Ross's Micro Blog

So, in possibly the most 1st-world, middle-class piece of bad news, I think I might be allergic to red wine!

Random thought. In Star Wars Ep. 4 the trash compactor’s magnetic sealing deflects blaster bolts. So why don’t people have magnetic shields?

Considering a major service provider switch. Possible new provider:

a) copies a yahoo address on response to my enquiry
b) doesn’t have HTTPS
c) doesn’t have a privacy policy

?

When I’m your target market for important stuff, these are the things that matter!

Daddy day. No naps, it would seem. Send stronger coffee.

I said something similar myself a while back. Unicorns probably exist, but as the name implies, they’re VERY rare: https://rosswintle.uk/2014/11/job-titles/

Oh, this is a breath of common-sense scented fresh air from Brad Frost on “Full stack developers” http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/full-stack-developers/

So we survived our first school summer holiday. And the first week back in year 1. But… I feel like I have NO IDEA how school works.

‪“Algorithm design may be THE big design problem of the 21st century”.

Essential listen: The Age of the Algorithm

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-age-of-the-algorithm/‬

Brilliant. Meeting Achievement Stickers: http://thecooperreview.com/meeting-achievement-stickers/?mc_cid=a9c78e1f7a&mc_eid=a4712c61ab

This is amazing: “when you’re walking around…you see lots of people. But you don’t really see them…You’re like a cow looking at cars.”

Wow. A spambot has been discovered and has 711 million email address records. Some with associated passwords. https://www.troyhunt.com/inside-the-massive-711-million-record-onliner-spambot-dump/

R2D2’d a bike helmet today! ?

Yay! Microblog WordPress plugin I made now has a posting widget! 🙂

Wow. Local dept store closed after fox falls through ceiling panel. “obviously being in House of Fraser is not where she wants to be.” I know that feeling!

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15499267.House_of_Fraser_evacuated_after_fox_falls_through_ceiling/?ref=twtrec

Testing the new widget in my microblog plugin.

I feel like it’s a very special thing to actually enjoy an annual meeting with your accountant. Thank you Jessica!!!

I love some of these drainage ideas! Rain Chains & Musical Drains: Downspout Alternatives Put Drainage on Display http://99percentinvisible.org/article/rain-chains-creative-downspout-alternatives-put-water-drainage-display/

If you’ve seen my “UX is for Everyone” talk, you’ll know home links are non-trivial: Best Practices for Homepage Links https://www.nngroup.com/articles/homepage-links/ (If you’ve not seen the talk it’s https://wordpress.tv/2016/05/28/ross-wintle-user-experience-its-for-everyone/)