Rob Allen

@akrabat.com

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API and web software consultant and developer based in Worcester, UK. OSS contributor (SlimPHP, rst2pdf, Apache OpenWhisk). Takes photos for fun. He/him.

View across the water towards the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy, with the Renaissance church of San Giorgio Maggiore and its tall brick campanile dominating the skyline. A water taxi passes in the foreground, with sailing boats moored to the left and overcast skies above.
James Grosvenor opens the Monkigras conference
A Concept2 rowing machine in a bedroom.
Selfie of Rob Allen & his wife taken by Elizabeth Barron
Home made mince pies on a cooling rack
Travel mug with tea in it. Its lid is next to it and a kettle behind.
An under-construction UK model railway layout, featuring two black steam locomotives with "LMS" branding. One locomotive is pulling maroon passenger coaches, while the other shunts a variety of goods wagons, including a branded "CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY" wagon and an "N.E." van. The track arrangement includes multiple sidings, a raised platform with a sloped ramp, and a mock-up building.
A screenshot of the Mac's System Settings -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts showing the addition of a new entry for Bluesky.app of "New Window" with a short cut of ⌥⌘N
A photo of BR Standard 8 pacific steam locomotive 71000, "Duke of Gloucester", at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway.
Civ VI on a laptop with a glass of wine in the hand. A TV with Dragon Age Veilguard on it is in the background.
Safari dialog box saying: You have 2 tabs selected. Do you want to close 2 tabs?
A Nintendo Switch with separated red JoyCons on a white table that's on a veranda in front of a pool. Tears of the Kingdom is playing on the Switch.