Nostr notes by Matt Wilcox

- Care work ought to pay what tech work pays. - Care work ought ...

2026-10-28T11:15:40Z

- Care work ought to pay what tech work pays.
- Care work ought to pay its workers that, not its managers that.
- Care work shouldn't see managers driving around in brand new luxury cars while the staff scrape by month to month.

And if you think that's crazy; consider this:

- Care work is the *only* work that can't be outsourced to AI and automation.
- Care work is *fucking hard*.
- Every one of us will need it eventually.

And, frankly, care work matters far more than tech work.

tbh; the gimp project has had years to work out that UX is more ...

2026-10-10T00:12:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…psvy
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tbh; the gimp project has had years to work out that UX is more important than what a program can technically achieve - because if the ux sucks, no one will do the things in the first place.

Oh well.

Maybe another open source project can learn to properly prioritise the "soft skills" that seem so derided over in "I'm a serious developer" land.

Also; the childish names are a detriment to entire projects.

There’s a reason I have never once upgraded any Linux OS’s ...

2026-09-29T18:02:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…mm45
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There’s a reason I have never once upgraded any Linux OS’s major version. And I use it on the daily for server stuff.

It’s one area all distros really need to improve. I wouldn’t trust it at all right now.

I tried once about a year ago on a system I didn’t care about; and the whole thing sh** the bed.

Ps: good luck!

The more recent Selphys do wireless printing anyway. I've ...

2026-09-18T15:49:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…pvz2
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The more recent Selphys do wireless printing anyway. I've printed a few from off my iPhone. Sara Joy :happy_pepper: (npub1jpy…yfwv)

Rapidly becoming a new favourite bit of bullet-proofing in my ...

2026-09-16T14:54:31Z

Rapidly becoming a new favourite bit of bullet-proofing in my CSS.

```css
.someGrid {
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: whatever;

& > * {
width: round(down, 100%, 1px); /* dodge sub-pixel rendering glitches and make the gutters take the fractional units instead */
}
}
```

Cuz man am I tired of little strips of rounding errors when grid-cell content has an image or colour blocks that make the fractional problems stand out. (before vs after; spot the scuff)

The garbage that happens when you treat HTML and CSS as an ...

2026-09-03T09:57:26Z

The garbage that happens when you treat HTML and CSS as an "output target" instead of its own actual thing.

Everyone can see this is a pile of inefficient noise. A layman can see that; it is self-evident.

How come "smart devs" twist themselves into contradictions to believe it's not?

This is *one DOM node*.

Honestly, DDEV is great for this as you can specify php / MySQL ...

2026-08-23T15:01:51Z

In reply to nevent1q…p6vy
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Honestly, DDEV is great for this as you can specify php / MySQL versions in a config file. And have different ones for different projects.

I’m with you on this one. For me, the “just two options” ...

2026-08-20T06:26:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…9ndh
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I’m with you on this one. For me, the “just two options” approach feels in the same vein as “accept” | “remind me later” anti patterns where the obvious missing option is “no means no, always, I don’t want to think about this again. I said a thing, I mean exactly that thing, always”

I think it's finally time where we can ditch npm for our ...

2026-08-17T07:59:50Z

I think it's finally time where we can ditch npm for our default builds. We only use it for processing PCSS stylesheets and hot-module-reloading, and I think browser support for nesting is good enough with pure CSS now.

What do people use though for "hot module reloading" when not using npm? As in... I just want the page to refresh/update when a CSS file is saved - but without the PITA overhead that is npm/node *just* for that.

The biggest issue with a lot of programmer types (who tend to be ...

2026-07-13T16:25:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…nter
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The biggest issue with a lot of programmer types (who tend to be the OSS contributors) is a trend to not understand why people people. And so can't seem to apply that level of requirement to their projects.

It's a generalisation, it's not true all the time, but it sure is a trend.

I would love to know what keeps going wrong with various Ubuntu ...

2026-07-06T10:48:13Z

I would love to know what keeps going wrong with various Ubuntu 24.04LTS servers with MySQL.

