stef
@stefn.co.uk
he/him, extreme music fan, anarchist, foss / privacy nerd, software dev, manchester uk
https://stefn.co.uk - me
https://chobble.com - me @ work
https://stefn.co.uk - me
https://chobble.com - me @ work
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Oh hey, I wrote part of this! I had so much fun delving into the occult, mystical history and mythology of the Olympic Games and the holy site of Olympia. Hopefully that’ll translate to those who use this in play 💕
The Isle of Pelops, the latest supplement for the Aegean RPG, is now available in PDF and print on demand formats on @drivethrurpg.com! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
DriveThruRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Oh hey, I wrote part of this! I had so much fun delving into the occult, mystical history and mythology of the Olympic Games and the holy site of Olympia. Hopefully that’ll translate to those who use this in play 💕
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You can now pick up physical copies of my games in Forbidden Planet Glasgow 💕🏴
I spent quite a lot of quality lurking time in Forbidden Planet as a teen so this is huge for me!
I spent quite a lot of quality lurking time in Forbidden Planet as a teen so this is huge for me!
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
You can now pick up physical copies of my games in Forbidden Planet Glasgow 💕🏴
I spent quite a lot of quality lurking time in Forbidden Planet as a teen so this is huge for me!
I spent quite a lot of quality lurking time in Forbidden Planet as a teen so this is huge for me!
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A couple of my games are now available on IPR ✨
Which ones? I’ll give you a hint… not Hint. Though I’m sure that’s also very good.
Which ones? I’ll give you a hint… not Hint. Though I’m sure that’s also very good.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A couple of my games are now available on IPR ✨
Which ones? I’ll give you a hint… not Hint. Though I’m sure that’s also very good.
Which ones? I’ll give you a hint… not Hint. Though I’m sure that’s also very good.
NixOS users - for native-feeling webapps for custom sites, check out this Nix module I made: gist.github.com/stefan-burke...
You'll set your web apps at the top, add icons, rebuild, and boom - you'll see a "Mastodon" or "Github" or whatever icon in your applications menu
#linux #nixos #nix
You'll set your web apps at the top, add icons, rebuild, and boom - you'll see a "Mastodon" or "Github" or whatever icon in your applications menu
#linux #nixos #nix
chromium-webapps.nix
GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
gist.github.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NixOS users - for native-feeling webapps for custom sites, check out this Nix module I made: gist.github.com/stefan-burke...
You'll set your web apps at the top, add icons, rebuild, and boom - you'll see a "Mastodon" or "Github" or whatever icon in your applications menu
#linux #nixos #nix
You'll set your web apps at the top, add icons, rebuild, and boom - you'll see a "Mastodon" or "Github" or whatever icon in your applications menu
#linux #nixos #nix
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How do we fix this mess?
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
How do we fix this mess?
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Appreciate you doing this. When I see them I always comment on the Guardian food articles that promote meat, dairy, eggs, & fish, but they need a bigger kick to become plant-based.
@theguardian.com #plantbased
@theguardian.com #plantbased
September 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Appreciate you doing this. When I see them I always comment on the Guardian food articles that promote meat, dairy, eggs, & fish, but they need a bigger kick to become plant-based.
@theguardian.com #plantbased
@theguardian.com #plantbased
The Guardian should incorporate climate science into its "Food" section https://blog.chobble.com/blog/2025-09-08-the-guardian-should-incorporate-climate-science-into-its-food-section/
The Guardian should incorporate climate science into its "Food" section
Badgering a huge newspaper to be honest about the impact of eating meat and dairy
blog.chobble.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Guardian should incorporate climate science into its "Food" section https://blog.chobble.com/blog/2025-09-08-the-guardian-should-incorporate-climate-science-into-its-food-section/
My Patreon didn't work out and is now free https://blog.chobble.com/blog/24-08-07-making-patreon-free/
My Patreon didn't work out and is now free
It turns out being a content creator is really hard work
blog.chobble.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My Patreon didn't work out and is now free https://blog.chobble.com/blog/24-08-07-making-patreon-free/
I think The Guardian should be honest about the environmental damage of the meat restaurants and recipes they promote through their Food section, so I started a petition to ask for that, here: www.change.org/GuardianFood
(I also wrote to them but got no reply)
Plz sign if you agree!
