Author: Ross Wintle

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2024-10-11 11:22:52

So. I thought Balatro was boring after you beat it the first time. But Ooooh no!!!! There’s a lot more to discover. What a super little game.

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2024-10-07 18:18:11

This hit me today:

“Unless you concentrated on attuning a certain rhythm, your body would naturally choose the one that fit your mood. Therefore, it was always a conscious decision to listen to a rhythm that did not match how you felt. She did this now with Peace.”

– Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson

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2024-10-06 20:30:58

Discovered Balatro+ on Apple Arcade.

Beat it within a week (using green deck).

Thought that was it. But now I'm 100% committed to beating the Black deck too.

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2024-10-05 13:40:52

I appreciate creativity, but I do find it odd that in WordPress I often see people using WordPress for things it really shouldn't be used for, and NOT using it for things it would be really good at. 🤷‍♂️

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2024-10-05 09:16:25

Well it’s been quite a couple of weeks. I can’t say all that I would want to. I’m exhausted. I’m sad. I’m incredibly proud of what has been achieved. I’m trying not to judge. I’m concerned about people. I have reached out to friends. I’m aware that I don’t have the whole story. I’m unsure of the future of a tech that has meant a lot to me. I’m worried about it. But I also hold some hope that we can emerge stronger.

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2024-10-03 18:47:28

I don’t know if it’s brain-age or my gen-X cultural baggage or what, but I really struggle with real-time decision making with online chat. Especially when it’s across multiple work streams.

The young folk just seem to be able to do this whereas I’m all: “chat is for _making_ decisions, docs are for _recording_ them.”

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2024-10-03 17:45:16

A PSA:

If you use ACF free or any of the free versions of Delicious Brains/WP Engine plugins then you will want to read about how to get updates to them in future.

https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/blog/

Note that this does not apply to Pro versions. Only the free versions from wordpress.org or installed using the search in WP Admin.

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2024-10-03 17:35:42

A PSA:

If you use ACF free or any of the free versions of Delicious Brains/WP Engine plugins then you will want to read about how to get updates to them in future.

Note that this does not apply to Pro versions. Only the free versions from wordpress.org or installed using the search in WP Admin.

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2024-09-28 23:05:51

Watched this Hands On with Meta's fancy new prototype glasses.

I'm not a fan of Meta at all. But as a technology prospect this is:
– Way way WAY more appealing than the Vision Pro
– Still not appealing at all – why would I want my computer on my face – it's hard enough to keep my phone in my pocket! Notifications sent to my eyeballs? No thanks!

youtube.com/watch?v=ynLm-QvsW0

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2024-09-23 19:59:52

Tra-la-laa. So…. What’s going on in the tech world? Anything fun that I should know about?

Some fun project? Some generous sharing of knowledge?

I might have to build another silly web game. Any requests?

🙈🙉🙊

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2024-09-22 22:35:22

ShuffleDuck (little game I built this weekend) is very silly ridiculously competitive. 🤣

I've styled it now too – bit of a TaskMaster theme.

It's pass-and-play. Just hold the red button for power, release your duck, and annoy your friend!

duck.pico.games/