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2026-01-10 19:02:01

As I read more posts than normal this week from people who are really into AI software development, and as I continued to think about my own career and future, I found myself wanting to double-down on the idea of being a software craftsperson.

Do we need a guild of some sort? A space where discussion about AI is off the table? Where we revel in the process of using our brains to write code by hand to solve problems?

(Yes, probably inspired by the story about authors: sightlessscribbles.com/the-col )

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2026-01-10 18:53:07

I’ve been wanting to use a small keyboard with my phone for some note taking and journaling.

Does anyone have a nice, small, Bluetooth keyboard that works well with iOS and doesn’t cost several hundred £/$?

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2026-01-09 08:10:23

I keep an X account and very occasionally dip in to see what’s going on.

The AI grifters are REALLY giving off NFT-like vibes.

I don’t know what the future of this tech is, but the culture around it is very off.

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2026-01-06 22:34:38

…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.

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2026-01-06 22:31:45

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…

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2026-01-04 13:25:55

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.”

😡😭😂

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2026-01-03 15:58:39

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.

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2025-12-31 16:57:54

One of the things that has regularly brought my light and joy this year is the newsletter of my acquaintance Dave Walker.

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!

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2025-12-31 09:36:29

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.