So today I installed Omarchy on my Thinkpad. Maybe I’m mad. Previously I was running Ubuntu and I just found it ….. meh. I also have a Mac and I just found Ubuntu was never really as good as the Mac. So I thought - let’s try something really different. Fingers crossed….. #omarchy

The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid: https://Ianbradbury.micro.blog/2025/09/12/the-alan-parsons-project-pyramid.html

MacOS Tahoe. Why oh why did they have to remove Launchpad? Their replacement the “Apps App” is absolutely terrible. I can only hope someone vibe codes up a suitable Launchpad replacement. #macostahoe

“Why can’t we just…… send an HTML Email” - awesome idea and write up from Julik Tarkhanov. blog.julik.nl/2025/07/h… #rails #ruby #AwesomeRubyNewsletter

Maybe I’m late to this party. rubyfriends.app/profiles/… #rails #ruby #rubyfriends

I've added an all new section on Hotwire Native to "Master Hotwire". I've put over 70h into making it the fastest way for experienced Rails developers to get up to speed with Hotwire Native. But I'll leave the old price until the end of the week: masterhotwire.com

So the Thinkpad T490 (32gb/1tb) arrived with Win 11 Pro installed. I’ve installed Ubuntu 25 (dual boot) all setup with for Ruby dev in about half a day. My only gripes would be the speakers sounding terrible and a trackpoint that just is not recognised. Otherwise the machine is really great.

Advise please. I’d like to trial developing (Ruby) on a Linux laptop. Does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap laptop and a distro? I’m a newbie to Linux so nothing too complex that might scare me away. Many thanks. #ruby #rails #rubyonrails

Today I took a Hidden London tour of Holborn tube station. Super interesting and totally worth the 70-80 minutes, so much so I’m hoping to do the Dover Street hidden tour soon. Visit the London Transport museum website for more info. #hiddenlondon

Personal Brighton Ruby outcomes. 🌟Energy levels, massively heightened. 🌟Interest in Accessibility, re-ignited. 🌟Book by Raymond Smullyan, ordered. 🌟Number of people I’m following on socials, increased. #brightonruby #ruby #rails

Last sleep before Brighton Ruby. 💤 #brightonruby #rails

Methods of dealing with missing Turbo Frames by Alessandro Rodi. Awesome. coorasse.com/blog/hand… #Rails #TurboFrames

I thought I might start an irregular post series called Shite AI. #1. The loose fruit/veg scales in my local supermarket now have an AI camera attached in order to automatically determine which produce is being weighed. Weighing produce now takes 2 to 3 times longer. Thanks AI. #shite-ai

Tonight I shall mostly be enjoying Anna Lapwood and orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. (with a surprise appearance of Max Richter) #AnnaLapwood #RoyalAlbertHall

Tonight I shall be mostly enjoying Steven Wilson at the Royal Paladium. #stevenwilson #nickbeggs

You know what's not sold out? brightonruby.com #RailsWorld

I received an email reminder from @andycroll.bsky.social about Brighton Ruby...... It's surprisingly close and will likely be the best Ruby conference you'll have attended since the last Brighton Ruby. Honest. Get your tickets here. brightonruby.com #RubyOnRails #BrightonRuby

The Comorore Pet was my first exposure to computers and from the moment I saw one I was hooked - it took me some time to actually get time using one. Very fond memories. Anyhow. Here’s a fascinating post by Ken Schirriff about repairing one. www.righto.com/2025/04/c…

Does anyone have any view points on the Sovol SV08? (With enclosure) #3dprinting #3dprinter

So this is a new alert pop-up on my phone. I’ve never seen anything like this, I wonder if it’s a new iOS feature.

Is it okay to upgrade a home Wifi setup to Ubiquiti - even if there is nothing wrong - at all - with the current setup? Just wondering. #Ubiquiti

Is it okay to upgrade a home Wifi setup to Ubiquity - even if there is nothing wrong - at all - with the current setup? Just wondering.

Question. Could Harvard up and relocate?

I’ve been buying Decaf Coffee from Craft Decaf, their whole beans have really lovely, I can genuinely recommend them. Anyhow they’ve given me a link that can get you a discount and me a small reward. If you’re in the UK + thinking of buying decaf coffee beans… app.judge.me/ref/JM-ZV…

I’d like an online service that “robot speaks” my typed text. Something I can use when answering annoying calls.

A reminder.... Ruby Brighton tickets return to "normal" (which is still super cheap for what you experience) this coming Friday. Last years conference was bleeping brilliant, don't miss out and save some money. https://brightonruby.com #BrightonRuby

It's alive! Now to figure which dongles I'm missing - and how expensive they're going to be - in order to update the device with my laptop. Firewire to USB-C anyone? #iPod

Gadzooks! Francofil's Terre Battue (Clay) PLA is listed here: https://filamentcolors.xyz/swatch/3589?ref=newswatchbsky #3dprinting #filamentcolors

I’ve gone and bought a Raspberry Pi 500 for my workshop. I am fed up walking my laptop too and fro the house in the rain. Asking Pi owners…. Do you have any recommendations for best desktop environment? It’s mainly for Internet Browser use, likely Firefox but again recommendations appreciated.

I’m sorry but I had to share. Please forgive me. https://Ianbradbury.micro.blog/2024/12/30/im-sorry-but-i-had.html

I can’t even with this. How do you do this to babies? Where are they supposed to go???

Does anyone have any good recomendations for CAD/Modelling software for Raspberry Pi? (Pi 4)

Ignore the “click bait-y” headline. I thought the article was pretty on point. “The one way I know a team is in trouble” open.substack.com/pub/suzan…

It doesn't matter which area, China seems to be living their own "Moores Law". https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/business/starbucks-china.html “Luckin Coffee.... generates more revenue .... than Starbucks.... has nearly three times as many stores, and opens a new one, on average, every hour.”

TIL. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAT-hlWRSSa/?igsh=MWppOXk1djEzdnhqag==

I’m stumped as to why this ASA filament is printing like this. I’m going to run a bunch of calibration tests. But if anyone can point me to the likely culprit that would be wonderful. #3dPrinting

Rest in peace. #3dPrinting #Elegoo

Rest in peace. #3dPrinting #Elegoo

I guess they couldn’t bear to see it chopped up for fire wood.

SMRRF 2024 - Sorry not this year https://ianbradbury.micro.blog/2024/12/05/smrrf-sorry-not.html

Fine Vertical Artefacts. NOT.... Vertical Fine Artefacts https://ianbradbury.micro.blog/2024/12/05/fine-vertical-artefacts.html

I'm disappointed. Re-reading the Prusa Core One description I realise the chamber is not heated; like the Bambu X1C it uses the heat bed to heat the chamber. Somehow I really thought it was heated. Oh well, the Qidi Plus 4 looks more enticing each day. #Prusa #3dPrinting

Bambu X1C - Replacing the Heatbed Signal Cable: https://ianbradbury.micro.blog/2024/11/27/bambu-xc-replacing.html #3dPrinting #BambuX1C

TIL - I can run multiple instaces of Bambu Studio v1.10. I'm guessing this has been the case for some time but oh my I really wish I'd known this sooner. 3dPrinting #BambuStudio

Okay. So it seems the cross posting from micro.blog does work! There is just a long delay between posting and it appearing in BlueSky. In the future I will be more patient.

I am so tempted by the new Prusa Core One. https://www.prusa3d.com/product/prusa-core-one/ #3dprinting #prusa #prusacoreone

I am so tempted by the new Prusa Core One. https://www.prusa3d.com/product/prusa-core-one/ 3dprinting #prusa #prusacoreone