Isn’t the most respected US president in recent history confirming aliens are real A Big Thing? It didn’t sound like a “in theory do you think aliens exist somewhere in the universe” question unless it was heavily edited? In normal times I bet this would be much bigger news.

Needed various bleeps and bloops for a sandbox R&D app I'm making myself. So.. why not ask Claude Code to make me a parametric audio generator app with a ton of presets? It took less than 10 mins to make me one. Plus a bit of iteration on top.

That said, I *really* do worry about making myself, and my successors, redundant. Work isn't just about getting shit done, it's about achieving something worthwhile, and finding some meaning in one's day to day. And I genuinely worry about AI eating that too. But I'm trying to be open to it.

Personal 🚨 moment. Using Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity for my personal R&D. Most recent models are alarmingly good. Feels like in the near future that if you *can* use these tools, then intentionally opting out of using them while competitors choose to use them will guarantee your decline.

Spent some time with Opus 4.6. First time I felt scared when using AI. Not _of_ it, but for the future. It’s incredibly impressive. We’re going to need universal basic income

Any #android devs know how I can sign into Google play on canary emulator? Currently get a black screen, but @developers.google.com show I need to developer.android.com/develop/xr/j... - same on Mac & PC

Any Android XR devs using the emulator on here? 👀 or any community around I can join? I have a few questions.. #androidxr #android

Keep seeing this image going around which was missing the final, correct option. MacBook Pro with three external monitors is perfection 🧘 Portrait: Slack and Outlook Center: Where I make bugs Right: Browser Laptop display: Notes

Cliffs and shoreline in the early morning light, Cuckmere Haven. #AerialPhotography #photography

Stormy sunset and god rays at Devil’s Dyke #photography

I avoided Home Assistant for the longest time for being a UI mess and this isn't helping my impression of it

Pastel Worthing sunset

Brighton with a rare dusting of snow this morning ❄️ No time to head onto the hills, but did manage to get a few minutes to send the drone up for a look. #photography

A couple more shots from yesterday morning at Ditchling Beacon. In the first one I particularly like how I managed to capture the breaking dawn at just the right point so it illuminates the clump of trees and the tops of the tufts of grass in the field. #photography

Sunrise after the super moon. Not so bad down in Brighton, but -10C windchill at Ditchling Beacon.. which I was not prepared for. Took a few snaps then sheltered behind a hedge while wishing I was at home and put the drone up instead. I need warmer clothes 🥶 #photography

Despite living in Brighton for 25 years, I’ve never photographed the murmurations of starlings at sunset. And I still haven’t! This was in Worthing this evening, and was an incredible sight. That plus an incredible sunset, AND the Wolf Supermoon at the same time. #photography #supermoon

Saw fog on the forecast, so up early before first light and headed onto the South Downs. Not quite as spectacular as I hoped, but not too bad. Absolutely freezing though! 🥶 My heated gloves are more of a suggestion of what heat might be. Devil’s Dyke > Waterhall > Firle Beacon #photography

Finished Pluribus. I enjoyed it, but it felt like it could have easily been 3 episodes.

Early morning Arundel. #photography

Fanny Pleasegood England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Snaps from my previous home of ~20 years #photography

Up before dawn and trying something different with the drone, a bit of Brighton Palace Pier and the beach nearby. #brighton #aerialphotography #drone

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

Anyone got an Android XR headset and could check something for me?

Cuckmere Haven and Coastguard Cottages from above. Panorama taken yesterday on yet another of my insomnia-driven photography missions. Although the lack of sleep is relentless, it has meant I’ve seen some beautiful scenery and improved my photography 😅 #photography #aerialphotography

First light on my car at Seaford Head / Belle Tout Lighthouse / Seven Sisters / Cuckmere Haven from above. Got to get over there at sunset at some point, bet the light on the cliffs would look great. #aerialphotography #photography #fujifilm #sevensisters #cuckmerehaven

Woke up at 2:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep, so thought I’d head over to Seven Sisters to catch the sunrise 🌅 Beautiful morning, glad I went! I would now like to go back to sleep thanks #aerialphotography #photography

A few more from yesterday’s unreasonably cold morning on the frosty South Downs. My fingers were incredibly painful from the cold, so bought heated gloves with finger-caps. Touchscreen gloves just don’t work on the drone controller 🤷‍♂️ Of course the weather immediately warms back up 🙃 #photography

Up at Devil’s Dyke for first light to catch the early morning glow on thick frost. #aerialphotography #brighton #southdownsnationalpark #photography

A frosty morning across The Weald. Lots of frozen cow pats 🐄 Didn’t stay long, too cold. Doesn’t bode well for my Iceland photography trip (not that I have one planned, maybe one day eh). #southdownsnationalpark #frost #photography

Anyone know about lighting for video? Specifically talking head + top down multi cam for YT. Wondering if this is good enough for now I have Godox: ML100R, ES45, TL30, Smallrig RM120 I’m limited in space, oh and please ignore the Tshirt, these are my pyjamas 😂 #lighting #videography #youtube

A bank of fog rolling up the hill at Waterhall, with the sunrise shining through it. Windmill peeking through it on the left. #aerialphotography #sunrise #brighton

Up early to see the sunrise over a foggy Waterhall and Green Ridge Windmill, just north of Brighton. #aerialphotography #brighton #fog #sunrise #photography

Sunrise over Brighton Palace Pier #photography #aerialphotography #brighton

Sunrise over Brighton Marina #photography #aerialphotography #landscape #brighton

Clearing after the storm. Ditchling Beacon. #aerialphotography #brighton #eastsussex #photography

Clouds clearing after heavy rain revealed a stunning view from Stanmer Woods and across The Weald. Stanmer Park in the foreground, The Amex and Falmer in the midground, with Firle Beacon in the distance. Love the patches of sunlight on the fields. #aerialphotography #sussex #brighton

Autumn at Sheffield Park #photography #autumn

Panorama of Brighton and Hove seafront this morning. Beautiful day! This ended up being 100 megapixel, might print this one.. #aerialphotography #brighton #panorama #photography

Can’t get bored of sunrises and sunsets. Well, I can’t. You probably can. #Brighton #sunrise #aerialphotography #photography

Any #photography people have backpack recommendations for: - Mirrorless body (Fuji X-T5) - 2x zooms (16-55 / 70-300) - DJI Air 3s + batteries + controller - Several other random bits - Side access - Well protected Just about fits in my Peak Design Everyday 21, but the protection is lacking..

Woodland walk #photography

Since I crashed my drone, some flowers from my parents garden instead #photography

This is the one thing we didn’t want to happen

Thought I’d get a photo from last week printed, Giclée on Hahnemühle Photo Rag. The colours are incredible! #photography

Blazing skies last night. If they keep making amazing sunsets I’m going to keep taking photos of them. Made using Free Pano on the Air 3s on the 70mm telephoto shooting RAW and AEB 5, then in Lightroom Classic, stacked and merged to HDR, then merged to panorama. #photography #aerialphotography