Yesterday was my 10th Twitter Birthday! Ten years I’ve been on that thing. Yes, it has its bad bits, but it’s been a source of learning, friendship, opportunity, fun and, occasionally news.
31/01/2018, 13:30
Have you seen my stationary scissors? They seem to have moved!
28/01/2018, 10:15
How have I not seen “Up Goer 5” before? A Saturn 5 rocket labelled with only the ten hundred most frequently used English words. Amazing. https://xkcd.com/1133/
15/01/2018, 11:05
Great thing about having an actual blog: posts from ten years ago still turn up in long-tail search results and get commented on. It’s amazing!
14/01/2018, 20:51
I should add that I was very grateful to have my kids babysat so we could have some time out at the flicks. It was fun and very enjoyable and relaxing!
14/01/2018, 20:51
Not been to the cinema for a while. Gosh, it’s just one long series of dark patterns designed to make you spend money on anything but watching a film. Surprised the toilets were free tbh.
14/01/2018, 20:51
Product idea: an app that crowdsources the ACTUAL start time of movies at the cinema.
(Business model: cinemas pay you to not publish the times for THEIR cinema)
14/01/2018, 20:50
I have seen “The Last Jedi”. I think, overall, it was a bit too random. Or maybe there was a ton of stuff that I just didn’t get.
13/01/2018, 18:51
As Facebook lowers reach of un-paid page posts, Facebook actually becomes LESS relevant for me. Seriously wouldn’t miss it right now. Enjoying the micro.blog and blogging community again.
11/01/2018, 13:55
Product idea: hirsute-friendly event admission wristbands.
10/01/2018, 23:03
Oh, and RESULT! Today I modified a webpack config, and I actually almost knew what I was doing! And I made it do something useful! ???
10/01/2018, 23:03
So…more on WordPress Gutenberg I’m afraid. Where I’m at with it as a developer and business owner:
https://rosswintle.uk/2018/01/wordpress-gutenberg-business-owner-developer/
10/01/2018, 23:03
I’m supposed to be doing my tax return, but I’m coping and pasting content into a blog post instead.
05/01/2018, 09:53
This sums up my feelings on “Investing” in BitCoin
“Investing means buying an asset that actually creates products and services and cashflow for an extended period of time.”
I want to use my money to create value
http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2018/01/02/why-bitcoin-is-stupid/
05/01/2018, 09:52
There’s really not much else you can do. Clever people are working to fix this. You’ll need to trust the experts and just run the updates when they come out!
05/01/2018, 09:52
So until you buy your next “car”, there’s not much you can do to fix the source of the problem. The usual good-security rules apply:
– Keep software/apps up to date
– Don’t install apps/programs from places you don’t trust
– Avoid dodgy websites
– careful what you click in emails
05/01/2018, 09:52
I’m resident tech person for many, so…about these processor issues you’re seeing in the news: These are issues with your “hardware”. It’s like having a design flaw in the engine of your car that causes it to leak oil. The real fix is to buy a new car (or replace the engine).
04/01/2018, 22:43
Wasn’t sure how I was going to fit my little video course UI onto mobile, but I think this is a neat little solution that didn’t take too much CSS.
(Note: Don’t know if this GIF will upload to the micro blog properly…)
04/01/2018, 09:24
I’m really, really, definitely no designer, but I’m trying to build a little dashboard for watching the Laravel videos and tracking progress…IN Laravel of course.
I hope the colour-change-when-watched thing is considered slightly clever. ??♂️
04/01/2018, 09:19
Finally recorded the last of my WP to Laravel videos yesterday. Phew! Just some editing and polishing to do. I hope it’s useful to people.
Info and last minute sign-ups at https://wptolaravel.com