I’m still working in my shed. It’s chucking it down outside so rather than pop in for a tissue to blow my nose, I’ve had to break into the themed loo roll someone got me for Christmas. Needs must.

A new byline at @mmorpg.com! All the thanks to @lotrlore.bsky.social for the opportunity. www.mmorpg.com/editorials/w...

Sometimes in gaming, the jokes just write themselves.

Time tracking for one client and project is free. So if you’re an indie who just wants to track hours and earnings, but isn’t fussed about multiple clients, projects, invoices, quotes or expenses, then give it a go! #indiedev

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Take it from a reformed software process engineer: folks pursuing 100% autonomous "agentic" software development are making all the same mistakes we did. 100% is an asymptote. A fool's errand. codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/1...

Well, that last episode of Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was brutal. Great show though.

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Timing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I put together a quick guide on how to import Spotify, Tidal and SoundCloud Playlists into the app - flowvi.be/posts/import...

Since Tahoe 26.3, Touch ID doesn’t work for me. Anyone else got that? #PITA

Few sneaky glimpses of sunshine again this afternoon, brightening up the snowdrops.

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Accidentally made a really smug looking snowman.

In the middle of my @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk along the Manchester, Bury and Bolton #UKCanals I took a small detour to see the famous Meccano Bridge and the derelict Prestolee Locks and Aqueduct. ♥️ @myfavouritebench.bsky.social #bench

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Getting stuck in a gravity thingy and shooting myself is not a good tactic. #screenshotsaturday apps.apple.com/gb/app/star-...

Just got my first yearly subscriber on SoloTime. Small beginnings and all that!

They say first impressions count. I fixed a bug with the very first screen of onboarding where it truncated text when a larger text size was used. 😬

I’m annoyed that reform have been door to door canvassing twice and both times I’ve been on a Teams call, so I didn’t get the chance to engage them in civil discourse about their policies/tell them to to shove their pamphlet up their arses.

traditional saas is dead. i’ve asked claude to vibecode microsoft office. 14 minutes later: powerpoint no longer has slides, but “narrative shards”. every time you press next, it A/B tests your personality. word auto-saves directly to hr. clippy came back but he’s a venture capitalist now.

My new app, SoloTime, is now available on the App Store! Easily track your time on projects, create and send invoices in seconds, build quotes, record your expenses and more... #b2b #indiedev #buildinpublic apps.apple.com/gb/app/solot...

Good news from the north! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is the thing. Until a robot can be genuinely useful, for example, it can clean the house, do the washing, ironing, make a brew, help you up if you fall etc, and costs less than a car, it’s a bit rubbish in my mind. 9to5mac.com/2026/02/12/t...

First 1 week trials on SoloTime due to end shortly 😬🤞

“Parent Meta has been designated as an extremist organization”. Seems fair. www.engadget.com/social-media...

After working on this for over a month, the site has been redone! darylbaxter.com Featuring: A better design Important sections now on one page instead of several Dedicated page for all Newsletter posts A dark mode And all powered by Ghost, not that other place

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Whenever I mention Agile Software Development, inevitably someone will say "It can't be done" or "Nobody's done it". As someone who's spent more than 25 years turning "It can't be done" into "We did it!", I have a few thoughts on that. codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/a...

Privacy-first analytics isn’t a compromise.
It’s a competitive advantage. See how @panic.com uses TelemetryDeck to make confident product decisions — without tracking individuals.
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After a year+, Waterlogue 2 is done! Free upgrade for existing customers. Free to try for everyone else. TestFlight is open if you want to test/try before launch: testflight.apple.com/join/YQ5... What's New: documentation.tinrocket.com/w... Waterlogue Guide: documentation.tinrocket.com/w...

When you’ve been rained on for the 38th day in succession…

Was thumbing through an old computer mag (42 years old) and came across this Microsoft add. “Capacity for up to 63 columns and 255 rows”. Ah, those simple halcyon days of yore. #antique #microsoft #greenscreen

Ok, went to Ilkley, went to Skipton, went up the chevin for 5 miles of muddy #trailrunning that's called making a bucket of lemonade from a shed load of unwanted lemons

Just finished binge watching Small Prophets on BBC. Fantastic. Literally.

Now that Mewgenics is out, enjoy my chat with @edmundm.bsky.social and @tylerglaiel.com, incase you missed it. www.escapistmagazine.com/mewgenics-in...

The latest entry in my classic iPhone and iPad app series is Bear: www.tapsmart.com/features/cla... Thanks to Danilo Bonardi of Shiny Frog for the chat that went into all aspects of the app’s history.

Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover

Brilliant. More dedicated articles like these please, outlets.

Snowdrops #art

Are you working the 996? 🙄 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oops, left a test running. A 17 hour working day would be a tad excessive even for me 🤔 #overtime

My new app, SoloTime, is now available on the App Store! Easily track your time on projects, create and send invoices in seconds, build quotes, record your expenses and more... #b2b #indiedev #buildinpublic apps.apple.com/gb/app/solot...

I love this place and the conference hasn’t even started yet! 🇫🇮🏂🌅 @arcticconference.bsky.social

I only sowed these alyssum 3 days ago. Some of sweet peas I sowed at the same time are starting to germinate as well. I get quite a kick out of seeing it happen 😊🌱 #gardening #silentsunday #plants

I missed the ‘talent is gatekeeping’ thread, but here is my crap art, which I believe is better than the best AI. And I like to think that I’m getting better at it, because, you know, I practice. So AI ‘artists’ don’t be so bloody idle, or at least be honest admit that you are.

Column! Apple Arcade just accidentally became the best place for normal people to play retro arcade games www.stuff.tv/features/app... Note: there are LOTS of caveats in this piece (and re that title), but that doesn’t take anything away from the fact that Retrocade is really very good.