Andrew McCombe
@euperia.com
Software Developing vinyl collecting sci-fi reading guy from somewhere in the middle of England. Wannabe writer.
Likes: PHP, Javascript, Laravel, Formula 1, BTCC, Hip Hop / Electro, Drum n Bass, The KLF, collecting Gollancz Yellow Hardback Sci-Fi books.
Likes: PHP, Javascript, Laravel, Formula 1, BTCC, Hip Hop / Electro, Drum n Bass, The KLF, collecting Gollancz Yellow Hardback Sci-Fi books.
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Andrew McCombe
@euperia.com
· Nov 3
UK Christmas Adverts
Watch all the best UK Christmas adverts from your favorite brands
christmasadverts.com
Here's a little project I started late last year.
Watch all your favourite Christmas adverts in one place.
LATEST 2024 ADVERTS ALREADY OUT FROM:
Argos, Sainsbury's, ASDA, and Smyth's Toys
christmasadverts.com/by-year/2024
Watch all your favourite Christmas adverts in one place.
LATEST 2024 ADVERTS ALREADY OUT FROM:
Argos, Sainsbury's, ASDA, and Smyth's Toys
christmasadverts.com/by-year/2024
Keira Knightly ♥️ Joe Wilkinson! What begins as a mutual love of cheese turns into an unexpected connection.
Watch the Waitrose 2025 Christmas Advert now!
Watch the Waitrose 2025 Christmas Advert now!
The Perfect Gift
The Perfect Gift, a Christmas romcom we never knew we needed. When Phil, an ordinary guy with a quiet life, runs into the film star of his dreams at the cheese counter he can’t believe his luck – or h...
christmasadverts.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Keira Knightly ♥️ Joe Wilkinson! What begins as a mutual love of cheese turns into an unexpected connection.
Watch the Waitrose 2025 Christmas Advert now!
Watch the Waitrose 2025 Christmas Advert now!
Today's random question to ask AI:
"Which British Formula One World Champion was born closes to Silverstone circuit?"
(Answer: Sir Lewis Hamilton)
(AI: Google Gemini)
#Formula1
"Which British Formula One World Champion was born closes to Silverstone circuit?"
(Answer: Sir Lewis Hamilton)
(AI: Google Gemini)
#Formula1
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Today's random question to ask AI:
"Which British Formula One World Champion was born closes to Silverstone circuit?"
(Answer: Sir Lewis Hamilton)
(AI: Google Gemini)
#Formula1
"Which British Formula One World Champion was born closes to Silverstone circuit?"
(Answer: Sir Lewis Hamilton)
(AI: Google Gemini)
#Formula1
I know its November, and the memories of summer are still fresh, but the Christmas TV Adverts have already started!
As a father of a teenage boy, and being an old raver myself, the John Lewis advert gets me 'right in the feels' as the kids would say.
Watch them all at christmasadverts.com
As a father of a teenage boy, and being an old raver myself, the John Lewis advert gets me 'right in the feels' as the kids would say.
Watch them all at christmasadverts.com
Watch UK Christmas TV Adverts
UK Christmas Adverts collects all the best Christmas advert from your favourite brands.
christmasadverts.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I know its November, and the memories of summer are still fresh, but the Christmas TV Adverts have already started!
As a father of a teenage boy, and being an old raver myself, the John Lewis advert gets me 'right in the feels' as the kids would say.
Watch them all at christmasadverts.com
As a father of a teenage boy, and being an old raver myself, the John Lewis advert gets me 'right in the feels' as the kids would say.
Watch them all at christmasadverts.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As clocks go back it's a good time to check your smoke alarms.
Next reminder will be end of March.
Next reminder will be end of March.
October 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As clocks go back it's a good time to check your smoke alarms.
Next reminder will be end of March.
Next reminder will be end of March.
Whats going on with Apple's weather app? Its like a rave!
October 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Whats going on with Apple's weather app? Its like a rave!
I've' not been engrossed in a video game for the best part of 25 years. FF7 on PlayStation (original) was the last time I spent more than an hour on a game. I've played the odd F1 game and Mario Kart but only socially.
But DAMN! Expedition 33 has me hooked!
@expedition33.bsky.social
But DAMN! Expedition 33 has me hooked!
@expedition33.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I've' not been engrossed in a video game for the best part of 25 years. FF7 on PlayStation (original) was the last time I spent more than an hour on a game. I've played the odd F1 game and Mario Kart but only socially.
But DAMN! Expedition 33 has me hooked!
@expedition33.bsky.social
But DAMN! Expedition 33 has me hooked!
@expedition33.bsky.social
That's got to be one of the dullest #F1 Grand Prix for a while. Other than Russell losing two places they finished where they started.
Should Texas mandate two stops?
Should Texas mandate two stops?
October 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
That's got to be one of the dullest #F1 Grand Prix for a while. Other than Russell losing two places they finished where they started.
Should Texas mandate two stops?
Should Texas mandate two stops?
TIL: The actor Sam Neill is really called Nigel.
October 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
TIL: The actor Sam Neill is really called Nigel.