#vegan #uk
(I also wrote to them but got no reply)
Plz sign if you agree!
#vegan #uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I think The Guardian should be honest about the environmental damage of the meat restaurants and recipes they promote through their Food section, so I started a petition to ask for that, here: www.change.org/GuardianFood
(I also wrote to them but got no reply)
Plz sign if you agree!
#vegan #uk
(I also wrote to them but got no reply)
Plz sign if you agree!
#vegan #uk
#NixOS users - consider installing `nh` and setting up the `nh.clean.*` options - search.nixos.org/options?chan...
github.com/nix-communit...
I hadn't realised that the garbage collection doesn't catch everything - running `nh clean all` on my machines has removed dozens of gigs of cruft ...
github.com/nix-communit...
I hadn't realised that the garbage collection doesn't catch everything - running `nh clean all` on my machines has removed dozens of gigs of cruft ...
NixOS Search
search.nixos.org
September 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#NixOS users - consider installing `nh` and setting up the `nh.clean.*` options - search.nixos.org/options?chan...
github.com/nix-communit...
I hadn't realised that the garbage collection doesn't catch everything - running `nh clean all` on my machines has removed dozens of gigs of cruft ...
github.com/nix-communit...
I hadn't realised that the garbage collection doesn't catch everything - running `nh clean all` on my machines has removed dozens of gigs of cruft ...
If you want a site for your organisation / club / cult / gang / musical group / protest movement / art collective / restaurant / whatevs, the Chobble Template has what you need
Check it at example.chobble.com (it's free & open source) or drop me a PM and I'll make you a site with it
#webdev
Check it at example.chobble.com (it's free & open source) or drop me a PM and I'll make you a site with it
#webdev
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you want a site for your organisation / club / cult / gang / musical group / protest movement / art collective / restaurant / whatevs, the Chobble Template has what you need
Check it at example.chobble.com (it's free & open source) or drop me a PM and I'll make you a site with it
#webdev
Check it at example.chobble.com (it's free & open source) or drop me a PM and I'll make you a site with it
#webdev
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Incredible, must-read investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social into how Tea's founder got women to join the app, how its founding story changed, how it spammed Are We Dating the Same Guy Facebook groups, how it hired an influencer marketing firm to promote it
www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World
A 404 Media investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company and then hijack her grassroots community.
www.404media.co
August 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Incredible, must-read investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social into how Tea's founder got women to join the app, how its founding story changed, how it spammed Are We Dating the Same Guy Facebook groups, how it hired an influencer marketing firm to promote it
www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...
I've written instructions on hosting your own website using the open source Chobble Template at example.chobble.com/instructions/
You don't need any tech skills or to edit any code - you just need to sign up for Github & Neocities, click buttons, and copy text
#webdev #eleventy #selfhosted
You don't need any tech skills or to edit any code - you just need to sign up for Github & Neocities, click buttons, and copy text
#webdev #eleventy #selfhosted
Setup Instructions | Chobble Template
Step-by-step instructions for setting up, customising, and deploying your website using the Chobble Template
example.chobble.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've written instructions on hosting your own website using the open source Chobble Template at example.chobble.com/instructions/
You don't need any tech skills or to edit any code - you just need to sign up for Github & Neocities, click buttons, and copy text
#webdev #eleventy #selfhosted
You don't need any tech skills or to edit any code - you just need to sign up for Github & Neocities, click buttons, and copy text
#webdev #eleventy #selfhosted
My Patreon didn't work out and is now free https://blog.chobble.com/blog/25-08-10-making-patreon-free/
My Patreon didn't work out and is now free
It turns out being a content creator is really hard work
blog.chobble.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My Patreon didn't work out and is now free https://blog.chobble.com/blog/25-08-10-making-patreon-free/
Here's a guide I wrote about "Writing a good product / service / category" page, which I'm pretty proud of - chobble.com/guides/writi...
If you've got a website and struggle to know how to describe your products, you may find it useful
#webdev #seo #writing
If you've got a website and struggle to know how to describe your products, you may find it useful
#webdev #seo #writing
Writing Effective Service & Product Pages | Free Guide | Chobble
Guide to writing service pages - answer customer questions, avoid common mistakes, convert visitors - Manchester web developer
chobble.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here's a guide I wrote about "Writing a good product / service / category" page, which I'm pretty proud of - chobble.com/guides/writi...