The number of times I'm seeing variants of this error:

```
mysql-server-8.0 : Depends: mysql-server-core-8.0 (= 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1) but 8.0.46-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 is installed
```

Always for MySQL. Always essentially "the installed version is ahead of the expected one".

I use apt. I use the standard repositories. I'm doing nothing "smart" or "abnormal" How does this keep happening?

Honestly, this seems a good use of LLMs to me. "Find ...

2026-07-06T10:15:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…486s
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Honestly, this seems a good use of LLMs to me. "Find potential blind spots" is smart; and something that LLMs can do a credible job with. Because you're not asking for exact and correct stuff, just ballpark "what have I not considered"; so you can consider it.

Yeah, it's just the times we live in. Good luck with the ...

2026-06-27T11:15:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…4zlc
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Yeah, it's just the times we live in. Good luck with the heat/cooling!

I just went to the hardware store to try and find the parts ...

2026-06-27T10:47:39Z

In reply to nevent1q…zymc
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I just went to the hardware store to try and find the parts needed to convert my crappy single-hose portable AC into a 2-hose system...

...of course they have no hosing. Physical stores are so bad these days. They also dont have a capacitor I need to fix the ceiling fan. And the ceiling fans they have don't advertise an RPM or flow rate - so you can't tell if they're *functional* fans or *designer decorative* fans.

*sigh*

https://www.woolie.co.uk/article/convert-ac-from-single-hose-to-dual-hose/

Happens with every automated industry. And it isn’t “this ...

2026-06-22T14:23:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…h5cu
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Happens with every automated industry. And it isn’t “this thing can do your job”, it is “we will accept the clearly worse job this thing does more cheaply”.

It’s always a race to the barely acceptable under capitalism.

It’s why our clothes are cheap and fall apart in weeks. Why our furniture is cheap and doesn’t last. Etc.

Whatever people will accept as good enough for now and not mind paying for the same thing again later.

There is something about PHPStorm's formatting of these light ...

2026-06-19T09:47:10Z

There is something about PHPStorm's formatting of these light grey "helper" text box things that makes code incredibly hard for me to scan and read. The fact it fucks up the alignment is horrendous.

You want a web page that allows you to view a server directory ...

2026-06-17T22:46:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…m3dc
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You want a web page that allows you to view a server directory contents?

No such thing exists as an HTML element. HTML does not know about the server at all. Literally. It runs entirely in the browser, locally.

Everything about this is cringe. It's a masterclass in ...

2026-06-10T12:54:24Z

Everything about this is cringe.

It's a *masterclass* in cringe.

It's a bit distressing noticing a pattern that time-off ...

2026-05-26T14:28:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…ka7u
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It's a bit distressing noticing a pattern that time-off doesn't actually work that well these days.

Oh nooooooooo. You can's seem to get rid of this cursed ...

2026-05-22T07:52:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…lulj
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Oh nooooooooo. You can's seem to get rid of this cursed window border. Look at this!

vs Chrome - which (ironically) has no border on its window chrome.

I can't be doing with this.

Trying out Firefox again.

Oh nooooo. How do I turn the new UI off on Vivaldi? I don't ...

2026-05-22T07:46:50Z

Oh nooooo. How do I turn the new UI off on Vivaldi?

I don't *want* window chrome all around the bloody window. Use my screen! What is the sodding point in wasting 20px of real estate to draw a border around my content that invariable clashes with the content.

Where is the "off" switch.

*goes hunting*

Also, this top line "shine" really bugs me too.

Presented without comment. ...

2026-05-19T13:15:41Z

Presented without comment.

100% this. If someone’s being a danger, I am going to nuke them ...

2026-05-09T14:10:07Z

In reply to nevent1q…3z78
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100% this. If someone’s being a danger, I am going to nuke them first and try to manage them after. If they’re just being a tit and I have the spoons, I’ll be patient.

(Tho I did have to just walk away from the racist conspiracy ...

2026-05-09T13:59:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…swek
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(Tho I did have to just walk away from the racist conspiracy addled asshat who lives a few doors down the other day. I had no spoons left to be patient and the other option would’ve left me wound up all day)

Glad to hear you’re in a better place with it now :) It’s not ...

