The need for speed! I had to back up 100 Gb of VHDX files today (as you do) and instead of saving to a little thumb drive (hours to copy) I backed them up to my stonking big hard drive (10 minutes to copy) #SpeedIsAFeature #Backup #Techsky

If you have ever installed windows 11 (yeah yeah I know) and been overwhelmed by the in your face content on edge and the widget thingy, this script will deal with it (uayor, ymmv) gist.github.com/njames/f7302...

#auspol If the COALition is over, perhaps they can shut up about COAL

Climate change is really, really expensive

I do a little bit of work with databases and this year I am doing more with MS SQL Server than ever before. I can attest to @datagrip.bsky.social > SSMS Perhaps I have used it more but the extractor features in DataGrip are the best 💅

Come on #WordPress and #Laravel folks, you know what to do! #PHP for the win! hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/...

Seems like #tarrifs are shooting th US economy in the foot more than hurting China's www.instagram.com/reel/DSI6BXO...

Hey @marty.friedel.au reckon you could jog @jackmcdade.bsky.social 's memory on this one?

👋 @statamic.com I see on your installing page statamic.dev/installing you have instructions about installing on #Ubuntu. Great information but v 20.04 are now out of standard support. ubuntu.com/about/releas... I would recommend you update that to 22.04 and 24.04 26.04 is around the corner too

Today in #Australian weather: "UV will be extremely harsh" Today in #python package management: "uv will be extremely fast"

It's that kinda day #sticks #thumbDrives #moreSpace

I saw this protest of self-driving cars #lyft #uber #waymo #google #selfdrivingcars

Hey we are into the new year this week and this is about the time people start dropping their new year wishes err resolutions. But it is a new week. So start again. You got this.

It's going to be a hot one. Stay safe everyone.

Turns out when the Sun is hot and your country has a lot of solar deployed you can burn less coal to keep everyone cool. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... #solar #heatwave

Great advice 👇

Just saw this on #LinkedIn > 10+ Years in IT Consulting and Technology. Feel free to reach out. was tempted to reach out with > 30+ years in IT Consulting and Technology. Feel free to reach out.

So 2 hours ago I texted by brother and said "English collapse in the last session to 290/9 and we chase down 100 or so in the morning" and now just before stumps it is 297/8 #ashes

Let's just say there will be no rooftop bus ticker tape parades and knighthoods given out for the returning #English #Ashes team #Cricket 🏏

But having said that Hyper-V is pretty cool Just exported a VM and created a new one and adjusted the hostnames, configured my ssh config and up and running in about 10 mins. Next one will be quicker #ubuntu #cli #ssh #TheFutureIsTerminal

I know `Power Shell` means well but give me a `bash shell` any day. #TheFutureIsTerminal #atuin #spaceship

Voice to text fail 6474 #atlassian #lgbtqia+

Why does this come to mind? www.imdb.com/title/tt0120... #uspol #midterms2026

Is it just me or is the fact that Joe Root plays in 66 a bit? As in "Route 66"?

Looking to migrate to Apple podcasts but low and behold it doesn't have an opml import. What gives apple? Don't want to use Spotify ( for reasons ) What are the other options? Currently using pocketcasts but looking to change.

Nice to see England batting well for a change #ashes

Yep, burnt my X account to the ground over a year ago and don't regret it for a second.

Is there a #hamilton lyric for everything? "Winning was easy, young man. Governing’s harder" I wish #Mamdani all the best music.youtube.com/watch?v=dSYW...

Congratulations on a great career Usman. All the very best for you future. #Ashes #SydneyTest

A good decision by Usman, but one that will reveal even more so the gaps in Australia's batting stocks. An excellent career, and an even better role model. The racist shite he has had to endure, and which was tolerated by the establishment, would have been excruciating.

START=$(date +%s.%N) main "$@" END=$(date +%s.%N) DURATION=$(echo "$END - $START" | bc) # bc handles floats echo "Completed in ${DURATION} seconds" So this little bash script reminded me of how much #php has ins roots in the $perl $bash days look at that **bc** www.php.net/manual/en/in...

I think co-pilot worked me out: It sounds like you’re referring to Nigel James, a software architect and community contributor who works extensively with PHP and Laravel.

So TIL there is a Ni (Nickel) Ge (Germanium) compound I might have to double down on that in my "branding" 😆 Cheers, "Ni₂Ge" legacy.materialsproject.org/materials/mp...

Fourty years* ago "1985" by the Scardies music.apple.com/au/album/198...

One of my goals for this year is focus. Clear objectives Less distractions Then I review my storybook from 2025 and wonder if Libby and storybook have APIs so I could integrate them ... 🤔 And then I remember "focus" .

Seems appropriate for some reason music.apple.com/au/album/hap...

Hey well that's 2025. Like all years there were some good and some more forgettable moments. So as we rip 2025 off the pad and turn over a brand new sheet of paper that is 2026, let me wish you a very happy and wonderful 2026. 🎆🎉🥂🎊 #HNY #NYE2026 #SydneyFireworks

This is a great user interface talk youtu.be/1fZTOjd_bOQ Well worth a watch if you are doing anything that puts a screen of some kind in front of users #techsky

Good to see some fight from England and a test going to the 5th day #ashes

434 is a special number for Australian cricketers www.espncricinfo.com/series/austr... I suspect it will be defended this time. #ashes

I wonder if this is how Eng feel later today when they face a potent Australian attack chasing 420++ "We Can Chase Down Anything" - Josh Tongue #ashes #cricket #AusvEng

PSA: it's summer. It's holidays so not much of the normal computing content. It's mostly going to be ashes ashes ashes oi oi oi. #ashes #cricket #bbl

@geofflemon.bsky.social also writes well www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d... Looking forward to more bazbails being cremated this afternoon. #ashes #cricket

I see the lead getting to 400 #ashes #cricket #AusvEng

Oh this good cricket writing www.espncricinfo.com/story/ashes-... #ashes #cricinfo

random question (I googled) Has anyone ever built into a web app an interface similar to @jetbrains.com actions menu or vs code "command pallet" to get access to lots of menu options as in you can use some key stroke and get access to a searchable list of menus (or named routes) #webdev #laravel

I am loving #AUS thrashing #ENG in the #ashes but missing the esoteric statistics from @zaltzcricket.bsky.social

Thanks all for your answers. I tried vitepress but it didn't add chapters automatically. Gone with mdbook from the rust ecosystem. rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/ I have to get the extract in the right shape and the summary and searching is 'free'

Hey brains trust ... Need helpdoc software something like vitepress or Hugo Jam stack that will work with a help site scenario What are people using ? I have a large amount of content and could get it to markdown and then into one of the above #techsky #jamstack #helpsoftware

New gig: Yesterday I took on a massive 15 yo codebase with very customised legacy functionality. Lots of modernising to do. It is going to be an adventure. 🚢 Keep on shipping.