: Started The Expanse again today. So good. 📺
: Need to have a Mastodon clear out. It used to be fun and inspiring, now it just seems to be a load …
: Started the day craving metal, the sound of my youth. NIN ‘Physical’, Metallica ‘The Memory …
: Rewatching The Tripods for the first time since the 80s. The tournament bit in France doesn’t half …
: This is brilliant: LLMs and software development roundup. Really enjoyed reading something that …
: Building the “bright idea” I had Friday night. If this works, it’s a massive performance boost for …
: Two episodes in and I’m really enjoying Starfleet Academy.
: Nothing like jumping through hoops to move your current website to a new host (because the really …
: Fixed the 3D printer - just a clogged extruder in the end, but haven’t had to sort that out before 😎
: I love my Mac, but why do certain system updates decide I need notification sounds enabling again? …
: “Good morning, and welcome to your rewatch of Picard S1 on Amazon Prime. First, 2:30 of adverts.” …
: My business (brandedPixels) turned 16 today. Amazing how much my day to day work has changed in that …
: Rewatching Picard. Starting at the beginning with season one, and happy to report it’s been that …
: Forgot to mention, watched Tron Ares the day it came out. Loved it, buying the 4K as soon as it’s …
: Currently reading: How to Beat ChatGPT: How to Not Say AI killed my job. eBook : Nicholas Bate: …
: While this year’s “hey let’s try Notion again” season has been longer than ever before, I think I’m …
: Since doing the Nerdist Camp podcast I’ve now got an external DAC, and after cancelling Spotify and …
: Spending some time tidying up the new podcast episode script this morning before recording later on. …
: Sam Seaborn: “Because it’s next. ‘Cause we came out of the cave, and we looked over the hill and we …
: One plan for the week ahead is to noodle around with this a bit more. Looking forward to it 🙂
: Starting Foundation series 3. Very glad of a “previously on”, it’s been a while.
: While I get the “A.I. Isn’t crawling my stuff”, I’m the “view source” generation. Have at it.
: Having a long overdue “archive or delete” session on the Mac Studio 🙂
: The only problem with catching up on RSS feeds over the weekend is the amount of “wow cool, let’s …
: So after a year off I’ve reactivated my micro.blog account. I really want to redo my personal site, …
: Seriously loving Obsidian Canvas this week. Had a couple of things to fix, and it’s been a great …
: Kirby CMS, day 1 Well it’s not really day one. I bought Kirby v3 back in 2020 according to the license hub, but so …
: Thinking next week might be the time to try making something small with HTMX 🤔
: Never underestimate the way that making something work can make the day brighter. Also in related …
: Shaking off the Groundhog Day vibes with Astro Creep on the stereo, and some new code stuff later …
: Finally snagged myself a Newton 📷
: So, it's been a while Time for an overhaul. I probably won't get to it until early next year the way work is at the …
: Sorting out a new Trello account tomorrow for the business, and making sure I schedule in training …
: Considering it’s been a short week, I’ve got a lot done. Time for a beer.
: Finally getting round to watching the 2003 cut of Alien 3 📽
: Watching Top Gun Maverick before work. Looks good in 4k 📽
: Starting the day with Extrapolations episode 2 📺
: Goals for the week: move the new brandedPixels site along, try out Eleventy, play with some Flutter …
: Finally started watching “The Neon Demon”. Recorded from Film4 nearly two years ago, strange to see …
: Nothing like half remembering something you read last night, then being unsure if it was on …
: Watched Titanic at the cinema for the first time this century last night. The 4k transfer was …
: Sometimes it’s just a Bon Jovi “Slippery When Wet” turned up kind of morning 🎵
: Arc browser invite has arrived. Time for a test drive 😎
: Started watching Yellowstone 📺
: Finally watched Lightyear. That was fun 😎📽
: While I enjoy AAA games, I miss the simplicity of pick up and play. None of this “do the load out”, …
: Thinking 2023 might be the year to do some gunpla builds 🤔
: Just tried ChatGPT for the first time. That’s seriously cool.
