camp
korea
Not too long ago, I got invited to the annual Peace Camp in Korea. They are
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The other side of Gangnam
korea
One of my German classmates in Korea posted a photo of him standing next to a
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Hiking to Daecheongbong at Seoraksan National Park
korea
Over a weekend in early November 2015 my friends, Ricardo, Stefan, Fabi, Carlos and I jumped
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Our trip to Timbavati
travel
The week I've been looking forward to all holiday have finally arrived - To spend
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2013 in photos
korea
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How the bodyboarding changed my life... #The Accident
A Series I'll be starting of how The Surfing and Bodyboarding lifestyle I lived
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The First Semester
korea
Just a short overview of the first semester. I will post more individual stories.
I arrived
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Gwanghwamun at night
korea
Where the echoes of history whisper, Gwanghwamun beckons with timeless charm, inviting you to capture moments of tranquility and heritage through your lens.
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Jumping off Bloukrans Bridge
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Long Exposure Photography at Yoeinaru
korea
I finally got around to try something new, something I always wanted to do, but never
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September 2012 in photos
korea
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Arriving in Seoul for the first time - first few days part 2
korea
Yongsan is known by Koreans, as the “best” place to get any electronics in the city
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Arriving in Seoul for the first time
korea
💡This is a post I wrote to share with my grandparents when I just arrived in
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Korea Photos 2012
korea
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Fun surf - 06 October 2011
Photography
Offshore winds and a little swell, provided us with some solid fun, on a rather shallow
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Me and my GoPro
Photography
So, I was lucky to recieve a GoPro HD Hero for my 18th birthday, just over
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Reasons why we Bodyboard
surfing
1) We can get barreled on anything
2) Bodyboards fit in the boot of a car
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Exploration Pays off!
surfing
It was a very undecided morning as far as swell around the area was concerned. It
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What a good weekend!
surfing
No epic swell or heavy winds, but the long swell periods on light offshore breezes in
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Just a few pictures
surfing
We have had some swell over the last 24 hours, but nothing to get extremely excited
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My weekend, so far...
So, waves have been pumping today here on the South Coast of KZN! Epic 6ft barrels,
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Pictures of this morning
surfing
Waves unfortunately weren't firing! But there were a few ones to relief the crave
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What a week!!
What a week!
Cyclone swell was pounding our coast last weekend, well mainly Sunday to Tuesday.
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Wave Breaking on Aliwal Shoal
surfing
A solid left, breaking on Aliwal Shoal...
Caused by a big EAST Cyclone swell and a
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Surf Story 2010
surfing
In the April holidays of 2010, I was lucky to paddle out at a semi secret
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What a week!
My first week of School went by.... hectic..... Hate these routines.
Waking up at 6:00,
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Welcome
Actually decided to start a personal blog.... Well since I saw most bodyboarders have one, so
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18 January 2011–South Coast KZN
surfing
18 January 2011. 4-6ft SW Swell. Low Tide. Light Offshore breeze
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