I am Rob Coles, an IT professional originally from the UK, now living in Perth, Australia.

Beginner guitar player, Sci-Fi and Fantasy reader, self-improver, follower of stoics, Dad, Grandad….

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Inspired by Derek Sivers’ Now page

2026-09-18

In Perth. Still in the “Theming” experiment. Like the flexibility, need to do the daily 3x5" cards. Magnetic cables are still great. Ordered more. ESP32 board is here but I haven’t started playing with it yet.

Started piano lessons.

Reading: Aristotle - A Very Short Introduction by Jonathon Barnes and Final Game by Caimh McDonnell.

2026-08-14

In Perth. Looking at “Theming” per Mike Vardy as an approach to productivity now I have more control over my day.
Just ordered magnetic USB cables to try and simplify charging. The Piantor came with these and they are great so far. Small plugs for micro USB and USB-C that stay in the devices and a cable with USB-C at one end and the magnetic connector at the other. Cable stays plugged in and doesn’t care if the device was Micro USB or USB-C. Plugging in the charger is just waving the end in the general direction of the device plug. No more repeated plug fails in the dark.
Ordered an ESP32 to experiment with.