Author: Ross Wintle

Is “nuclear” some special word that some people genuinely have a speech impediment with?

Genuine question because I’ve never had a problem with it and can’t mis-pronounce it the way many people do with “new-cu-lure”.

On my trip to the local arboretum on Friday, I picked up a disposable vape that had been discarded at the foot of an ancient tree.

First of all: OMG WTF???

Second: I’m now trying to recycle it. I am determined. It is ONE VAPE, and, fine, you can vape, I drink coffee, it’s good. But I am a RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEING.

And so the journey begins. The local corner shop guy looked at me like no one had ever asked if they could recycle a vape before.

So… where now?

This is an interesting request and the replies remind me that MY favourite todo + habits + pomodoro + kanban app is the little-recommended TickTick.

It’s simple, highly customisable, you can use as much or as little of the functionality as you like, and there’s a great web version too.

I’m a very happy paid user and have been for YEARS.

But you rarely hear about it.
https://mastodon.functional.computer/@samir/114721143306699787

What an exciting week!!!

– Last week was the boy's parent's evening and he had amazing reports all round.
– The girl had a Taekwondo grading and is now a green belt
– The girl was also a prizewinner from her school and we got to go to the ceremony
– The girl then got another certificate in assembly on Friday
– Wife and I went to see Warhorse at the theatre yesterday which was AMAZING
– Tomorrow me and the boy are off to a concert recital of the Undertale soundtrack (IYKYK)

Like one epic party!

This Tony’s Chocoloney I got for Father’s Day is going to melt if I don’t eat it real soon, right?

I have an idea. How about an LLM that you can give a set of really precise instructions to that ensure that it always generates the same output for any given input.

Like, some kind of special language for directing its behaviour.

You could make it do all sorts of things.

It could be a web server, generating HTML pages based on user input. Or it could work as a layer in front of a database. It could have agent mode that lets you see what files are on your computer!

Imagine the possibilities!!

So my kid (13) is making a game in Godot. It’s very impressive. He’s done all of the beautiful art and animation himself and has even made a trailer!

I’d love it if you could give it a like and admire his creativity.

https://youtu.be/sFqgG-T_JRg

Fathers Day.

– 3 loads of washing
– Oversaw a handyman doing some work
– Built a pergola for the deck
– Dismantled a desk; moved 2 other desks; assembled a fourth desk

Not bad!! 💪😅

Mathew Baynton’s prize task in this week’s TaskMaster is such a well-executed piece of comedy. 👏 👏 👏

https://youtu.be/nnmKp0HNjZA

I caught a bit of the Apple Keynote.

The bit with the fitness buddy.

Later, I caught up with The Verge’s live blog (the best way to watch WWDC Keynote, IMO)

It was very much as I expected.

😂

I hear such good things about them. And I’m curious about the ear health stuff too.

Is it time to invest? Or are they hype?

I hate that I’m even asking this question, but has anyone got 2nd Gen Air Pods Pros and has an opinion on them?

The seem like they would be the most ridiculously expensive, £ for lb, gadget. But:
– My wife will soon be joining me in our garden office and having lots of calls – I need some good noise cancelling.
– Regular AirPods have never stayed in my ears.
– Big “cans” make me too hot.
– They’re currently £40 off!!

Putting this in my design inspiration folder. I want Turbo Admin (my WordPress command palette) to look like this.

Maybe.
https://social.lol/@joehart/114617971483106639

Oh… is Julia cooking up something cool for the static website afficionados??
https://social.jvns.ca/@b0rk/114615521057934100

I’m not a big car person. But I love Jack’s reviews on the Fully Charged Show.

Though this one beats up my home town (Swindon, UK) just a little too much. 🔥

https://youtube.com/watch?v=cmy1E-ja5U0