2025-04-22 19:50:41

Oh, big technology sighs.

I recorded a MacOS Voice Memo that I might turn into a piece of published audio. I figured I could just export it.

But no. Well yes. You can. It's deceptively easy in fact. But totally hidden. (Just drag and drop to Finder if you want the m4a file.)

Right then. Editing. Let's try Descript. That used to be really good?

Descript seems to be running super slow and being totally unusable. Just me? Or has it gone very downhill?

I just want to record and edit audio!!!

2025-04-20 22:39:34

We went to the aquarium yesterday with the kids. So they were a bit crazy about marine biology.

"What’s your favourite sea creature?” asked my youngest.

“Hmmm. I think it's the camel?”

It's terrible, I know. But see if you took as long as they did.

2025-04-19 08:23:10

The linked post is worth a read. W3W seems so good on the surface, but dig a little and it’s really not.

There are better alternatives:

Open Location Codes (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_L) are implemented by Google as Plus Codes (maps.google.com/pluscodes/)

And if you’re in the UK there is a free Ordnance Survey locator app (App Store: apps.apple.com/gb/app/os-locat)
mastodon.green/@Philsturgeon/1

2025-04-14 12:50:04

After hearing this I’m revisiting the epic email I sent about my care when I had appendicitis.

It’s almost comically funny in hindsight. But actually life-and-death serious.

I KNOW the health system is under great strain. I have utmost respect for everyone on the front line. But really, just understanding patients points of view better would help so much.

2025-04-14 08:38:08

So the stuff about LLMs hallucinating dependencies is such a prime example of where GenAI’s non-determinism falls horribly flat. A vastly more complicated and resource hungry way of doing it wrong.

I am convinced that there are better ways to speed up coding than this.

2025-04-13 22:41:50

Hang on. Hang on. Y’all have TALKING PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS???

What do they normally say???

https://www.theverge.com/news/647830/cross

2025-04-13 22:20:01

If anyone is wondering what this is, it's my browser extension that adds a command palette to any WordPress site that you log in to.

turbo-admin.com/

And if you're wondering why this might be hard, it's because it's a browser extension and therefore 100% JavaScript, front-end code. No knowledge of the back-end at all.

2025-04-13 22:16:30

Have been sat in bed today feeling poorly. So got back to hacking on Turbo Admin.

They said it couldn't be done, but plugin install is now working great and lots of related multisite bugs fixed.

They also said integration with User Switching couldn't be done. But it really wasn't too hard.

No mouses were harmed, or even used, in the recording of this video.

2025-04-12 11:45:29

Yes, I'm bookmarking open tabs again. It's my mindfulness. 🧘🏻

I'm not even sharing that many. I'm an absolute bookmark hoarder!!

I'll get these on my website at some point. They're already synced. Just not displayed.

You can mute me for 30 mins if you like.