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The Grimoire
Dispatches from the intersection of technology, beer culture, community, and the occasional brush with the unknowable. Sorted by date of incantation.
Opening a Pub or Bar? Here's What Your Local CAMRA Branch Can Do For You
Opening a new pub or bar? Discover how your local CAMRA branch can help with promotion, awards, beer quality, and connecting with engaged customers.
PubsStables Tavern: Manchester's Historic Pub Reborn
The story of the Stables Tavern, Manchester's newest pub with deep roots in the Industrial Revolution and the former site of Granada Studios' Rovers Return.
CAMRAHow CAMRA Can Attract More Young Members
Practical strategies for attracting more young members, with full recommendations from the 2025 Young Members Spring Forum, including student engagement, events, and marketing.
Vibe CodingVibe Coding: The Rise of No-Code AI Frontend Development and Its Security Implications
The rise of vibe coding and AI-powered frontend development. Security risks of no-code tools like Cursor, Bolt, and Windsurf, and how to use them safely.
OutreachRetrospective: CAMRA Welcome Week 2024 in Manchester
A firsthand account of organizing CAMRA's Welcome Week in Manchester, including key successes, challenges faced, and future strategies for engaging students in real ale.
FestivalMy Experience at Wonka Glasgow's Interpretation of a Manchester Beer Festival
After witnessing the buzz surrounding the International Brewing and Cider Festival at Depot Mayfield, a firsthand experience of a similar event north of the border.
CAMRAWhat is a CAMRA Brewery Liaison Officer (BLO)?
The pivotal role of a Brewery Liaison Officer within CAMRA, bridging the gap between breweries and the organisation. Benefits for breweries, from free marketing to prestigious beer competitions.
DevImplementing my own Improved Polywork Style Portfolio
Building an improved Polywork-style portfolio from scratch. A deep dive into timeline-driven personal sites and the tools behind them.
CAMRAJoin CAMRA and Explore the World of Beer, Cider, and Perry as a University Student
How you can join CAMRA and enjoy the world of beer, cider, and perry as a university student. Benefits, events, and discounts available for young members in Greater Manchester.
DevOpsAutomating My GitHub Profile with DevOps: A Journey
Automating a GitHub profile's "About Me" section using DevOps practices, Node.js scripts, and GitHub Actions. The journey, challenges, and tools employed.
CAMRACAMRA's Greater Manchester Young Members Coordinator Plan
The plans and goals of CAMRA's Regional Young Member Coordinator for Greater Manchester — building bridges between branches and the next generation of members.
AIDeveloping Prompt Engineering Skills to Improve Blog Posts
How I developed my prompt engineering skills to improve over half of my previous blog posts within a couple of hours — and what it taught me about working with LLMs.
PubsTop 5 Manchester Pubs & Taprooms with CAMRA Member Discounts
The top five pubs and taprooms in Manchester that offer CAMRA members a discount, popular among young people aged 18 to 30.
DataMapping CAMRA Branches
How I map Campaign for Real Ale branches using Leaflet and Office for National Statistics data. Follow the progress and explore the current branch map.
Open SourceCompiledMCR: A Tool for the Manchester Technology Community
The goals of CompiledMCR, an open-source project initiated in 2017, inspired by TechNW, with the aim of benefiting the technology community in Manchester.
OpinionMy Ideal Alternative Social Media Platform to Twitter, Not Mastodon
Since Elon Musk recently acquired Twitter, a lot of people have turned to Mastodon and Bluesky. Pondering the ideal alternative social media platform.
CommunityRunning the MMU Computing Society
Advice on reestablishing the MMU Computing Society. Tips for those looking to start or revive student societies at university.
EducationTips, Advice and Recommendations for Computer Science Students
According to tutors, I am one of my university's "top graduates" — here's my experience studying Computer Science and how I got to where I am.
AIDevelopment — MobileNet in NodeJS (Backend)
Classifying images on a backend server using MobileNet in Node.js as a learning exercise in machine learning and image recognition.
DevMy Experience with Static SSR
Creating websites in a statically generated way on a server — Static Server Side Rendering. How it works, why it matters, and when to use it.
HackathonGoogle Hash Code 2019
This year's challenge was based on images and producing the most interesting slideshow. Given files with theoretical images, we paired slides based on tag matching.
DataChallenge — Creative Data Lab
Experience at a data-related lab event focused on promoting active travel in London. How my team devised a rewards scheme based on open data and case studies.
HackathonHackathon Experience: Recreating an IRC-Inspired Chat Application
Recreating an IRC-inspired chat application at a hackathon, facing various challenges, and leveraging technologies like Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
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