26/02/2019, 22:42

As Iโ€™m going to be in a co-working space over the next few months, I set up an Algo VPN today. Took a while to get going (my fault: RTFM!) but was ultimately pretty simple.

WireGuard made setup easy on MacOS and iOS too.

Thanks to @javorszky for advice and help!!

26/02/2019, 20:56

I didn’t say in my #weeknotes, but I’ve been getting myself sorted with PHPCS and coding standards. It’s a little set up to get up and running (Sublime was easier than PHPStorm) but I’m really into it now. I love that it takes away micro-decisions about formatting.

26/02/2019, 06:52

I just used the phrase “being a bit Theresa May about it” to refer to something I’m procrastinating about making a decision over.

22/02/2019, 20:13

I know Iโ€™ll sound like a snob but I was a bit sad to only submit one talk to WordCamp London. The thing is, I have REALLY high standards. I had several ideas but only one that I could imagine being interesting and entertaining as a talk.

21/02/2019, 20:07

Itโ€™s been SO good to be back on my bike this week. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Bring on spring and longer weekday rides.

17/02/2019, 20:16

Actually properly playing with Statamic tonight. A few “huh, really?” moments. But mostly good and the documentation is excellent. The only thing I can’t do (easily) is something that I probably can’t do easily in WordPress either.

13/02/2019, 23:02

Never-to-be-repeated parenting moment.

4 balloons – 4 kids

Me: Letโ€™s have one each
Child 1: I want the pink one!
(Me, thinking: Oh crap)
C2: I want the yellow one!
(Me: this will end in tears)
C3: I want the blue one!
Me (to C4): Which do you want?
C4: The red one!

PRAISE BE!!

13/02/2019, 23:01

Heard some stuff about quitting list-making and celebrating successes.

Perhaps to-do app have a โ€œbackwardsโ€ mode where tasks are greyed out and struck through to show when INcomplete, and revealed and highlighted in black once complete to show โ€œYay! You did this!โ€

06/02/2019, 09:16

Second #WednesdayWonders : My family, of course. Iโ€™m biased but I think they are the most beautiful, smart, brilliant, funny, creative people I know. Seeing my boy thrive at school is ๐Ÿ’ฏ. Seeing my girl dance through life is ๐Ÿ™Œ. Seeing my wife nailing work + parenting is ๐Ÿ˜

06/02/2019, 09:11

First #WednesdayWonders : cycling and exercise. Iโ€™ve been injured for a few weeks and unable to cycle to work. I REALLY miss it. Heart pounding, blood flowing through my veins, the freedom of flowing through the world under your own power.

Hoping to be back soon. ๐Ÿšด๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ™Œ

06/02/2019, 09:11

I know this will sound all fluffy & Marie-Kondo, But the last few weeks have been pretty…๐Ÿค”…overcast? Iโ€™m making an effort today to focus on what brings me joy & makes me feel alive. Why not tweet your things too?

This needs a hashtag. How about #WednesdayWonders ?

28/01/2019, 10:01

So on to geek tweets…

Having tinkered with TypeScript a bit, I’m now starting to realise “Oh, I can do type hints in my PHP too” and trying to do that where I can.

Type hints are not for everyone – you can take them or leave them – but I LOVE the predictability and safety.

28/01/2019, 10:01

I know that most of my posts are

– unfathomable technical gobbledegook
– interesting coding tips & references*

But I desperately hope that those that aren’t are fun, interesting, informative or uplifting in some way.

And THANK YOU for following!

(* Delete as appropriate)

28/01/2019, 10:00

This is not me wanting to blow my own trumpet. And I’m 100% not about numbers. But this number fascinates me. I honestly don’t understand it. And I was listening to a podcast this morning that made me realise that this number comes with some responsibility.

16/01/2019, 22:31

My wife got me doing some Myers-Briggs-type stuff tonight. Iโ€™m such an ambivert. Iโ€™m a more introverted version of the E*** profile, and a more extroverted version of the I*** profile. But otherwise it pretty much nailed me again!