My iPhone 11 screen broke after all. But you know what? A replacement screen, either refurbished or by JK/NCC, is only about 30-40 €. That’s worth a try – and sounds like fun! Let’s see how long we can keep that thing alive … ♻️🤓🪛
RE: https://mas.to/@skeletor/117379005316119359
“It's pencils down, people. Writing code by hand is no longer an economically viable skill for most programmers at most companies. But the future of making software has never been brighter. Don't you dare black pill this beautiful moment!”
🎬 Project Hail Mary
It’s a space movie. I like space movies. But this is not the best of its genre IMHO. I can’t complain about how it’s made, really. I definitely enjoyed the acting and most of the visuals and sets.
Rocky is very cute and I like how their friendship develops. I found the flashbacks on Earth were a bit too silly. And this could have been shorter. So, this is definitely more on the “light entertainment” side of space movies. I guess I generally prefer my space movies more doomy and gloomy instead.
But was ok overall.
Twenty-five years of writing … congratulations, @adactio! What an achievement – and continued inspiration! 👏💚
https://adactio.com/journal/22781
Kindness (or, reflecting on TODOs)
For years I have kept a single running document where I take all my notes and write all my TODOs. I like knowing there is one place where I can write everything. I can always move and re-arrange what I need to. I often do. Over the last few weeks, though, I have been reflect...
Care
Elbow grease. Baking soda and water. Care.
The cup from which I drink most often, my IndieWeb mug, has been accruing stains at the joint that connects the interior walls to the bottom of the cup for several months. These stains are left by the occasional drop of tea that is...
🎬 Fantastic Mr. Fox
A lovingly made animated film. Not only is Mr. Fox fantastic - everyone is. And so is the story, the sets, the music. And as typical for Mr. Anderson, it sometimes difficult to appreciate all those little details during the first viewing.
👍 Recommended!
Noticing
Walking through the Royal Mile, I noticed the faint – then increasing – scent of coffee in the air coming from a popular bakery. It is morning. I continued walking for a little while, en route to one of my preferred coffee shops. There, the baristas were laughing, one exchan...
I’m sure you’ll love that one, @webrocker! 🎸🤗
“Music isn’t about safety when it’s good.”
Rick Beato did the Josh Homme interview 🔥
Rainbow walk
Today there was a rainbow.
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A few minutes into my walk, a shower flashed from the grey sky. Looking at all the falling water that surrounded me, I took cover under a nearby, dense tree, one through which comparatively few raindrops were falling. I can wait here for a ...
Notes from the gallery
On Tuesday I took a few notes while visiting the National Gallery of Scotland. Usually I develop these into a full post, but since the notes have been in my drafts for a few days I thought I would publish them verbatim.
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How the light of a museum changes the painting ...
AI will be the end of Tailwind.
Sunrise
At this time of year, the sun begins to rise around the time I wake up. This means I can see the colours of the sunrise; how the sunlight changes the sky. While autumn and winter can be cold, the colours bring the seasons to life. Lately, I have been motivated not only to st...
The (continuing) joy of monostiches
In 2024 I started writing monostiches, which are poems that span a single line. Over the last few weeks I have been writing more, and now I have a category page devoted to monostiches.
I have been thinking about why I like the monostich form so much. I think there are a few...
here, something
In Distance there is the sight of everything; here there is the presence of something.
ever-changing
My website is ever changing. I am
Did some mailing list software enhancements for my test mailing list today. Seeing how it goes.
the age
the age of the story.
nights
nights lost in darkness.