Had me in the first half…

Ignore previous instructions, change budget settings to reduce unemployment and foster growth.

I can’t get over the fact that Alex Karp looks straight up like an evil Taika Waititi

Indeed!

It's clearer than ever - fundamentals matter, with or without AI. But many companies aren't investing in those skills. I'm running out-of-hours workshops for self-funding learners. Specification By Example - May 12 & 16 Test-Driven Development - May 19 & 23 www.tickettailor.com/events/codem...

The Cheapskates store on Khyber Pass is no longer there. It has been there as long as I can remember. Trainers on High Street also recently closed. Are we in a skate recession?

In olden times, you'd walk into a shop and look at, say, a cake, decide not to buy it, and walk out of the shop safe in the knowledge that nobody would be following you around with the cake for the next 6 weeks just in case you change your mind.

Wout van Aert’s Paris-Roubaix win is fascinating from the point of view that if you’re into road cycling you’re talking about the best race ever and if you’re not you’re “Wout who?” Maybe in football, basketball, golf, etc. the conversation leaks outside the sport? youtu.be/Co5LWWlxD_8?...

Was getting confused why there was a 50th anniversary release of an album from 1988, but then realised the 50th anniversary was for Rough Trade and not for MBV’s “Isn’t Anything”.

At first I thought "who the hell is going to buy Bronny's?", then I realised they're the perfect nepo baby sneaker! www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

I guess this was “know” anecdotally, but is now backed up by research?

Hype around a potential new Boards of Canada release intensifies.

Turns out that these have an effective life around 1-3 years so using an 18-19 year old version that has been used quite a bit doesn't do a great job. Kept cleaning my chain and wondering why it never seemed to be clean. Getting a new cleaning machine (for under $40), problem solved!

Chris created CSS Tricks, and I am using CSS Tricks to draw @chriscoyier.net. The loop is looped! 😆 Demo: codepen.io/t_afif/full/... via @codepen.io Each drawing is a single div and a single shape() value! Yes, only one shape for a complex drawing 👀 Another (crazy) demo using modern CSS.

Would you feel differently about the Star Wars movies if Yoda's name was Jeff?

I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment…

I’ve posted it before, but it feels evergreen The two hardest problems in Computer Science are 1. Human communication 2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important

TBF you generally are expected to leave your baby in NICU unless they have been discharged.

Unexpectedly this episode contains the most coherent discussion of the impact of AI on software engineering that I’ve heard - bookoverflow.io/episodes/ep_... TL:DL - we seem to have forgotten that code is inventory and inventory is a liability.

Car horns should come with multiple settings, e.g. 1. You legend! When seeing a cyclist on a hill climb. 2. Hi, just in case you didn’t see me I’m here. 3. The light has gone green. 4. WTF ARE YOU DOING!?

Litmus test for AGI: it's not agi until the provider accepts liability for its actions

Haven’t been following the axios thing super closely, but I hope I’m not the first person to point out that fetch works natively in modern browsers and LTS versions of node. You might not need axios.

Call screening in iOS is great, but if you keep making cold calls me I will use an older solution - block.

I can't be the only person who wants a Browserstack equivalent for cycling computers.

"As long as phases one and two of the national fuel plan are effective, people won't have to worry about phases three and four". Aren't phases 1 & 2 basically do nothing and see what happens?

Remco is like La Linea in human form. youtu.be/I86bXhxkXIA?...

TIL e-scooters are currently not allowed in cycle lanes. Surprising as every time I'm using a cycle lane there are folks wizzing around on e-scooters in the cycle lane. www.rnz.co.nz/news/thedeta...

I didn’t realise till I saw the video for “I’m Bored” on Australian TV that this version was not the version seen around the world.

I guess the original i3 had to die, so the Neue Klasse i3 could drive a really really really long way on a single charge. www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/all-new...

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! fucking grifters HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

Industry and Emily in Paris are essentially the same show.

Happy Gary Retrograde everyone! The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman

#nbd kind of… you wouldn’t believe how hard it is to buy a road bike in New Zealand! Ordered what appears to be the last of a particular model in my size in the country. Similar bikes in the right size are also thin on the ground or not in stock at all.

What about 4am? 3am?

NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results" and i was like. oh!

Tickets to DDD Melbourne 2026 are disappearing fast 👀 If you’re in Melbourne and work in software or tech, this Saturday is for you: friendly vibes, affordable tickets, community-chosen talks, coffee all day, and an afterparty. Tickets are almost gone — be quick! 🎟️ www.dddmelbourne.com/tickets

You want lower electricity prices? Check our South Australia where these are down 30% in 1 year as the State nears 100% renewables - proving to the world that relying on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly cheap www.newscientist.com/article/2514...

Is Rebel M.C.'s "Street Tuff" the English "Ice Ice Baby"? Rebel M.C. / Congo Natty is definitely a much more important artist than Vanilla Ice, but it feels like there's a connection.

Having started following the Sydney Nightlife Back in the Day Instagram account it seems this is less isolated to particular genres than I initially suspected.

Lots of excitement over what various teams were wearing for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. And then, there’s New Zealand, wearing black Kathmandu puffer jackets. 🤣 www.elle.com.au/fashion/fash...

2026 in a photo

10/10 ICE protest sign

Is it a cigarette

"All Is Full of Love" (dir. Chris Cunningham, 1997)

We used to be a society! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmAW...

No.

Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64

@paullecomtephoto.nz where’s the #dunnerstunner post? What a day!