2026-05-09T13:53:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…qprp
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Glad to hear you’re in a better place with it now :) It’s not always easy.

The odd thing for me is realising that even the assholes I see are doing their best. Which doesn’t stop them being assholes or me being angry at them - but does make me re-frame my own gut reaction of“attack the asshole” to “what’s making being an asshole the best choice they have right now?”. Because if I can work that out I can more effectively change/engage/impact them.

Never berate your past self. Do not have regrets that you ...

2026-05-09T13:22:26Z

Never berate your past self. Do not have regrets that you “could have done better”.

That is wrong, factually. Be kind to yourself.

Your past self *has always* made the best choices they could with the knowledge and circumstances they had at the time.

No one is ever choosing to make a second best option. Everyone is choosing to do what makes most sense right at that moment.

Never berate your past self for not being in better circumstances. Which is the ONLY way they might have done better.

Back in time ...

2026-05-09T11:04:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…56pv
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Back in time

In other news. I finished my coffee table build. It is built like ...

2026-05-09T11:02:43Z

In other news. I finished my coffee table build.

It is built like a tank.

All hand tool, no power tools.

"10x" isn't supposed to mean 10x the effort to get to ...

2026-04-29T18:11:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…4rvj
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"10x" isn't supposed to mean 10x the effort to get to the same place, Claude.

Why do I like the vTubers I do? This is a comment on a video I ...

2026-04-22T22:29:07Z

Why do I like the vTubers I do?

This is a comment on a video I just found. Look at the numbers. This is a video by someone very very small, talking about overcoming low self esteem.

Michi left a comment.

Michi Mochievee. The "tens of thousands of people watch me live every day" vTuber. Found *this* video. And left this comment.

Good people. The space is full of really good people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7zG5fCHic

I've done this before and it's far better for me to ...

2026-04-20T12:02:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…92we
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I've done this before and it's *far better* for me to have time where my brain is not ingesting new data. To just sit and do *nothing* is kinda a thing we need to do. To go for a walk but without a podcast. To shower without music. Etc.

Alas. I can never stick to it.

God damn it. Octaves got my ass. https://dialed.gg/sound First ...

2026-04-08T07:59:15Z

God damn it. Octaves got my ass.

https://dialed.gg/sound

First three, nailed... last two, absolute unmitigated disaster.

lol, amazing

2026-04-07T21:31:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…r33s
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lol, amazing

Put more simply; I care about mastodon being equal opportunity, ...

2026-04-05T16:12:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…5z75
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Put more simply; I care about mastodon being equal opportunity, and improving ease of access for all.

That does not mean the audience segmentation should match other places. Those other places have their own biases skewing their own audiences. I sure as hell don’t think mastodon ought to have the same representation of fascists as twitter does “to be fair”, for example. That place grows those, we do not.

This is a space that lets anyone say anything. It is a space that ...

2026-04-05T16:06:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…dnqn
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This is a space that lets anyone say anything. It is a space that doesn’t give benefits to engagement farming techniques. It is largely *human centred* and free. Soooo… baring more controls for people to be safe as an ongoing problem causing misrepresentiaon of some peoples; why is it a problem if we don’t see bitcoin grifts here? AI grifts? Business accounts? Etc? The values simply don’t align. (2/2)
Eugen Rochko (npub1vl7…f6g0) Scott Jenson (npub1m8t…zu6r)

Scott, let me reframe your stance in another way. Maybe it is ...

2026-04-05T16:06:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…c2aj
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Scott, let me reframe your stance in another way. Maybe it is precisely the success of Mastodon’s design and direction that allows here to be a place that *is not* being subjected to the artificial and bubble-nature of AI that exists everywhere else. (1/2)

Got it working via some other approaches. two container ...

2026-03-29T22:01:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…zqqq
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Got it working via some other approaches.

two container definitions, and a ::before and ::after.

The before is a triangle floated left with shape-outside so the text wraps with the angle.

The after is absolute positioned and z-indexed behind for the colour background.