: Keep thinking about spinning up my own Mastodon instance. Handy guide over here Host your own …
: Watched Gaz Brookfield at The Bodega in Nottingham last night. Great gig, he really puts on a show.🎵
: Depeche Mode playing, JavaScript to be written, and a ton of maths to implement. That’ll do 😎
: New day, new book. Love the film, thought it was about time I read it.
: Lunchtime viewing, “First Contact: An Alien Encounter”. Dramatisation and discussion on what …
: Just started The Peripheral on Prime.
: Starting the day with Hidden Figures 🚀
: Getting deeper into the Flutter learning path on raywenderlich.com today 😎
: Started watching “The Conversation” starring Gene Hackman. Definitely can see the connection to …
: Usual long trip around the streaming services for pre-work entertainment. Settled on Doom (again).
: Installing the Flutter SDK and IntelliJ on the MBP, playing a bit of Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels, …
: First album of the day: “Some Girls Wander By Mistake” by The Sisters Of Mercy 🎵
: Finally worked out why I think lyric videos are shit and make my brain itch. Or at least this is the …
: Switched from Sketch to Figma at the end of last week. Haven’t had chance to kick the tyres properly …
: Giving the new Resident Evil series a go 📺
: Taking time out to watch the @nasa JWST live stream.
: Watching Halo on Paramount+, enjoying it so far 📺
: Almost Famous was on the TV when we got home. One of those films I can watch from any point until …
: Just finished watching the first episode of “Strange New Worlds”. Wow 🚀
: Watching The Martian again 📽
: Just finished Night Sky season 1 on Prime. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed it 📺
: Time to finish my brew and make some new things.
: Rewatching some General Magic over lunchtime for some inspiration 📽
: “Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers” was everything I hoped and more. Highly recommended 😎
: Starting the day with the Blade Runner soundtrack 😔
: Watching Das Boot season 3. I should really get round to watching the film sometime.
: Bryan Adams kicked ass tonight 😎
: Bettleship on the TV, noodling with some JS in CodePen
: Apparently I’ve been an Adobe Creative Cloud customer for 10 years now.
: Latest edition of the Kirby newsletter has dropped. Always good content, whether you work with …
: Started watching Foundation this morning. I haven’t read the books, one episode in and I’m enjoying …
: Took a couple of days, but the new Mac Studio is all set for some hard work next week.
: 8 hours into migration with 10+ hours estimated to go, I really wish I’d thought ahead and bought a …
: Mac delivery postponed until Tuesday. Ah well, bit more time to sort the HD out.
: New desktop Mac should be arriving today, and it’s my first desktop since 1999 that isn’t an iMac. …
: Long overdue iMac archive and delete session. This might take a while.
: Using @microsoftedge for the first time in a while - web select is a great new feature!
