I want David Seymour to bullet point what “New Zealand values and the Kiwi character” look like. Because I’m a multi-generational Kiwi and I couldn’t define it. I’m pretty certain he can’t either.

Man, the TVNZ app is a hot mess.

I gave this a go today and VS Code really is pretty great with ReSharper. #vscode #jetbrains #resharper

Introducing Tab Snitch Liven up your screenshots and make co-workers uncomfortable with errant open tabs. tab.wesbos.com

here come old laptop he come bootin up slowly he got broken touchpad he need one more update he got no space on this pc one thing i can tell you its got no warranty

I really like DbUp for managing database migrations because it's simple and just works. I've long wished there was a simple way to apply configuration migrations in Azure App Configuration. Now there is! AcUp. github.com/robodobdob/A...

A few days after disabling “character preview” on my iOS keyboard and the experience is night and day better. #ios

Saw this tip on Reddit for fixing the accuracy of iOS keyboard and it seems to really work. Turn off “character preview”.

I’d like to formally announce that I am pivoting to AI. Now, show me the money!

A while ago I blogged about HTMX and modals. This is the second in what I plan will be a series of patterns and practices for HTMX. First up, how to add theme switching to your HTMX applications. #htmx #web #css #solvingwithhtmx dev.to/robodobdob/s...

Wait… what were they doing before?

I feel like Spotify is symptomatic of a common SaaS disease of conflicting priorities. One team builds X to keep "adding value" while another team fixes Y bug to satisfy existing users. But it's all trampled on by Z cooked up by some vibe-coding on the morning commute.

TradeMe are using the email address of buyers as the Reply To address on emails they send. I kinda get why they’ve done it but at first glance it looks unintentionally scammy.

TradeMe: we’ve dropped sellers fees! Also TradeMe: you now have to use Ping which clips the ticket. Oh, and the buyer now pays too.

very happy to announce htmx 4.0 beta 1 is available: github.com/bigskysoftwa... Mostly polish but include the htmax.js distribution, with some of the most useful core extensions: hx-sse, hx-ws, hx-preload, hx-browser-indicator, hx-download, hx-optimistic, hx-targets enjoy!

In what is fast becoming an Easter tradition in our household, we watched the Jesus Christ Superstar film - the one filmed in the desert. Not gonna lie, it’s growing on me.

So, by pure dumb chance, Trump is inadvertently helping the world’s governments prepare for a time where oil is no longer in large supply. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/i...

On a whim, I paired Vogel extra thick fruit toast with Barkers lemon curd. I have achieved nirvana.

CSS nesting is now Baseline 🎉 Write nested selectors directly in CSS — just like Sass, but natively. .card { color: black; &:hover { color: blue; } .title { font-weight: bold; } } No preprocessor needed. Learn more 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/...

What is Jason Walls’ accent? It’s NZ mixed with something else we can’t place.

Let it be known that at 8:14am on this day, my wife said I was right about something.

Every single day, Spotify just gets less and less stable.

They canceled the ferries which would have given us better ferries. They canceled Three Waters which would have given us better water. They canceled the centralisation of Health NZ which would have given us better healthcare. I’m starting to think they haven’t got a clue what they’re doing…

Do they mean gas or petrol because they are two different things.

A 20% increase in cost from following a best practice seems like a big deal > Meanwhile, the context files increase the # steps in every setting on average by 2.45 and 3.92 steps, respectively, which leads to a cost increase of 20% and 23% on average, respectively

What do they say about the definition of madness?

Seven Sharp is just advertising in human interest clothing. This evening’s puff piece on the old dears who met at school, was clearly an Arvida advertorial. B-roll of the grounds and the conspicuous logo sign on the wall in camera shot.

We’ve got a government rationing dialysis to afford tax cuts for the rich. A comprehensive school lunch program is going to be so far away, you’d need the James Webb telescope to see it.

I will believe Microsoft has moved to a full agent based coding style with insane claimed productivity if they fix .NET Hot Reload and dotnet watch overnight.

$170 for a basic ticket to Split Enz. That’s gonna be a no from me.

To my mind, everybody who works for OpenAI is complicit. Sorry. People with AI skills at that level are not the ones having a hard time finding jobs. 7/7

Hey @masnick.com - Please tell me you've seen this. 🤣🤣🤣 youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

I think more devs should read this - especially the AI skeptics. htmx.org/essays/yes-a...

Pakistan warplanes bomb Kabul; Islamabad declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan https://aje.news/aozifo

I don't think experienced devs appreciate how much we push the AI agents in the right direction with our prompts. If you get lazy with prompting, they create a giant steaming pile of 💩 But if you sit for 15 minutes packing context and advice the results make it seem like our days are numbered.

Omfg, it’s“Sauvignon Blanc” not “Savvyon Blanc”. #TVNZ #OneNews

The mouth is smiling but the eyes don’t lie. She literally says people are sick because they haven’t given their money to her god (via her bank account). A complete charlatan.

The scene with Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes was probably the only redeeming part of “28 Years Later”.

Pretty cool, we updated a #Blazor project from .NET6 to .NET10, switched from Blazor Server to SSR, and updated the project to follow the new template structure in less than 10min :)

Well, that’s a depressing read for a Friday.

I can promise you with absolute certainty that watching a video of yourself is much, much worse.

Jeremy Coney used to coach my soccer team at primary school. I was friends with his son and we’d play indoor cricket at his place with bats signed by international cricketers.

All those redundant white collar workers are also not going to be in a position to buy stuff. So while it might appeal to shareholders, I believe the net effect will be negative. slashdot.org/story/26/02/...

The story behind “rebeccapurple” is so sad and yet so heartwarming. zeldman.com/2014/06/10/t...

What’s the bet our man Sunny is somehow financially linked to this office space? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

“I'm a frontend dev” … ”I do have a very basic understanding of HTML” The state of web dev in 2026. 😒

Post a banger not in English youtu.be/6TR12QnOAzE?...

I signed up for a Medium account to read a bunch of articles on a given topic (@htmx.org) and I’m pretty sure the vast majority are AI output. They all follow similar story arcs (“I replaced React with HTMX and everyone cheered”) Super, super, disappointing.

“One Battle After Another” was a great watch. The cold open is pretty full-on, even disorienting, but stick with it. The cat chase scenes in the desert are awesome. Sean Penn’s character is just so loathsome and sad in equal measure. Very contemporary with what is going on the USA right now.