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About
🚀 Freelance Developer - Hire me.
🚀 BSc (Hons) Computer Science Graduate from the University of Hull.
🚀 Former University of Hull Intern, working on Hip-Hops supporting leading Car Manufacturers.
🚀 Former HIPs Intern, working on internal software for a well-known local humberside business.
🚀 Codhead Club founder. We are an adhoc tech community helping each other learn and grow. Join our discord and get involved.
🚀 Scottish Tech Army Volunteer - Child Protection AI Project.
🚀 Learning to play bagpipes mentored by a retired member of the Scots Guards.
🚀 Original founder of the Freeside Student Resources List. Continued development over at CodheadClub Awesome Resources.
Media Appearances
🚀 OSINT article on Mastodon republished by SecJuice, a Cyber Security Journal
🚀 University of Hull students awarded scholarships by Compass Hospitality
🚀 Freeside: My 'Hidden Treasure' can transform students understanding of computing
🚀 I spoke to Kofi on BBC Radio Humberside
Blog Posts
Testing 1, 2 3. Is this thing on?
This is a test post for some code I'm writing.
Exploring York
Earlier this year, I moved back to York after nearly a decade in Hull and have been reacquainting myself with my home city and what it has to offer in 2023 - 30 years after I was born here... (eek!) Here's a collection of photos I've
Resolving SSL issues with Ghost/Certbot
Earlier this week, I came across a weird issue in setting up another instance of Ghost on Ubuntu. Either Ghosts install script or the version of certbot it uses appends characters to the generated SSL cert files in /etc/letsencrypt for the relevant domain but doesn't apply the
I shadowed the world's only vExpert Beekeeper. Here's what I learned.
On a typical day, I can be found behind a computer screen, beavering away at code, server administration or learning something cool - like using AI to create digital images or using prompts to extract information (like passwords) from AI. The closest I get to bees, wasps and other insects
The Online Safety Bill: Censorship, Control and Wishful thinking.
British Computer Scientist Edward Charles explores the Online Safety Bill and similar efforts across the world.
Hire me:
🚀 Available for freelance projects.