I’m trying to figure out how to get news (which is blog posts on a WordPress site) into the static Turbo Admin site. Help me think it through.
Options:
1. Copy and Paste
– Annoyingly manual
2. Pull with JS fetch (and provide a fallback link)
– Wouldn’t allow RSS feeds
3. Pull as part of build
– Introduces annoying part of build process.
Hmm…
I’m sat in a cafe on a University campus. “Stop” by the Spice Girls is playing.
It’s 1997 all over again!!!
😂
Severance S2e4
I’m 15 minutes in.
Is this the episode that they make because they had some spare budget that’s just an homage to loads of other stuff but doesn’t advance the story in any way?
See also the Kings of Leon bass player, who is actually the late Matt “Chandler from Friends” Perry.
I had reason to watch the Foo Fighter’s excellent “Learn to Fly” video today and was reminded that their bass player looks just like Simon Pegg.
Some Google searches later and it seems that no one else in the history of the world has noticed this.
Amazing.
I keep up with tech news and commentary and… is there any application of generative AI that is ideal, works and surprises you all the time with how good it is, is better than non-AI alternatives and doesn’t come with a bunch of “yeah, but” attached?
I’m pretty sure there’s nothing.
And it is, realistically, a technology that is functionally … well … mediocre!
I wonder if I could do my job from a Wyse ASCII terminal and a Nokia 3210.
Retro-dreaming now.
“You make a small, high-quality piece of hardware that embraces constraints and does one or two things really well. I actually want that.”
On the Nokia design archive and wondering if the world is ready for simpler devices and some quirky design again. Or is it just me?
https://rosswintle.uk/2025/02/are-we-ready-for-simpler-devices/
More positively:
I heard about the Nokia Design Archive today. It's amazing!
https://nokiadesignarchive.aalto.fi/
Combine that with my recent acquisition of a Playdate game console and reviving my iPod Video (which has sadly failed), and I just feel like the world is ready for simpler devices where designers embrace the constraints more.
Dangit, this needs a blog post.
Sorry to complain, but this is nonsense. I'm happy to tip. I suspect you're not paid enough. But you gotta do something more than the very basics of your job. AND the system has to enable you to do your job well and neither of those things happen.
Mostly I'm upset at the cheek of the system though.
We had birthday celebrations this weekend, and we ate out a few times, and I'm SO confused about tipping in the UK.
I tip well when I get good service.
But now I have to scan a QR code on my table, fight with your shitty wifi because mobile signal is weak, place the order myself with no help or advice on the menu or offers, practically serve myself, and not even get a goodbye or thank you.
And your computer asks me if I want to tip?
Before I even complete my order?
Insanity.
What the hell is the justification for a water bill increase of…
60%!!!!
I found the very silly and fun “Fantasy Hike” app today. What a fun way to get those steps in!!
– Got a new bed that’s the right size for the new mattress we bought a while back.
– Planned and ran my daughter’s birthday
– Got a new garden storage box
– Began looking into new bathrooms.
We are on a roll and very proud of ourselves!!!
Now: FEBRUARY!!!!!
This probably sounds like such an obvious thing to do. But my wife and I decided to get our shit together this year. We are great employees. But we’re a bit crap around the house.
I bought some printable family planners on Etsy and we got to work. Weekly meetings. Quarterly, monthly and weekly goals/plans. Proper accountability.
In Jan we:
– Got our broken toilet flush fixed aged about three months (it was the “backup” loo!)
– Got a damaged fence fixed
– Replaced a crappy door and 4 windows…
Bath friends ( @jackmcconnell ?)
What’s a good, out of town, off the beaten path coffee house?
Severance Theories
My wife has seen people saying that in Severance S2 it’s Helena that goes to the Severed floor. The don’t activate the chip so it’s her outie that’s there.
I went looking for clues to this and…
She wears a watch?!
Surely that has symbols on it and wouldn’t be allowed??
USPol + Air accident. Commentary on the press conference.
I rarely do politics here but oh my goodness. Trump is using an air accident to brag about scrapping DEI initiatives and then explaining how helicopters can go up and down and turn and even stop!
This guy runs a country?
My coffee seemed skeptical today.