: “Let’s go back to the rock at see it at 440” 📽 The Andromeda Strain
: Started lunchtime with Star Wars Episode 9, then switched to Ex Machina 📽
: “This is Paul Cunningham, Capricorn Control” 📽
: Watching [Outland] (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082869/) before work. Classic, and one of the …
: Just finished reading Freelancer Magazine issue 4. Essential reading for freelancers - a sign of a …
: The RocketBook was a bit of an impulse buy, but this week it’s been really useful. Meeting notes …
: Halt And Catch Fire is available on iTunes. Might have to invest 📺
: Really enjoying “The Billion Dollar Code” on Netflix 📺
: When you get home, turn on the TV and Chef hasn’t long started 🙂
: Watching Prometheus on Disney+. Got to say the combination of my AirPods Pro and Apple TV 4K is …
: Had a great day working on the new @brandedPixels website. I haven’t spent a day playing around with …
: Strong possibility of finally watching Ghostbusters Afterlife tonight…
: Mac #10 ordered - the first time since university/this century my desktop machine won’t be an iMac. …
: Broken ground on the (long overdue) new @brandedpixels website today. I’ve finally got something to …
: Listening to “Flood II” on Spotify and all of a sudden I wish I was in Whitby watching the sea with …
: Might have a noodle around with some SwiftUI tomorrow. Then again, I might watch my new “This Island …
: Now more than ever, Make Joyful Things
: Starting the day with Airwolf season 1, episode 2 😎
: Just signed up for a “Free Range Magazine” subscription with @PicsAndInk (curated indie magazines). …
: Public EV charging? No worries, take a book 📚
: Blake’s 7, day two, season 1, episode 4. Why haven’t I watched this before 🚀
: Just opened @snippetslab and it’s been updated. Nice! Snippets Lab for macOS
: Update macOS, reboot and lo and behold as regular as clockwork, “Adobe Creative Cloud is missing or …
: One of the best bits with indie software is finding things in the details. Hope the new version …
: On my own this morning, so I’ve watched one documentary, ordered work things, and added more browser …
: I’ve been waiting ages for this 📚
: Standing desk day 2: it’s brilliant, but I’ve got to flip it over and fit the cable management (that …
: Looks like creating that 81 page PDF proved a bit taxing today, followed by the inevitable “Creative …
: New Fully desk has arrived. Now it’s time to rearrange the studio so I have room to build it 😎
: Time for Extreme E qualifying 🏎️
: New Fully desk arrives next week 😎
: Watching a bit of Expedition Volcano on iPlayer. Seriously impressive.
: Hopefully I’ll get to test this lot out next week 😎
: I really should have known better than to open the Creative Boom link 28 of the best online …
: Popped over to Pimoroni just to get a power supply, and ended up adding a few extras to the order 😎 …
: Just had this arrive in the post from a friend I helped with some CSS bother. It’s been in my wish …
: Might order a standing desk today. Narrowed it down to one manufacturer, now it’s just the desk size …
: Rewatching a bit of the Apollo 11 documentary before work - liftoff 🚀
: “Missions” season 2 is now available on iPlayer in the UK. Season 1 was brilliant, can’t wait to …
: Find of the week - RunJS. It’s like Tinkerwell but for JavaScript. No brainer purchase 😎
: Just realised I can add new website feeds directly to NetNewsWire using the share sheet from the …
: Finally fixed the PHP highlighting issue with Sublime text 4 by removing the ES6 package. Happy …
: Plan for the week: try and build an AppGyver MongoDB demo app. Should be fun 😎
: I’ve decided to give micro.blog another try. I’ve been reading a lot more indie web recently and I’m …
: Starting season 2 of SeaQuest DSV 📺
: Watching an episode of The X Files season one (“Fallen Angel”) with a brew. Just like lunchtime in …
: Got to say, I’m really enjoying watching seaQuest DSV on the Horror Channel. I don’t think I’ve seen …
: Picked up a Kirby CMS license yesterday for my new domain (fancied a change from WordPress). 20% off …
: Friday link pack #9 The photo above is when I met William Gibson during his "Idoru" book tour, at Andromeda in …
: Friday link pack #9 The photo above is when I met William Gibson during his "Idoru" book tour, at Andromeda in …
: Friday link pack #8 The Bond themes that could have been. Michael Hawley has died. I hadn’t heard his name before (not …
: Friday link pack #8 The Bond themes that could have been. Michael Hawley has died. I hadn’t heard his name before (not …
: Finally bought myself a Raspberry Pi Cortec Rover from Pimoroni (sale on, 20% off!) 🤖
: 20 minutes or so left of Space Force. Really enjoyed it, hope it gets a season 2