The boxes aspect ratio isn't fixed. Hence the backflips to get here requiring trigonometry and some hacky-feeling tricks.

Ok, CSS people, what have I not understood here? I have a know ...

2026-03-29T21:00:02Z

Ok, CSS people, what have I not understood here?

I have a know angle to use, and am trying to use the sin function along with container queries to always draw the correct clip-path angle even when aspect ratio changes.

I'm setting the text box as a container. I'm using it's height (100cqb) as the only "variable" in the clip path definition.

The container height should be stable. It, clearly, is not.

Why not? The dashed blue dot IS the container. It is stable. Why does my clip path change?

Apple; give me a way to set this as the default for that button. ...

2026-03-24T08:50:48Z

Apple; give me a way to set this as the default for that button.

I loath your "full screen", and always have. This is what it *should* be "Instantly, without animation, make the window the size of the screen." not "punt my window via some spinny animation to a new desktop screen and remove its window chrome"

This is where your obsession with removing useful UI started. This button's default behaviour.

It will get better. But yes, it's going to take - essentially ...

2026-03-07T20:51:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…huvm
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It will get better. But yes, it's going to take - essentially - a fire through everything normal to get there.

But, we will get there. It is inevitable.

This is why I don't ascribe to "blanket statement" ...

2026-03-06T15:24:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…p30r
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This is why I don't ascribe to "blanket statement" stuff. Way too many people don't realise that *every* group they might malign is, essentially, made of people just like them. That it's almost never "flawed character / ideology" - it's just "they were just like you, but in different circumstance to you; and you'd have likely handled the shit they had to in broadly the same way they did - you just haven't been tested as they were".

- In bed about 9hrs. - Slept about 3hrs. - Not for any fun ...

2026-02-20T08:41:35Z

- In bed about 9hrs.
- Slept about 3hrs.
- Not for any fun reasons.

And *now* its the start of the work day, I finally feel like I can actually sleep.

Bravo, body. You have played yourself.

Which in-and-of-itself isn't "bad" if you're the ...

2026-02-12T09:39:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…0aqr
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Which in-and-of-itself isn't "bad" if you're the company or country that owns the AI providers.

That'll change. And then you're fucked.

I'll re-iterate what I said yesterday: - Once you outsource ...

2026-02-12T09:38:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…sppn
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I'll re-iterate what I said yesterday:

- Once you outsource your manufacturing to other countries, you no longer retain the skills and workforce to spin it back up.
- Once you're reliant on outsourced work, the people you outsourced to have the power and get to dictate terms.

AI is *exactly* the same thing.

Once it's been relied on long enough that there are not enough juniors with the fundamental knowledge, few to no seniors left... that's the end of your ability to not rely on AI providers.

In an era of tech companies & influencers pushing hard on ...

2026-02-12T09:33:35Z

In an era of tech companies & influencers pushing hard on #AI, I'm sitting here refreshing my knowledge on PHP programming.

Know the fundamentals and:

- enjoy your craft
- spend less money
- don't fear about when the AI providers alter their deals

You'd think that countries already grappling with the terrible impact of having outsourced their manufacturing - and how that is crippling their economy and national security now - might recognise a new outsourcing of fundamental capability. But no.

I have two lasting memories of that book: 1. I was not in the top ...

2026-02-09T09:38:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…ettm
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I have two lasting memories of that book:

1. I was not in the top class for English at school, but in the mock GCSE's English Literature, I beat almost everyone in the class above because of that book.

2. I hated that book.

Bonus 3. I did not do as well in the real GCSE.

Ana Rodrigues (npub1lwx…c8f6)

Empathy and curiosity are skills. Most people have them in some ...

2026-02-04T19:25:04Z

Empathy and curiosity are skills. Most people have them in some level and expand them; but usually only as far as their own lived experience requires it. The stunting of these two things enable most of the “evil” we see in society.

But they *are* skills, and they *can* be taught and grown.

I have always said and will always say; they’re *the* fundamental skills. They should be taught at school. As curriculum. They are the guiding stars for everything else. (1/3)

Apple sweating those details again in its core OSX systems. Nah, ...

