Tom McAdam

I'm a software engineer who loves the outdoors. I write mainly about exploring on two wheels and tech, and keep lists of places I love to visit that you should go to. More about me →

Tom McAdam

Latest Posts

Breaking Up (With Meta) is Hard to Do: A story of two successes and a failure

Breaking Up (With Meta) is Hard to Do: A story of two successes and a failure

14 December 2025

I thought removing Meta from my life would be too hard, especially WhatsApp. But I’ve made great progress in 2025.

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We need to fix voting from abroad but online voting isn't the answer

We need to fix voting from abroad but online voting isn't the answer

01 March 2024

“This is bullshit”, Marc Lewandowski quite rightly said when his ballot arrived in Melbourne with just three days to get back to the UK before polling day. With stories like Marc’s emerging every election, it’s natural for online voting to come up as a possible solution. It’s not though, as it introduces too many risks to election integrity.

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More from tech

How to waste money hosting a website: load balancer edition

How to waste money hosting a website: load balancer edition

11 April 2023
Preparing for the worst

Preparing for the worst

17 September 2022

More from outdoors

Days 38 to 41: to Munich

Days 38 to 41: to Munich

02 July 2016
Days 30 to 37: Grenoble to Zurich

Days 30 to 37: Grenoble to Zurich

28 June 2016

More from politics

No to Voter ID

No to Voter ID

20 May 2018
Brexit

Brexit

25 June 2016