: Friday link pack #7 The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names "Putting 100,000 dots or stick figures on a page …
: Friday link pack #7 The Project Behind a Front Page Full of Names "Putting 100,000 dots or stick figures on a page …
: Missions, season 2 I watched season 1 of this on BBC Four in 2018. I didn’t know season 2 had been released, and both …
: Missions, season 2 I watched season 1 of this on BBC Four in 2018. I didn’t know season 2 had been released, and both …
: Another day, another domain bought. Wonder if I’ll get round to building anything on this one, or if …
: Friday link pack #6 Cozy Lego I’ve never heard the term before I listened to the tested.com “This Is A Test” podcast but …
: Friday link pack #6 Cozy Lego I’ve never heard the term before I listened to the tested.com “This Is A Test” podcast but …
: Just noticed season 3 of Somebody Feed Phil | Netflix Official Site lands on the 29th of May. Real …
: Quick link to some useful dev tools Fayaz Ahmed has posted a great list over on dev.to “I am surprised more people are not using these …
: Quick link to some useful dev tools Fayaz Ahmed has posted a great list over on dev.to “I am surprised more people are not using these …
: Friday link pack #5 CleanShot X for Mac This screenshot/video capture tool is great - even lets you capture scrolling …
: Friday link pack #5 CleanShot X for Mac This screenshot/video capture tool is great - even lets you capture scrolling …
: NASA and the Open Source Rover This made me smile so much last night. NASA JPL has created a website where you can drive a rover in …
: NASA and the Open Source Rover This made me smile so much last night. NASA JPL has created a website where you can drive a rover in …
: Friday link pack #4 Future Crunch seriously nailed it in this week’s edition. So much good stuff in there, but here are …
: Friday link pack #4 Future Crunch seriously nailed it in this week’s edition. So much good stuff in there, but here are …
: Just caught the first episode of DEVS. Yup, I’m hooked.
: Seriously great edition from Future Crunch in the inbox today. If you haven’t heard of them "We are …
: Done some work, time for a film or two. “Reign Of Fire” is first up 🎥
: Totally missed that season 2 of Cosmos started on National Geographic UK last Sunday. Catch up TV is …
: Friday link pack #3 Location data of phones on a Florida beach during Spring Break via The Loop Life size pizza table …
: Friday link pack #3 Location data of phones on a Florida beach during Spring Break via The Loop Life size pizza table …
: Just finished the last episode of Picard. Damn that was good 🚀📺
: First film of the day - Tomorrowland 🍿
: Trying to decide between watching “The Thing” or the 70s version of “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers” …
: Time for a bit of Doom Eternal 🎮
: Thinking about my phone, one thing I’d really like is if the layout changed over the day - “you’re …
: Friday link pack #2 Nintendo Customer Support Goes Above And Beyond For 95-Year-Old Grandma's Busted Game Boy Nine Inch …
: Friday link pack #2 Nintendo Customer Support Goes Above And Beyond For 95-Year-Old Grandma's Busted Game Boy Nine Inch …
: Starting the morning with some pre-work Disney+ action. Time for The Phantom Menace 📽
: Starting the day off with Europe “Out Of This World” 🎵
: Watching “The Imagineering Story” 📺
: Mockoon - run mock APIs locally I’ve been working through “Building Forms with Vue.js” by Marina Mosti, and a tool she mentioned to …
: Mockoon - run mock APIs locally I’ve been working through “Building Forms with Vue.js” by Marina Mosti, and a tool she mentioned to …
: Outside one of the local pubs (seen while dog walking).
: Friday link pack #1 Flight 008, a multi-part science fiction story Following on from the XPrize “Seat 14C” science …
: Friday link pack #1 Flight 008, a multi-part science fiction story Following on from the XPrize “Seat 14C” science …
: We are waves of the same sea I meant to post this a while back (pre-vaccine release), but it was left languishing in the drafts. …
: We are waves of the same sea I meant to post this a while back (pre-vaccine release), but it was left languishing in the drafts. …
: "One day I'll create a proper blog for myself" Yeah. One day. When I get a spare hour or two. When I decide which static site generator I want to …
: "One day I'll create a proper blog for myself" Yeah. One day. When I get a spare hour or two. When I decide which static site generator I want to …
: Flea has a book club! So with lockdowns/isolation/home working rampant, I thought I’d post some things that I’ve found …
: Ok here goes. After listening to a lot of the @monday micro.monday podcasts in the last week, and …