2026-02-04T13:13:22Z

Apple sweating those details again in its core OSX systems.

Nah, don't need previews of whats on the other Screens until we swap to them and make them active.

Working on a truly ancient site. First shot is the code formatted ...

2026-01-28T14:08:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…ky96
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Working on a truly ancient site.

First shot is the code formatted as I got it. Second is re-formatted so I could read it properly.

It was only with the reformatted code that I could see the problem: a tag needed to be self-closing, and wasn't. This was stopping any output on the page, but "still working" in the CMS.

All coders: Indent your code for readability. Use tabs for ...

2026-01-28T14:04:10Z

All coders:

Indent your code for readability. Use tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment.

Lay that shit out. Put it into columns and groupings.

We are humans, not robots. We scan things, we detect patterns and groupings. *All humans do this*. We pre-parse everything we see in 2D, including words and code, before we stream in data sequentially.

Do not do a robot's work for them. Do not be lazy.

I just fixed a bug because I re-formatted "computer code" so it was scannable.

Interesting, thanks. I shall do some further reading.

2026-01-27T15:32:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…fn3h
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Interesting, thanks. I shall do some further reading.

Yeah. I suppose I may have seen it somewhere and it be in my ...

2026-01-27T15:23:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…mzwd
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Yeah. I suppose I may have seen it somewhere and it be in my subconcious - but I've not been to a therapist or read of that sort of strategy that I can remember.

Huh. This is an actual thing I've stumbled on? Ok!

2026-01-27T15:04:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…pzwx
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Huh. This is an actual thing I've stumbled on? Ok!

Its a thing I try to remember, and sometimes I even do, lol! ...

2026-01-27T15:00:13Z

In reply to nevent1q…7700
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Its a thing I try to remember, and sometimes I even do, lol!

"Stop trying to panic and react and reason your way out of feeling this way - none of that makes a difference beyond feeding the anxiety - because none of that is the actual issue. It's just... a feeling, trying to do a job, triggered by the wrong things. Accept it, don't react to it."

Brains are ~*_weird_*~.

Alright, anxiety. I have acknowledged you're here. Now if you ...

2026-01-27T14:19:23Z

Alright, anxiety.

I have acknowledged you're here. Now if you could kindly stop pestering me? Yes, some things are unusual today, and yes some things are different or unknown. We'll deal with it, those are not themselves problems.

Thank you.

Inspirational, Mouse. ...

2026-01-26T20:04:09Z

Inspirational, Mouse.

For anyone wondering... 40-60fps is pretty standard for HyTale on ...

2026-01-25T18:31:01Z

For anyone wondering...

40-60fps is pretty standard for HyTale on an M1 MacBook Air 16Gb.

And that's not set to "stupid simple" video quality either.

Biggest thing: set the scale value to 50% so it's not trying to render Retina.

Oh... and expect the frame rate to drop after 10min because Apple don't do "cooling". Still always playable tho.

"Why the hell is YouTube so laggy these days?" Inspector ...

2026-01-22T17:16:10Z

"Why the hell is YouTube so laggy these days?"

Inspector > Network.

20.1Mb resources for page load, 4.47s to render.

If only Google had some people that knew about performance... ... ...

This year I seem to be incapable of drinking a hot drink while it ...

2026-01-22T17:12:56Z

This year I seem to be incapable of drinking a hot drink while it is warm.

Here's how the scene seems to go, every time, with what in my head are 5min intervals...

- Too hot
- Too hot
- Too hot
- I had a drink, huh? Oh, it's cold. Nah.
- *splutter on unexpectedly cold coffee*

They also wouldn’t get “it’s an old meme, but it checks ...

2026-01-16T13:14:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…4weg
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They also wouldn’t get “it’s an old meme, but it checks out” as a star wars reference either I imagine.

100% this. Senior devs know that future them will be like Gandalf ...

2026-01-15T23:57:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…28jm
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100% this.

