I spent way too much time today building out a new theme for my personal blog. It’s still full of bugs - I’m no developer! - but I feel it’s done a pretty good job of capturing what I wanted. Check it out
Nick Broughall.
Writing again.
Tech journalist with 20+ years behind me. Running BTTR.reviews. Writing here about everything else — music, family, food, the odd rant, and the weird stuff in between.
Tales from the dishwasher
1am, early Sunday morning. A wild beeping rouses me from sleep. The dishwasher, close to finishing its cycle, has detected a leak, and won’t shut up about it. I …
Continue reading →Watched: Project Hail Mary 🎬 last night. It was really good. A lot of fun for an “end of the world” movie.
Counting Crows at the Enmore Theatre - 30 March 2026
Last night I got to see Counting Crows at the Enmore. What a show! A beautiful experience, emotion dripping from every moment Adam’s performance. Highlight was …
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Finished reading: Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 📚
It’s been a while since I was gripped by a book (or trilogy of books, as it were) this much. Such a clever story, an impressive world and great characters. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Epic battle at Stadium Australia tonight for the Asian Women’s Cup. Disappointing result, but brilliant atmosphere. So glad I got to be there.
Well, that’s one way to test a new feature, I suppose… Damn.
Another year, another gingerbread house.
I finally hit the payment threshold for Google Adsense on BTTR, so I have switched it off. It’s a rubbish product that breaks the site way too frequently.
Ads are definitely going to be a part of monetisation moving forward, but I haven’t quite worked out how just yet.
I probably should have thought about just how uninspired i would feel about working today after taking last week off and with Xmas this coming Thursday.
No amount of coffee can help me focus today.
Merimbula holiday photo dump
So close.
Holiday food
I’m taking a nice week off down on the Sapphire Coast of NSW. 24 hours in and everything feels better.
Yesterday’s doughnuts were exceptional.
This morning, as part of my strict reviewing regime of the Ninja Swirl, I ate ice cream for breakfast.
This guy keeping me company at work today
(Finally) Watched: The Suicide Squad over the weekend. Watched it on the 77-inch LG G5 OLED I’m reviewing at the moment, and we paused for a break right at the scene where King Shark is nomming on someone’s head. The film was twisted, but hilarious. 🎬
Rock Band 4 will be delisted this weekend, with its DLC to follow THE LICENSES FOR THE GAME’S CORE SOUNDTRACK WILL EXPIRE ON ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Damn. Better go spend some money on all the tracks I never got around to buying before it’s too late.
Initiate rage mode
Was not expecting this moment today. Glad I got it.
