Ross's Micro Blog

I wrote this, but don’t think I promoted it. A write up of my first impressions of Statamic: https://rosswintle.uk/2018/11/statamic-first-impressions/

In short, it’s great, but the database-in-flat-files weirds me out a bit.

Has to be done:

Staying here tonight. This room was impossible to find!!

😉

Feel a bit like: [adopts gruff Yorkshire accent] “Aah twas LOADS better in t’olden days when you wrote XHTML on punch cards and did table layouts with GIFs and scrolling marquee elements and accessed t’Internet over a screechy 9600 baud modem using FreeServe. Them were the days.”

I should really hang out here more. It’s a nicer place.

Of course, this roughly translates to:

Drivers:

STOP DELIBERATELY DRIVING YOUR SODDING GREAT BIG METAL BOXES AT ME AND MY BIKE COS I’D QUITE LIKE TO GET HOME TO MY WIFE AND KIDS IN ONE PIECE!!

I’ll be ridiculously polite about my bike ride home today.

Drivers:

In the dark it’s harder to judge distances & speeds. I’m seeing a worrying trend of people mis-judging these things.

So please do remember that cyclists probably needs more time and space than you think.

Here, back in 2018, I sense that change is afoot. I’m not sure if it will be big change or small change. Hoping to explore some ideas in the coming week!

I don’t really know what to say about war. I’ve never been close to the military. But I’ve paused and reflected and remembered and prayed. I’ve spent time among the poppies and silhouettes at St Augustine’s. I’m grateful for the sacrifice of others and sad for their loss.

One thing that really struck me from parent’s evening yesterday. Our kid reads. A LOT. He devours books. And teacher said something like “it all starts with reading”.

Read with your small children. It doesn’t matter what. Comics, picture books, newspapers, novels. Enjoy reading!

Still not quite getting the rise I want on these whole meal sourdough loaves, but this is delicious and beautiful bread!!

Gosh. Siri is optimistic about the future of iCloud and the reminders app!

Read the #WordPress Accessibility team’s #Gutenberg report.

I have huge respect for the people building GB. I WANT to like it. But many of the issues outlined here reflect mine. It’s too complicated & too difficult to use.

https://w4e.uk/gba11y

Have to say I’m pretty chuffed with 90th overall individual place in Beat the Street!

Just got back from trip north to see WONDERFUL friends.

Not a bad little view from one place we stayed!

This will be incredibly convenient. But also, said shop has “silly aisles”! So who knows how many random power tools, pairs of “work boots”, kitchen appliances and boxes of craft equipment will end up in our house.

In other news: Tomorrow a supermarket opens AT THE END OF MY ROAD!!

Not a few streets away. Not down-the-road-around-the-corner-along-a-bit-and-turn-right.

Actually, literally, AT THE END OF MY ROAD!!!

Curious, by the way, I think would count as my favourite work, because of its beautiful double meaning. I think of someone asked me to describe myself in one work, it would be “curious”.

#WordPress Given the accessibility issues, isn’t the solution to launching Gutenberg at #WCUS to have it opt-in on update/install and with an option to opt back out if you decide you don’t want it?

Which is kinda how I ALWAYS said it should be released?

If you don’t hear from me for a while, I’m in a cookie coma. 🤪

Nom!!