Senior devs know that future them will be like Gandalf in the mines of Moria; no memory of this place. And no energy to fuck about trying to be detective. And they leave themselves the notes they’d want to have in that scenario.

As close as I can get to "me" in the character creator. ...

2026-01-15T19:10:54Z

As close as I can get to "me" in the character creator.

Should be a little more receding hair, some grey in the edges, and I never have been able to join up the 'tash and the chin.

But otherwise - not bad.

I know that scenario. Are you finding yourself zoning out or are ...

2026-01-07T19:42:27Z

In reply to nevent1q…a3er
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I know that scenario.

Are you finding yourself zoning out or are you finding that your mind is hopping around existential topics?

Can I suggest a mini-meditation? Go make a coffee or whatever; but pay full attention to everything. Smell the beans. Feel the beans. Watch the water as it’s poured. Feel the sensation of grinding. Etc.

It’s stupid; but it can help a little for me.

Shut not shuts? or remove "can" to retain "shuts" ...

2026-01-07T17:00:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…xh00
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Shut not shuts? or remove "can" to retain "shuts" - but the message is 100% on point (and, beautiful art, as always)

I have so many filters to block news and world events ... and ...

2026-01-07T15:23:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…k93r
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I have so many filters to block news and world events ... and yet, stuff still gets through. And when it does, it's some new "oh my god this is insane".

The difficulty trying to convince myself that the orange clown ...

2026-01-07T15:20:49Z

The difficulty trying to convince myself that the orange clown show isn't actually going to devolve into WW3 gets harder and harder with each passing day.

Mouse having a bit of a cry as Connor takes her out to the ...

2026-01-07T10:46:57Z

Mouse having a bit of a cry as Connor takes her out to the amusement park. They are on top of the Ferris wheel together; her as a camera from her bedroom, Connor actually there.

"I'm glad we can see it like this, there are so many like me that can't in person" ... Connor: "One day you will". Mouse: "I'm worried, I wont"

https://www.twitch.tv/ironmouse

2026 is the year I remember to be more active on Kiva rather than ...

2026-01-04T11:51:19Z

2026 is the year I remember to be more active on Kiva rather than leaving "credit" un-assigned to people that need it.

I treat it as charity donations; but they're loans to people that don't have access to standard banking. I like that, because I don't mind if I never see the money back - but it supports people who can rightly say they did all the work themselves.

https://www.kiva.org/about/how

Oh yes, Apple's ineptness and shit UI isn't done with me ...

2026-01-03T16:32:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…gh8d
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Oh yes, Apple's ineptness and shit UI isn't done with me yet!

Eject the spinning disk HDD...

Which App, Apple?

It's not Photos. That's closed. And it shouldn't be Finder. Leaving... nothing. No apps.

Yet here we are. Again. Because you don't even fucking test spinning platter external drives. Do you? Don't lie to me.

Your ecosystem is ass.

Right. Well. After an hour and a half I think I'm 80% sure I ...

2026-01-03T16:30:04Z

Right. Well.

After an hour and a half I think I'm 80% sure I now have all my photos and voice memos off my Apple devices / iCloud and onto an external HDD.

Not without massive effort. Not without metadata loss. Not fully sure.

And all this because iCloud's tier system is a massive jump from "£3/m for 200Gb" which I'm right on the edge of, to the next level.

And because I can't fit the photos onto my laptop as well as my files, so need it on an external drive.

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2026-01-03T15:46:33Z

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*sigh*

"I'll move the new photos off my phone and onto my ...

2026-01-03T15:44:13Z

"I'll move the new photos off my phone and onto my External HDD Apple Photo's library while I'm cleaning out space"

...

Oh yeah, I forgot how painful this is too.

Including, transferring files NOT downloading the high res source file if its missing from the phone, and instead just punting the low res version onto the Mac.

"What, why would anyone want a functional offline archive that isn't iCloud?!"

I'm writing this shit on my wall so I remember next time I'm tempted to buy a Mac and use it

They might have, but I only watch with the Japanese voice actors ...

2025-12-21T18:04:09Z

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They might have, but I only watch with the Japanese voice actors and with subs on. Though I expect that Ghibli manages to get good voice actors; usually I don’t like the “overacting” in English dubs.

