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• Post #2331793

  Avenue Q is back in London! I had fun last night and learned that the internet is really really great

• Post #2331792

  Web Performance advice changes over time: Web Performance Tuning by Patrick Killelea (1998) recommends pre-starting Java in Netscape, 68K emulation for the Macintosh, and whether to get an internal or external modem. High Performance Web Sites, by Steve Souders (2007) recommends CSS sprites, how to configure mod_gzip, and mentions CGI scripts. What advice will raise eyebrows in 2030? #webperf

• Post #2331791

  I have a number of Markdown files, and recently I have realised that Obsidian is pretty good at viewing them, searching them and even treating them like a database Bases. (I know, I'm late to the party). What other Obsidian features should I be aware of? #obsidian

• Post #2331790

  "The site is unusually friendly to markdown-native browsing agents"

• Post #2331789

  It must be friday: Protocol "ttps" not supported

• Post #2331788

  I kinda want to replace my old Synology NAS, but the hardware and drive prices are wild right now.

• Post #2331787

  Now it’s warmer I’ve started cycling to work. Coincidentally, all my muscles now ache and I’m exhausted.

• Post #2331786

  "Agreed, that is technically correct... but confusing"

• Post #2331785

  At the moment all I seem to do is write compilers

• Post #2331784

  The new stable version of rclone (a command-line program to manage files on cloud storage) is out, including a few of my contributions: https://rclone.org/changelog/#v1-74-0-2026-05-01 #rclone

• Post #2331783

  This chart represents the temperature in my kitchen. There's a huge spike! Lava eruption maybe? Or the sun hitting at just the right angle through the window to warm the thermometer?

• Post #1741940

  Maybe, just maybe, your static website doesn't need 12 MB of JavaScript

• Post #818876

  “I don’t accept human-authored code”

• Post #786873

  Oops accidentally in Chinatown for dumplings surrounded by lanterns, firecrackers going off and dancing lions. Sneaked in for tasty dim sum. Happy new year!

• Post #786872

  Remember when all our digital devices had headphone jacks? Now I have to worry about dongles and batteries instead, sigh.

• Post #786871

  Looking forward to the State of the Browser conference today, in the maze that is Barbican. Always good to share modern web, accessibility and web standards. See you there! #sotb #sotb26

• Post #786870

  I need to compact my memory. I'm just resting my eyes. On the sofa. In the sun. Mmm.

• Post #786869

  In Ruby 4.0.0, the "CGI library is removed from the default gems" End of an era!

• Post #786868

  Won't anybody think of the metacharacters?

• Post #786867

  I'm setting up a server which is IPv6 only... and it can't connect to GitHub? In 2026?

• Post #786866

  In the UK Growing up in the online world: a national consultation survey, one of the questions is “Do you know if your child has ever used a VPN?”. I answered yes, of course they have! They use Tailscale to watch BBC iPlayer when we’re in France or Germany. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation

• Post #786865

  Vary: Origin, Origin, Origin, accept-encoding ... yes, okay, I get it, you want to vary by the origin #http

• Post #786864

  Today I tried to use the "hhttps" protocol. WHY DIDN'T IT WORK?

• Post #786863

  Benchmarking a new rclone backend on my laptop is tricky. First run, 18 seconds! Second run, 35 seconds because now it's throttling and trying to keep cool. #rclone

• Post #786862

  "0Gbps NVMe Enclosure" sounds very impressive. Maybe some digits are missing.

• Post #786861

  One day I will see a progress bar that progresses steadily and then ends