David Bushell ☕
@dbushell.com
⚓ https://dbushell.com
Freelance Designer, Web Developer, Blogger, UK
Freelance Designer, Web Developer, Blogger, UK
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I Survived 2025
The one where I look back at 2025
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🎄 blogged: I Survived 2025 dbushell.com/2025/12/18/y...
— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳
— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳
logging out to stop me doom scrolling by default
December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
logging out to stop me doom scrolling by default
The Irishman is a fantastic movie
until Al Pacino shows up and I remember it's that Jimmy Hoffa movie
gets me every time! I must block out the memory or something
until Al Pacino shows up and I remember it's that Jimmy Hoffa movie
gets me every time! I must block out the memory or something
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Irishman is a fantastic movie
until Al Pacino shows up and I remember it's that Jimmy Hoffa movie
gets me every time! I must block out the memory or something
until Al Pacino shows up and I remember it's that Jimmy Hoffa movie
gets me every time! I must block out the memory or something
🎄 blogged: I Survived 2025 dbushell.com/2025/12/18/y...
— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳
— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳
I Survived 2025
The one where I look back at 2025
dbushell.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🎄 blogged: I Survived 2025 dbushell.com/2025/12/18/y...
— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳
— What an eventful year. See you in 2026! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year! 🥳
reading: "You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility"
vale.rocks/posts/access...
> "Unfortunately, companies have adopted these baselines as the ceiling, not the floor."
great quote from @vale.rocks
vale.rocks/posts/access...
> "Unfortunately, companies have adopted these baselines as the ceiling, not the floor."
great quote from @vale.rocks
You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility
Shiny exclusion all the way down.
vale.rocks
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
reading: "You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility"
vale.rocks/posts/access...
> "Unfortunately, companies have adopted these baselines as the ceiling, not the floor."
great quote from @vale.rocks
vale.rocks/posts/access...
> "Unfortunately, companies have adopted these baselines as the ceiling, not the floor."
great quote from @vale.rocks
You can't win, Apple.
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You can't win, Apple.
Tuesday status: Safari is worse than IE ever was.
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Tuesday status: Safari is worse than IE ever was.
🎄 blogged: Wrapping up Advent of Code 2025
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— nothing like waking up at 5am every morning for two weeks of coffee and code!
dbushell.com/2025/12/12/a...
— nothing like waking up at 5am every morning for two weeks of coffee and code!
Wrapping up Advent of Code 2025
The one where I solve programming puzzles in three languages
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December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🎄 blogged: Wrapping up Advent of Code 2025
dbushell.com/2025/12/12/a...
— nothing like waking up at 5am every morning for two weeks of coffee and code!
dbushell.com/2025/12/12/a...
— nothing like waking up at 5am every morning for two weeks of coffee and code!
Advent of Code day 12 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— full blog write up later today :)
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— full blog write up later today :)
Notes – 09:57 Fri 12 Dec 2025
Notes – 09:57 Fri 12 Dec 2025
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December 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Advent of Code day 12 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— full blog write up later today :)
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— full blog write up later today :)
Time for your weekly React critical vulnerability patch!
react.dev/blog/2025/12...
Two different CVEs this time.
react.dev/blog/2025/12...
Two different CVEs this time.
Denial of Service and Source Code Exposure in React Server Components – React
The library for web and native user interfaces
react.dev
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Time for your weekly React critical vulnerability patch!
react.dev/blog/2025/12...
Two different CVEs this time.
react.dev/blog/2025/12...
Two different CVEs this time.
"Welcome to the world of React Forever" johan.hal.se/wrote/2025/1...
Retrofuture - Johan Halse
The AI Ouroboros is chewing its tail, and we're all being strangled in the center.
johan.hal.se
December 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Welcome to the world of React Forever" johan.hal.se/wrote/2025/1...