Great film. And yes; very Welsh feeling scenery. Always surprises ...

2025-12-21T17:34:22Z

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Great film. And yes; very Welsh feeling scenery. Always surprises me how much Ghibli mixes Japanese and European stuff.

You might have missed it by then - or maybe just been the wrong ...

2025-12-20T22:22:20Z

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You might have missed it by then - or maybe just been the wrong age. I haven’t seen kids play it in a long long time. But; there are a ton more cars now and finding a quiet road that hasn’t got cars parked all along it isn’t so easy.

100% Kerb for playing Kerbie (80’s Brit kids will know), curb ...

2025-12-20T20:46:42Z

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100%

Kerb for playing Kerbie (80’s Brit kids will know), curb for moderating yourself.

English is bizarre no matter which dialect it is.

The coat I made my dog from an old blanket and shirt seemed like ...

2025-12-12T20:00:23Z

The coat I made my dog from an old blanket and shirt seemed like it was floating too much at the back; so I put a dart in it to better shape around the arse end.

It worked; the wind doesn’t get under it anymore… but.

I had not considered that it’d also look like an anatomically weird extended butt crack.

Two, smaller, offset darts next time.

throws up a little more ...

2025-12-12T11:16:30Z

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*throws up a little more*

Who at Shopify found the Flash developer graveyard and got ...

2025-12-12T11:14:12Z

Who at Shopify found the Flash developer graveyard and got digging?

https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2026

Making the most out of last nights failed baking. The yeast may ...

2025-12-10T13:06:15Z

Making the most out of last nights failed baking. The yeast may have been mostly dead - but I’ve found a use case for the stubby loaf.

Kartoffelbrot fail. Slightly too long in the oven - and more ...

2025-12-09T21:30:33Z

Kartoffelbrot fail.

Slightly too long in the oven - and more importantly, I think the dried yeast is mostly dead now.

Oh well; some dense potato bread may have to get used for soup dipping.

1. Forgot to buy fish sauce. Used Miso and a bit of ...

2025-12-08T18:46:33Z

1. Forgot to buy fish sauce. Used Miso and a bit of Worcestershire sauce instead.
2. “Eh; deseeded. They don’t mean that.”

I may have made a mistake assuming the recipe was for broader British Audience appeal. I may blow my face off based on the little tasting I just did with three red chillis. Fuck.

I mean, it's nice I guess - but this is still too slow ...

2025-12-07T19:30:52Z

I mean, it's nice I guess - but this is still too slow Google. Why are we capping at 2x? I can't even change this via Inspector because it's been done as a weird web component. Have you never watched anyone using voice tech and how they use this type of tool? GO FASTER.

Right click > Open in new tab

2025-12-04T13:45:07Z

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Right click > Open in new tab

My dog continues to dislike the winter coat I made him. But also ...

2025-12-01T23:14:27Z

My dog continues to dislike the winter coat I made him.

But also continues to dislike the cold and rain.

Needless to say I have to drag him out for toilet breaks and walks. He has taken to going as limp as possible in protest during the being clothed process. Then sitting like this - stock still - until the lead is clipped to his harness. Whereupon resigned slow walk out the door happens. And then; perfectly normal walk forgetting the coat entirely. Because tiny attention span.

Interesting. Something with a very recent update of Vivaldi seems ...

2025-11-30T20:02:16Z

Interesting.

Something with a very recent update of Vivaldi seems to have broken a `filter` effect; specifically on video backdrops.

Spot the difference between it and Safari here. The top menu should be blurred out gradually (with a colour tint). And has been for weeks. But today (first time I've loaded it in a week or two), the blur effect no longer works with video behind it, only the tint - but is *just fine* with text and images behind it.

Look at the "bloom" of the bright parts.

Honestly; I had found no use to shadow DOM at all as a web ...

2025-11-22T10:40:50Z

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Honestly; I had found no use to shadow DOM at all as a web developer. I’ve only experienced it getting in my way.

