Mark Howells-Mead
@permanenttourist.ch
Looking for as many little adventures as possible.
Personal website: permanenttourist.ch
WordPress design, programming and consultancy: sayhello.ch
Personal website: permanenttourist.ch
WordPress design, programming and consultancy: sayhello.ch
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Can all my London friends please inform all of your US friends that London is perfectly safe and infact, as Sir Mark Rowley has stated "The homicide rate in London is lower than every single US state. It’s lower than all their big cities" 🤦
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Can all my London friends please inform all of your US friends that London is perfectly safe and infact, as Sir Mark Rowley has stated "The homicide rate in London is lower than every single US state. It’s lower than all their big cities" 🤦
“There, outlined as black as an ebony statue on that shining back-ground, I saw the figure of a man upon the tor.” permanenttourist.ch/2017/03/on-h...
On Hound Tor
Your author as a mysterious fictional character.
permanenttourist.ch
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
“There, outlined as black as an ebony statue on that shining back-ground, I saw the figure of a man upon the tor.” permanenttourist.ch/2017/03/on-h...
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An English seaside town in the winter
I wrote in a previous post that I intend to walk more, and I've kept up that intention. Sometimes I have the inclination to go further and walk longer. Today I decided to stay very near to home. I live close to an English seaside town on the north-east coast.…
I wrote in a previous post that I intend to walk more, and I've kept up that intention. Sometimes I have the inclination to go further and walk longer. Today I decided to stay very near to home. I live close to an English seaside town on the north-east coast.…
An English seaside town in the winter
I wrote in a previous post that I intend to walk more, and I've kept up that intention. Sometimes I have the inclination to go further and walk longer. Today I decided to stay very near to home. I live close to an English seaside town on the north-east coast. Make of that what you will. There are no palm trees and the water is never warm, but it's magnificent nonetheless.
nathanwrigley.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
An English seaside town in the winter
I wrote in a previous post that I intend to walk more, and I've kept up that intention. Sometimes I have the inclination to go further and walk longer. Today I decided to stay very near to home. I live close to an English seaside town on the north-east coast.…
I wrote in a previous post that I intend to walk more, and I've kept up that intention. Sometimes I have the inclination to go further and walk longer. Today I decided to stay very near to home. I live close to an English seaside town on the north-east coast.…
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“We turned conversation into a spectator sport. Now everyone’s watching and no one’s talking.” One of the main reasons why we are where we are. Learn how to think for yourselves, people, and get off the dopamine treadmill. thehumanityarchive.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Dialogue
We turned conversation into a spectator sport.
thehumanityarchive.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“We turned conversation into a spectator sport. Now everyone’s watching and no one’s talking.” One of the main reasons why we are where we are. Learn how to think for yourselves, people, and get off the dopamine treadmill. thehumanityarchive.substack.com/p/the-death-...
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The UK budget document appears to have been “leaked” because of a lack of planning by the WordPress site manager. Check out my latest blog post to find out why you need to make sure your PDFs are suitably protected. sayhello.ch/en/2025/11/p...
Make sure that your WordPress downloads are protected - Say Hello GmbH
Making sure that your website content — including files — are only available to suitably-authorised site visitors.
sayhello.ch
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The UK budget document appears to have been “leaked” because of a lack of planning by the WordPress site manager. Check out my latest blog post to find out why you need to make sure your PDFs are suitably protected. sayhello.ch/en/2025/11/p...
The UK budget document appears to have been “leaked” because of a lack of planning by the WordPress site manager. Check out my latest blog post to find out why you need to make sure your PDFs are suitably protected. sayhello.ch/en/2025/11/p...
Make sure that your WordPress downloads are protected - Say Hello GmbH
Making sure that your website content — including files — are only available to suitably-authorised site visitors.
sayhello.ch
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The UK budget document appears to have been “leaked” because of a lack of planning by the WordPress site manager. Check out my latest blog post to find out why you need to make sure your PDFs are suitably protected. sayhello.ch/en/2025/11/p...
