Bruce Taylor

Here we are on the eve of what may well turn out to be a pivotal moment in the “western world”.

Okay, so that’s the UK Budget announcements out of the way.

Original source can be viewed at: blog.jim-nielsen.com Jim makes reference to Nicholas Carr’s writing — and in particular a blog post he wrote recently called “Dead Labor, Dead Speech”.

Watching the Ancient Apocalypse TV series at the moment and finding it absolutely fascinating.

Where to from here?

Tell you what.

Original source can be viewed at: github.com Even though I’ve been using the Git CLI for years, I still have plenty of head-scratching moments.

Original source can be viewed at: www.planetcritical.com This article on BRICS by Rachel is both enlightening and incredibly sobering.

Just leaving this here.

Where the hell are we all heading…?

Original source can be viewed at: gomakethings.com This is both inspiring and scary all at once.

Gosh, the irony of this.

Original source can be viewed at: css-tip.com Very neat and clever.

Happy 94th birthday dad.

Original source can be viewed at: piccalil.li What a spot on reminder by Andy.

Lewis Hamilton!

Nope.

Voted.

Turns out, everything on the internet—every blessed word, no matter how dumb or benighted—has utility as a learning model.

The Shires “The Two Of Us - Acoustic Duo” tour, Tunbridge Wells.

Remembering you on your birthday, Pete.

LANDO!

It’s taken 3 years, but a little Robin has finally decided to trust us and use the bird box I put up in our garden.

Original source can be viewed at: dbushell.com I love it when I find gems like this.

I didn’t expect to, but here I am brushing up on my PHP skills in 2024… and enjoying it very much!

I came across someone who had a ‘now’ page recently and really liked the idea… so I made my own one.

Yes, exactly this!

Original source can be viewed at: adactio.com Thank you so much for writing this Jeremy.

Original source can be viewed at: gerrymcgovern.com The whole article’s worth reading — but this 😱… Data center growth is explosive.

Original source can be viewed at: johan.hal.se Oh I like this very much indeed.

Original source can be viewed at: moderncss.dev I’m slapping myself on my wrist for not visiting moderncss.dev more often.

I just added a cheeky blogroll page to my website.

We cannot be part of a discussion on what risks a certain technology has without asking whose risks.

Original source can be viewed at: remysharp.com I’ve largely been a fan of Apple over the years, but this decision to limit the capabilities of PWAs on iOS pisses me off.

Original source can be viewed at: heydonworks.com This by Heydon… You can’t create a complex modern web application like Google Mail without JavaScript and a SPA architecture.

Original source can be viewed at: tonsky.me I’m certainly not anti-JavaScript.

Original source can be viewed at: youtube.com As always, Heydon Pickering is a genius when it comes to storytelling using his unique brand of humour.

Ha!

Had so much fun last night watching my daughter's school production of "We Will Rock You".

Original source can be viewed at: whitep4nth3r.com Salma’s article on what Jamstack means for web development today, and what that means for the community, is well worth the read.

Original source can be viewed at: htaccesscheatsheet.com It’s been a while since I’ve had to wrangle with .htaccess rules.

Original source can be viewed at: scottjehl.com Scott talks about some tools that enable HTML Web Component patterns to work on the server-side, making it easier to use them at scale in sites and apps of all kinds.

Original source can be viewed at: www.planetcritical.com A huge amount to ponder on in this article by Rachel Donald.

I’ve just finished reading the 3rd book, “Defiant”, in the “Songs of Chaos Series” by Michael R.

One of my favourite oak trees.

Beautiful winter sunset near home, Crawley, West Sussex.

I often find myself wondering what my dad would say if he were still here today.

Original source can be viewed at: lynnandtonic.com I’m bookmarking Lynn Fisher’s website because it’s beautiful.

Wow.

Could this year turn out to be the referendum on democracy…?