Reposted by Andrew McCombe
🚨 Warning to #PHP package maintainers: We did not email you to change your passwords & 2FA. Emails asking you to update your credentials are a phishing attempt. We had the phishing site & domain taken down. If you got the email and entered your credentials, please contact us. #phpc
September 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Whats happening @bsky.app ? I'm suddenly getting lots of followers, mainly young women, and their posts are all US political stuff (which I'm not interested in).
I aassume they're bots.
Is this the moment where Bsky becomes the cesspit that X became?
I aassume they're bots.
Is this the moment where Bsky becomes the cesspit that X became?
September 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Whats happening @bsky.app ? I'm suddenly getting lots of followers, mainly young women, and their posts are all US political stuff (which I'm not interested in).
I aassume they're bots.
Is this the moment where Bsky becomes the cesspit that X became?
I aassume they're bots.
Is this the moment where Bsky becomes the cesspit that X became?
We Need to Talk About Kevin
YouTube video by Montener the Menace - Topic
youtu.be
September 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Just stood up from my desk to make a coffee and a Magpie landed on my windowsill and stared at me. Just one. I looked for two but didn't see any more.
Thanks to the Magpie nursery rhyme I'm now scared.
Thanks to the Magpie nursery rhyme I'm now scared.
September 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Just stood up from my desk to make a coffee and a Magpie landed on my windowsill and stared at me. Just one. I looked for two but didn't see any more.
Thanks to the Magpie nursery rhyme I'm now scared.
Thanks to the Magpie nursery rhyme I'm now scared.
If Americans call Autumn 'Fall', why don't they call Spring 'Sprout'?
September 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
If Americans call Autumn 'Fall', why don't they call Spring 'Sprout'?
Love this solution to handling HttpClientExceptions in Jobs from @harrisrafto.eu
www.harrisrafto.eu/enhancing-yo...
Thanks Harris!
www.harrisrafto.eu/enhancing-yo...
Thanks Harris!
Enhancing Your Laravel Job Handling with Middleware: Managing HttpClientException
Laravel devs, here's a gem for you: 💎
If you're looking to improve the resilience and efficiency of your job handling in Laravel, leveraging middleware is a powerful approach. In this post, we'll exp...
www.harrisrafto.eu
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Love this solution to handling HttpClientExceptions in Jobs from @harrisrafto.eu
www.harrisrafto.eu/enhancing-yo...
Thanks Harris!
www.harrisrafto.eu/enhancing-yo...
Thanks Harris!
I think it's time Lance Stroll stepped aside and let Felipe Drugovich take his long deserved chance in #F1
He shouldn't be making rookie mistakes like today's after 9½ years.
He shouldn't be making rookie mistakes like today's after 9½ years.
August 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I think it's time Lance Stroll stepped aside and let Felipe Drugovich take his long deserved chance in #F1
He shouldn't be making rookie mistakes like today's after 9½ years.
He shouldn't be making rookie mistakes like today's after 9½ years.
Poached eggs on crumpets. Oh my!
August 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Poached eggs on crumpets. Oh my!
Reposted by Andrew McCombe
Hey Laravel devs, here's a gem for you! 💎
New string methods for cleaner negative checks and no more double negatives!
New string methods for cleaner negative checks and no more double negatives!
August 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hey Laravel devs, here's a gem for you! 💎
New string methods for cleaner negative checks and no more double negatives!
New string methods for cleaner negative checks and no more double negatives!
Reposted by Andrew McCombe
📣 After months of development, testing, and feedback from our amazing community, we’re thrilled to officially launch Filament v4 (stable) on Tuesday 12th August at 1pm UTC! This is a major milestone packed with powerful features and performance improvements. 💛
August 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
📣 After months of development, testing, and feedback from our amazing community, we’re thrilled to officially launch Filament v4 (stable) on Tuesday 12th August at 1pm UTC! This is a major milestone packed with powerful features and performance improvements. 💛
Boom!
Wordle 1,505 2/6*
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Wordle 1,505 2/6*
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August 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Boom!
Wordle 1,505 2/6*
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Very much enjoying BBC 6Music this morning whilst I do the housework before the family get back from their holiday.
KLF, Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, now James Brown. Love it.
#SaturdayMorning
KLF, Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, now James Brown. Love it.
#SaturdayMorning
August 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Very much enjoying BBC 6Music this morning whilst I do the housework before the family get back from their holiday.
KLF, Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, now James Brown. Love it.
#SaturdayMorning
KLF, Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang, now James Brown. Love it.
#SaturdayMorning
OK I'm sold on AI tools. Just taken less than an hour to upgrade my personal website to the latest Statamic and TailwindCSS, AND add a dark mode.
All thanks to @jetbrains Junie in PHPStorm.
What do you think? www.euperia.com
All thanks to @jetbrains Junie in PHPStorm.
What do you think? www.euperia.com
Andrew McCombe - UK Based Lead Web Developer
Personal website of Andrew McCombe - UK based lead web developer.
www.euperia.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
OK I'm sold on AI tools. Just taken less than an hour to upgrade my personal website to the latest Statamic and TailwindCSS, AND add a dark mode.
All thanks to @jetbrains Junie in PHPStorm.
What do you think? www.euperia.com
All thanks to @jetbrains Junie in PHPStorm.
What do you think? www.euperia.com