The more often I see NPM malware coming in, the more driven I am to move away from build processes and even React as a framework for working on WordPress. (Because coding with it needs an NPM build process.)
🚨 npm supply chain attack! Malware driving the attack includes a “dead man’s switch” that can harm user data. 👁️ 👁️
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-discovers-widespread-npm-supply-chain-attack/
https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-discovers-widespread-npm-supply-chain-attack/
GitLab discovers widespread npm supply chain attack
Malware driving attack includes "dead man's switch" that can harm user data.
about.gitlab.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The more often I see NPM malware coming in, the more driven I am to move away from build processes and even React as a framework for working on WordPress. (Because coding with it needs an NPM build process.)
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The first edition of the Say Hello WordPress newsletter is out for delivery: if you'd like to receive future editions then feel free to subscribe at sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/ (A German link will follow momentarily in a separate post.)
Subscribe to the Say Hello newsletter - Say Hello GmbH
I publish an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work.
sayhello.ch
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The first edition of the Say Hello WordPress newsletter is out for delivery: if you'd like to receive future editions then feel free to subscribe at sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/ (A German link will follow momentarily in a separate post.)
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Die erste Ausgabe des Say-Hello-WordPress-Newsletters ist unterwegs! Wenn du künftige Ausgaben erhalten möchtest, kannst du dich für den deutschsprachigen Newsletter hier anmelden: sayhello.ch/newsletter/ oder für die englische Version unter sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/.
Abonniere den Say Hello Newsletter - Say Hello GmbH
Ich veröffentliche gelegentlich einen E-Mail-Newsletter mit Tipps, Tricks und Beispielen meiner Arbeit.
sayhello.ch
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Die erste Ausgabe des Say-Hello-WordPress-Newsletters ist unterwegs! Wenn du künftige Ausgaben erhalten möchtest, kannst du dich für den deutschsprachigen Newsletter hier anmelden: sayhello.ch/newsletter/ oder für die englische Version unter sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/.
I'd love to get some more subscribers for my new WordPress-based newsletter. Hope to see you soon!
I'm going to send out the first of the new English-language Say Hello / WordPress email newsletters soon. If you'd like to subscribe, then you can provide me with your email address at sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/.
Subscribe to the Say Hello newsletter - Say Hello GmbH
I publish an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work.
sayhello.ch
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'd love to get some more subscribers for my new WordPress-based newsletter. Hope to see you soon!
As I wrote – or rather, dictated – this, I was charging through France on my way to the Channel Tunnel. permanenttourist.ch/2025/11/dict...
Dictating my way across Europe
Travelling between Switzerland and England: charging along the motorways of France.
permanenttourist.ch
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
As I wrote – or rather, dictated – this, I was charging through France on my way to the Channel Tunnel. permanenttourist.ch/2025/11/dict...
I forgot what a joyous film The A-Team (2010) is. 😁
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I forgot what a joyous film The A-Team (2010) is. 😁
Photos and a brief history of the BLS's electric tramway which operated in Spiez until 1960. permanenttourist.ch/2025/11/the-...
The forgotten BLS tramway
An electric tramway ran from the train station to the lake shore in Spiez between 1905 and 1960.
permanenttourist.ch
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Photos and a brief history of the BLS's electric tramway which operated in Spiez until 1960. permanenttourist.ch/2025/11/the-...
Autumn sunshine drawing gradually colder as November progresses. Still beautiful.
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Autumn sunshine drawing gradually colder as November progresses. Still beautiful.
Tr*mp reckons that Mamdami is a “communist”. Superficial online research says, “rule by communist parties has often led to totalitarianism, political repression, restrictions of human rights, poor economic performance, and cultural and artistic censorship.” How is that different to Tr*mp's goals?
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Tr*mp reckons that Mamdami is a “communist”. Superficial online research says, “rule by communist parties has often led to totalitarianism, political repression, restrictions of human rights, poor economic performance, and cultural and artistic censorship.” How is that different to Tr*mp's goals?