Advent of Code day 11 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— big success today following yesterday's failure 🎄
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— big success today following yesterday's failure 🎄
Notes – 10:16 Thu 11 Dec 2025
Notes – 10:16 Thu 11 Dec 2025
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December 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Advent of Code day 11 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— big success today following yesterday's failure 🎄
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— big success today following yesterday's failure 🎄
Advent of Code day 10 status: partial ★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— failure strikes! I'm stuck on part two today :(
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— failure strikes! I'm stuck on part two today :(
Notes – 14:50 Wed 10 Dec 2025
Notes – 14:50 Wed 10 Dec 2025
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December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Advent of Code day 10 status: partial ★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— failure strikes! I'm stuck on part two today :(
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— failure strikes! I'm stuck on part two today :(
yo Zed editor is kinda good, why didn't anyone tell me!
I have free RAM again :)
I have free RAM again :)
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
yo Zed editor is kinda good, why didn't anyone tell me!
I have free RAM again :)
I have free RAM again :)
Advent of Code day 9 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— talking a walk outside for fresh air is helps reset the brain!
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— talking a walk outside for fresh air is helps reset the brain!
Notes – 13:29 Tue 9 Dec 2025
Notes – 13:29 Tue 9 Dec 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Advent of Code day 9 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— talking a walk outside for fresh air is helps reset the brain!
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— talking a walk outside for fresh air is helps reset the brain!
Advent of Code day 8 status: done ★★
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— performance is starting to matter 😬 refactored 20 mins down to 300ms today
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— performance is starting to matter 😬 refactored 20 mins down to 300ms today
Notes – 12:48 Mon 8 Dec 2025
Notes – 12:48 Mon 8 Dec 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Advent of Code day 8 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— performance is starting to matter 😬 refactored 20 mins down to 300ms today
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— performance is starting to matter 😬 refactored 20 mins down to 300ms today
Well Advent of Code day 8 is done... but it took my M4 ~20 minutes to grind out an answer 😅
I can't leave that unoptimised, can I?
I can't leave that unoptimised, can I?
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Well Advent of Code day 8 is done... but it took my M4 ~20 minutes to grind out an answer 😅
I can't leave that unoptimised, can I?
I can't leave that unoptimised, can I?
Down with icons!
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
I wonder if it's possible to write a macOS app that can remove/hide icons from system UI? 🤔
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
I wonder if it's possible to write a macOS app that can remove/hide icons from system UI? 🤔
Icons in Menus Everywhere — Send Help
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
blog.jim-nielsen.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Down with icons!
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
I wonder if it's possible to write a macOS app that can remove/hide icons from system UI? 🤔
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
I wonder if it's possible to write a macOS app that can remove/hide icons from system UI? 🤔
Advent of Code day 7 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
AoC is heating up! I'll have to start waking up at 5:30am to find time next week.
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
AoC is heating up! I'll have to start waking up at 5:30am to find time next week.
Notes – 09:56 Sun 7 Dec 2025
Notes – 09:56 Sun 7 Dec 2025
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December 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Advent of Code day 7 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
AoC is heating up! I'll have to start waking up at 5:30am to find time next week.
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
AoC is heating up! I'll have to start waking up at 5:30am to find time next week.
Advent of Code day 6 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— there's got to be a better way but I'm taking the win and enjoying my Saturday 😏
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— there's got to be a better way but I'm taking the win and enjoying my Saturday 😏
Notes – 11:23 Sat 6 Dec 2025
Notes – 11:23 Sat 6 Dec 2025
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December 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Advent of Code day 6 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— there's got to be a better way but I'm taking the win and enjoying my Saturday 😏
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— there's got to be a better way but I'm taking the win and enjoying my Saturday 😏
Advent of Code day 5 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— fun one today, if you can disengage the bruce force brain!
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— fun one today, if you can disengage the bruce force brain!
Notes – 07:55 Fri 5 Dec 2025
Notes – 07:55 Fri 5 Dec 2025
dbushell.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Advent of Code day 5 status: done ★★
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— fun one today, if you can disengage the bruce force brain!
dbushell.com/notes/2025-1...
— fun one today, if you can disengage the bruce force brain!
is this white labelled Cloudflare Turnstile, or are Porkbun rolling their own CAPTCHA? 🤔
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
is this white labelled Cloudflare Turnstile, or are Porkbun rolling their own CAPTCHA? 🤔