If you've got a website and struggle to know how to describe your products, you may find it useful
#webdev #seo #writing
If you've got a website and struggle to know how to describe your products, you may find it useful
#webdev #seo #writing
My "online marketing advice club" Patreon didn't succeed as a profit-making venture, so I've made it free and uploaded its videos here: www.youtube.com/@ChobbleDotCom
If you want to learn about #SEO, #webdev, #Google, AI, and more, check it out / share this / employ me, thx!
If you want to learn about #SEO, #webdev, #Google, AI, and more, check it out / share this / employ me, thx!
August 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
My "online marketing advice club" Patreon didn't succeed as a profit-making venture, so I've made it free and uploaded its videos here: www.youtube.com/@ChobbleDotCom
If you want to learn about #SEO, #webdev, #Google, AI, and more, check it out / share this / employ me, thx!
If you want to learn about #SEO, #webdev, #Google, AI, and more, check it out / share this / employ me, thx!
My "Chobble Template" Eleventy starter now has support for Menus - editable via PagesCMS
If you've got a cafe or restaurant, check it out at example.chobble.com/menus/
If you want me to build you a site, I have a 50% discount for vegan businesses (or artists, coops, and charities)
#webdev #vegan
If you've got a cafe or restaurant, check it out at example.chobble.com/menus/
If you want me to build you a site, I have a 50% discount for vegan businesses (or artists, coops, and charities)
#webdev #vegan
July 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
My "Chobble Template" Eleventy starter now has support for Menus - editable via PagesCMS
If you've got a cafe or restaurant, check it out at example.chobble.com/menus/
If you want me to build you a site, I have a 50% discount for vegan businesses (or artists, coops, and charities)
#webdev #vegan
If you've got a cafe or restaurant, check it out at example.chobble.com/menus/
If you want me to build you a site, I have a 50% discount for vegan businesses (or artists, coops, and charities)
#webdev #vegan
Play-Test - An open-source app for storing BS 14960 inspections of inflatable play equipment https://blog.chobble.com/blog/24-07-20-play-test-bs-14960/
Play-Test - An open-source app for storing BS 14960 inspections of inflatable play equipment
I wrote a Rails app to store BS 14960 inspection details - for inspectors of bouncy castles and other inflatable play equipment
blog.chobble.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Play-Test - An open-source app for storing BS 14960 inspections of inflatable play equipment https://blog.chobble.com/blog/24-07-20-play-test-bs-14960/
I recorded a video on how to set up "SerpBear" to track your site's positions in search results. It's hosted on Pikapods - a great resource for easily setting up and hosting open source apps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImA...
For more like this check my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImA...
For more like this check my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
Tracking search results with SerpBear & ScrapingRobot, hosted on Pikapods
YouTube video by Chobble
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I recorded a video on how to set up "SerpBear" to track your site's positions in search results. It's hosted on Pikapods - a great resource for easily setting up and hosting open source apps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImA...
For more like this check my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImA...
For more like this check my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
I've switched my online marketing / website advice Patreon page over to a "Pay what you feel" type structure, with tiers at £5, £10, £20 and £40 - all with full access.
If you're marketing a website, hopefully you'll find the posts helpful.
The link is www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
If you're marketing a website, hopefully you'll find the posts helpful.
The link is www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
Get more from Chobble on Patreon
Online marketing advice from a full time nerd
www.patreon.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I've switched my online marketing / website advice Patreon page over to a "Pay what you feel" type structure, with tiers at £5, £10, £20 and £40 - all with full access.
If you're marketing a website, hopefully you'll find the posts helpful.
The link is www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
If you're marketing a website, hopefully you'll find the posts helpful.
The link is www.patreon.com/Chobble
#webdev #seo
I made a free website you can use to store PAT (Portable Appliance Test) inspections, create PDF certificates for them, and link to them with QR codes.
