…starlings move on. The smaller ones dart about nervously getting their fill while disappearing at the slightest possibility of a mammal seeing them.
Eventually the corvids turn up. The pigeons thought they ruled, but it’s actually the jackdaws and magpies that own the place. Everyone else is gone. They dine majestically.
It’s such a joy feeding birds in the winter. We have a feeder outside our garden office. The birds different characters really show.
First the big pigeons proudly swoop in and look like the boss.
Then a starling arrives and spooks the pigeons. Pigeons seem confused that they got usurped, but they’re not up for the fight.
Starlings go beserk like it’s some bird rave!
Tits, robin and sparrows turn up. They’re hungry, but nervous. They sit on the fence and wait their turn…
Please send more music like this to me and Neil. Thanks. https://mastodon.social/@neilgmacy/115844859539624795
Hey! This was my LoopConf talk!!! 😂
https://addyosmani.com/blog/21-lessons/
(Compare: https://25.forwp.dev/)
@davewalker More on the thing I’ve linked elsewhere…
https://toot.wales/@IoanSaid/115831680855954886
Argh! My son has totally ruined Greenday’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by pointing out that it sounds like they sing “I wore cologne, I wore cologne.”
😡😭😂
I came across this acoustic guitar with built in actuators that provide effects and looping today and it’s SO clever. I never knew this tech existed. I love it.
GAME COMPLETED: Dig Dig Dino (Playdate)
I got Playdate Season 2 for Christmas. Yay! Playdate games are so unique and consistently high quality.
This game was a bit of a grind at times. But very fun. The story carries it through and the graphics and sound are super cute. A very enjoyable diversion for a few hours.
One of the things that has regularly brought my light and joy this year is the newsletter of my acquaintance Dave Walker.
https://diagramclub.substack.com/
He is the essence of dry, self-deprecating British wit. His in-person gentleness, kindness and good humour shines through his writing and deceptively-clever drawings.
I’m a happy paid subscriber!
I’m getting a BluRay player today to replace my …checks notes… 20+ year old DVD player. And it’s quite exciting.
My wife asked “What’s your strategy?” And I said “Mostly, I want to OWN the movies we love to watch together as a family so that no one can take them away.”
This feels like such an important and strangely beautiful thing.
This became my default iOS browser after less than a day of use. I’m a very happy Plus subscriber. Do check it out.
https://mastodon.social/@quicheindustries/115811724863900438
There's something wonderfully ironic about feeling like you're the only person in the world that wasn't compelled by Pluribus.
Wow. This online KPop Demon Hunters art book is amazing. I’m always so impressed with how much effort goes into character and scene development.
This in-progress eBook about how computers work, with beautiful illustrations, is something to keep an eye on:
This JavaScript operator reference from @joshwcomeau is really helpful:
A pong clock.
It's very clever.
I don't really have anything to add about it.
This on gratitude through hand-written notes is excellent from @ericmann.
https://eric.mann.blog/gratitude/
I'm getting back into writing letters. I'm not on Facebook (I hop on to check some organisation pages every now and then) or Instagram. So I miss out on a lot of people's news. But letters are so much better anyway.
Must do more.
More family IT support. Today we discover that on older iPhones, when Safari hits 500 open tabs it REALLY FREAKS OUT!!! (White screen, browser crashes).
Took a while to do that one.
How does anyone without a friendly tech nerd to hand get by? It's wild how bad tech is sometimes.
Sometimes I despair at how bad autocorrect is…
These look like great books/guides (printables available) for young makers wanting to level up.
https://www.makershed.com/collections/make-books-print/products/make-skill-seeker-young-maker-edition-print
(Apologies for not knowing who to hat-tip for this stuff. If it was you, thanks!!)