Monday in the French Alps was full of views like this. Mental.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Monday in the French Alps was full of views like this. Mental.
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Zohran’s win may have surprised The Times, but it was no surprise to New Yorkers, or the magazine that bears our name. Well done to artist Edel Rodriguez.
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Edel Rodriguez’s “Mayor Mamdani”
Zohran wins New York City.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Zohran’s win may have surprised The Times, but it was no surprise to New Yorkers, or the magazine that bears our name. Well done to artist Edel Rodriguez.
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
Just back from a trip to the valleys around Mont Blanc, and the first photo I share is from outside the front door of my office. 🤦♂️
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Just back from a trip to the valleys around Mont Blanc, and the first photo I share is from outside the front door of my office. 🤦♂️
“Writing things down isn't just for remembering things. It's for forgetting them”. A lesson that I learned later in my career, that would've been useful much earlier. One of Ross' great 25 lessons, about which he presented @loopconf.com.
Oh, yay! I didn’t think my LoopConf talk recording was going to be free to watch. But it’s out on YouTube.
This was an epic labour of love. I’m so glad I can share it with you.
My 25 Lessons from 25 years of software development in (a little over) 25 minutes.
youtu.be/cyxQ82L298Y
This was an epic labour of love. I’m so glad I can share it with you.
My 25 Lessons from 25 years of software development in (a little over) 25 minutes.
youtu.be/cyxQ82L298Y
25 Lessons from 25 Years
YouTube video by LoopConf
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“Writing things down isn't just for remembering things. It's for forgetting them”. A lesson that I learned later in my career, that would've been useful much earlier. One of Ross' great 25 lessons, about which he presented @loopconf.com.
Just came across Peekabot by @rosswintle.uk — looks very smart indeed! github.com/peekobot/pee...
GitHub - Peekobot/peekobot: A simple, choice-driven chatbot framework for your website written in just over 100 lines of vanilla JavaScript (and some CSS)
A simple, choice-driven chatbot framework for your website written in just over 100 lines of vanilla JavaScript (and some CSS) - Peekobot/peekobot
github.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Just came across Peekabot by @rosswintle.uk — looks very smart indeed! github.com/peekobot/pee...
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Starting in November, I’ll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work with WordPress and related technologies. sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/
Subscribe to the Say Hello newsletter - Say Hello GmbH
Starting in autumn 2025, I'll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work.
sayhello.ch
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Starting in November, I’ll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work with WordPress and related technologies. sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/
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Affinity Just Changed The Game For Photographers 📷
mikehindle.uk/affinity-jus...
#photography #photographer #affinity #canva #editing
mikehindle.uk/affinity-jus...
#photography #photographer #affinity #canva #editing
Affinity Just Changed The Game For Photographers -
Ayup! Lots of creative folks have been eagerly awaiting today's announcement from Affinity. The internet has been going wild since the much-loved apps were
mikehindle.uk
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Affinity Just Changed The Game For Photographers 📷
mikehindle.uk/affinity-jus...
#photography #photographer #affinity #canva #editing
mikehindle.uk/affinity-jus...
#photography #photographer #affinity #canva #editing
Starting in November, I’ll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work with WordPress and related technologies. sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/
Subscribe to the Say Hello newsletter - Say Hello GmbH
Starting in autumn 2025, I'll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work.
sayhello.ch
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Starting in November, I’ll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work with WordPress and related technologies. sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/
Good designs and happy memories from when I worked on local projects in the Swiss Jungfrau Region.
Showcasing some design work for projects nearly twenty years ago, which have stood the test of time. sayhello.ch/en/2025/10/o...
Old web designs from my personal archive - Say Hello GmbH
Showcasing some design work for projects nearly twenty years ago, which have stood the test of time.
sayhello.ch
October 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Good designs and happy memories from when I worked on local projects in the Swiss Jungfrau Region.