It really feels like a technology in search of a problem; or perhaps aimed entirely at Big Tech, Big Team workflows.

Maybe, Cadbury. Maybe. ...

2025-11-21T22:19:12Z

Maybe, Cadbury. Maybe.

Ok, you can remove web page results - but you can't rank ...

2025-11-19T10:56:35Z

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Ok, you can *remove* web page results - but you can't rank "apps" above "safari".

Also, Apple - I don't USE safari as my default web browser, you're actually pulling results for Vivaldi here. I see you calling "the web" safari.

Anyone know how in hell you remove "web page results" ...

2025-11-19T10:51:39Z

Anyone know how in hell you remove "web page results" from Spotlight?

No, I never ever ever want "GitHub" to open in Safari, I always always always want to open the app installed on my system.

App above "web" results. Always. Aaaaaalllwaaayyyyysssssssss [insert GIF of Gary Oldman saying "everyone"]

I'm still kinda stumped at why so many people think that ...

2025-11-12T14:38:16Z

I'm still kinda stumped at why so many people think that there's some tipping point or single moment that'll end Trump.

That's not how this works. Has that not been made obvious yet?

He's made a career out of manipulating his surroundings such that he can't suffer meaningful consequences. That's what his life has been. He's succeeded time after time after time at avoiding consequences.

No outrage will de-throne him. No pile of evidence. He has leverage over almost anyone that can effect him.

Will banana bread with one fewer egg than called for work? We ...

2025-11-08T17:40:13Z

Will banana bread with one fewer egg than called for work? We will find out… once it cools down.

I forgot to add Miso to it; so that experiment is null.

Will the random assortment of veggies in my soup work? I remember the miso in that; forgot the potato.

We find out in 3min

As a society, we should stigmatise hoarding money and celebrate ...

2025-10-31T13:24:08Z

As a society, we should stigmatise hoarding money and celebrate acts of public good.

So many of these tech bro assholes would wither on the vine if they didn't feel as though their balance sheet equated to other people's respect.

I was very sad, at the time. In hindsight - probably saved me ...

2025-10-31T09:05:39Z

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I was very sad, at the time. In hindsight - probably saved me from the sweaty-hot-pits problem xD

Apple have screwed up my personal local collection of music for ...

2025-10-30T23:07:39Z

Apple have screwed up my personal local collection of music for the last time.

Anyone have recommendations for open source iTunes like application for osx and Linux that won’t auto-fuck-up my content with “Apple style magical” metadata screw ups?

I remember debating for days on holiday with family about whether ...

2025-10-30T22:37:58Z

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I remember debating for days on holiday with family about whether to spend my saved up pocket money on one. I eventually did. My mum washed it before I wore it; dried it on the radiator. Breaking it completely before I ever wore it.

Oh fuck offfffff AI. Sweet baby Jesus, but all this AI tech ...

2025-10-27T16:20:20Z

Oh fuck offfffff AI.

Sweet baby Jesus, but all this AI tech really boils down to "Imorrally rich and socially broken tech bro assumes everyone has to ask what personality they should have when dealing with others".

The dystopia of 2025 is mostly about how so many people high up in systems of power have utterly forgotten, or simply never knew, what it is to be a human being in a society.

The comedy continues, by pressing the same "did nothing" ...

2025-10-21T13:35:57Z

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The comedy continues, by pressing the same "did nothing" button on the new screenshot...

...worse than useless, this time.

Sigh While we're piling up errors... "Add text from ...

2025-10-21T13:35:16Z

*Sigh* While we're piling up errors...

"Add text from image"

Does nothing. Nothing here is recognised, no text is put into the box.

*sigh*

Apple. What even is this mess? "Don't ask again" Is ...

2025-10-21T13:34:02Z

Apple.

What even is this mess?

"Don't ask again"

Is that "No: don't ask again"
Or is it: "Yes; don't ask again"

Why is "Enable Shortcut" paired with "Not Now"? Yes / No. YES NO.

The wording here just introduces a fuck ton of ambiguity, and all it needs is YES / NO.

Absolutely fundamentally bad at design.