Tag: published on gemini
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Announcers and Automation
A friend of mine used to do railway station announcements and was so good that he could do it from memory. That job now belongs to a computer. And that's fine.
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Things The Other Child Did Wrong That Lead To The Fight that I've heard so far today:
Clapped too loudly
Sang too loudly
Sang too quietly
Sang the wrong words
Put their feet too close to the dog
Ate the last grape
Ate the wrong grape (!?) … -
The Far Side in FreshRSS
The proxy I implemented to bypass The Far Side's lack of an RSS feed is now unnecessary, because FreshRSS is better than ever.
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When Twitter Loses, WordPress Wins
Alex Standiford observes that Automattic stand to win from Twitter's losses; I'd like to expand on that a tiny bit.
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Spring '83 Came And Went
As the sun begins to set on Spring '83, I finally finish implementing my server for the protocol, way too late for anybody to pay attention or notice.
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Oxford Geek Nights #52
Oxford Geek Night returned this week after an incredibly-long hiatus, and it was amazing.
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Finger Portal to WordPress Blog
Has anybody ever made a Finger-to-WordPress gateway before? No? Can you imagine why that might be?
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Unable to sleep, I found myself wondering whether anybody with a retro-hipster vibe had built a smart pocketwatch. All your smartwatch features, but in pocketwatch format.
Then I realised I was describing a mobile phone on a keychain. -
Just when I thought I'd seen every conceivable XML data format with an approved MIME type (!) I discover @mamund's Maze+XML, a format for describing orthoganally-connected squares of a maze.
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Kids: We want porridge for breakfast.
Me: How do you want it?
Kids: Surprise us.
Presenting... oatmeal, honey and sultanas with a toasted marshmallow. -
Was a 10th century speaker of Old Saxon a "Saxophone"? 🤔
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Covid Brain
After keeping it at bay for years, Dan finally catches Covid and it makes his brain go wonky.
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How Not to use A Pizza Oven
Dan gets a wood-fired oven for his birthday and immediately uses it to destroy several pieces of cookware. Made tasty pizza, though!
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Staying Sane with GEMSAW
Dan shares GEMSAW, the mnemonic acronym behind his self-care routine during these challenging times.
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I'm unlikely to get a graduation ceremony like last time (on account of social distancing and whatnot), but I get a certificate to acknowledge my most-recent qualification.