Site: patlog.co.uk
Demo: youtu.be/XXzdQ0XX2v8
#uk #webdev #ruby
Site: patlog.co.uk
Demo: youtu.be/XXzdQ0XX2v8
#uk #webdev #ruby
PATLog.co.uk - a free and open source website to log your PAT tests
YouTube video by Chobble
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I made a free website you can use to store PAT (Portable Appliance Test) inspections, create PDF certificates for them, and link to them with QR codes.
Site: patlog.co.uk
Demo: youtu.be/XXzdQ0XX2v8
#uk #webdev #ruby
Site: patlog.co.uk
Demo: youtu.be/XXzdQ0XX2v8
#uk #webdev #ruby
Just wrote a new blog post, "Adding base64 placeholder background images to eleventy-img"
In which I add placeholder background images to![]()
tags on my Eleventy site, automagically, to reduce Layout Shift and make the site feel super snappy
blog.chobble.com/blog/25-04-1...
#Eleventy #webdev
In which I add placeholder background images to
blog.chobble.com/blog/25-04-1...
#Eleventy #webdev
Adding base64 placeholder background images to eleventy-img
Add a low-quality webp placeholder image to the HTML of your site
blog.chobble.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just wrote a new blog post, "Adding base64 placeholder background images to eleventy-img"
In which I add placeholder background images to![]()
tags on my Eleventy site, automagically, to reduce Layout Shift and make the site feel super snappy
blog.chobble.com/blog/25-04-1...
#Eleventy #webdev
In which I add placeholder background images to
blog.chobble.com/blog/25-04-1...
#Eleventy #webdev
My newest Patreon post is live - "Why bother?"
In which I try and convince you to prioritise working on your own website / wider internet presence over your big tech social media profiles
Get this post and all past and future ones for £20 per month!
www.patreon.com/posts/why-bo...
#selfhosted
In which I try and convince you to prioritise working on your own website / wider internet presence over your big tech social media profiles
Get this post and all past and future ones for £20 per month!
www.patreon.com/posts/why-bo...
#selfhosted
Why bother promoting your site? | Chobble
Get more from Chobble on Patreon
www.patreon.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My newest Patreon post is live - "Why bother?"
In which I try and convince you to prioritise working on your own website / wider internet presence over your big tech social media profiles
Get this post and all past and future ones for £20 per month!
www.patreon.com/posts/why-bo...
#selfhosted
In which I try and convince you to prioritise working on your own website / wider internet presence over your big tech social media profiles
Get this post and all past and future ones for £20 per month!
www.patreon.com/posts/why-bo...
#selfhosted
Here’s a simple example site using the Chobble Template, for a fictional builders company. It’s AGPL3 licensed and uses #Eleventy with very limited JS - the Formspark contact form which uses it to block bots via Botpoison, and Turbo for instant page changes
Home
Professional building services in Manchester - extensions, renovations, and home improvements by Joe Example
tradesperson-example.chobble.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here’s a simple example site using the Chobble Template, for a fictional builders company. It’s AGPL3 licensed and uses #Eleventy with very limited JS - the Formspark contact form which uses it to block bots via Botpoison, and Turbo for instant page changes
blog.chobble.com/blog/25-03-2...
I've made an #Eleventy static website template, built with #Nix, and featuring a bunch of common website features like:
- News
- Products
- Galleries
- Team members
- An RSS feed
- A Sitemap
- Responsive design
- Neocities uploads
- Tiered navigation
- More!
I've made an #Eleventy static website template, built with #Nix, and featuring a bunch of common website features like:
- News
- Products
- Galleries
- Team members
- An RSS feed
- A Sitemap
- Responsive design
- Neocities uploads
- Tiered navigation
- More!
Introducing the "Chobble Template"
An Eleventy template you can use to build a site
blog.chobble.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
blog.chobble.com/blog/25-03-2...
I've made an #Eleventy static website template, built with #Nix, and featuring a bunch of common website features like:
- News
- Products
- Galleries
- Team members
- An RSS feed
- A Sitemap
- Responsive design
- Neocities uploads
- Tiered navigation
- More!
I've made an #Eleventy static website template, built with #Nix, and featuring a bunch of common website features like:
- News
- Products
- Galleries
- Team members
- An RSS feed
- A Sitemap
- Responsive design
- Neocities uploads
- Tiered navigation
- More!