Tom Hicks
@hicksyfern.bsky.social
Full stack TypeScript dev working on making web maps.
Also: F1, rugby, cricket, music
Also: F1, rugby, cricket, music
It’s that time of year again when your music app thinks you just really like Christmas music regardless of the time of year.
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
It’s that time of year again when your music app thinks you just really like Christmas music regardless of the time of year.
I once got a Nobel Peace Prize certificate given to me for invading a country
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 AM
I once got a Nobel Peace Prize certificate given to me for invading a country
Gonna give Trump my one of these
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Gonna give Trump my one of these
Lots of sports news these days is just reporting what people said in podcasts and it’s the dumbest thing.
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Lots of sports news these days is just reporting what people said in podcasts and it’s the dumbest thing.
“Dada, after we eat we have to wash our hands with a cloth or a towel so that the germs don’t come back on them. I saw that on cartoons but it’s not a lie”
Ella, 3
Ella, 3
I need to recalibrate! Mine talks in full sentences about all kinds of stuff, past, present, future, hypotheticals, (bad) jokes, the works.
Gonna write down the next sentence she says to me for reference.
Gonna write down the next sentence she says to me for reference.
January 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
“Dada, after we eat we have to wash our hands with a cloth or a towel so that the germs don’t come back on them. I saw that on cartoons but it’s not a lie”
Ella, 3
Ella, 3
Today’s a big news day for football managers telling us the biggest fish they’ve ever caught.
January 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Today’s a big news day for football managers telling us the biggest fish they’ve ever caught.
Just had an epic three hour failure at moving shared code in a next app, react native app and cloud functions.
JavaScript is pain
JavaScript is pain
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Just had an epic three hour failure at moving shared code in a next app, react native app and cloud functions.
JavaScript is pain
JavaScript is pain
Hey Siri, what’s the best way to make a MAGA flat earther’s brain literally explode?
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Hey Siri, what’s the best way to make a MAGA flat earther’s brain literally explode?
I can’t believe it. Does the FIFA Peace Prize mean nothing anymore?
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM
I can’t believe it. Does the FIFA Peace Prize mean nothing anymore?
When they made that exploding jelly they really broke the mould
January 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
When they made that exploding jelly they really broke the mould
Feature idea: replace “pro tips” with “amateur hour tips” for those of us who don’t rate our ability.
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Feature idea: replace “pro tips” with “amateur hour tips” for those of us who don’t rate our ability.
I am a serious professional
December 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I am a serious professional
I just played close to a perfect game of chess against a bot rated higher than I’ve ever beaten before.
I was somehow completely “in the zone” and picked nearly every best stockfish move in the opening and middle game, and everything was correctly reasoned out, no guessing.
I was somehow completely “in the zone” and picked nearly every best stockfish move in the opening and middle game, and everything was correctly reasoned out, no guessing.
December 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I just played close to a perfect game of chess against a bot rated higher than I’ve ever beaten before.
I was somehow completely “in the zone” and picked nearly every best stockfish move in the opening and middle game, and everything was correctly reasoned out, no guessing.
I was somehow completely “in the zone” and picked nearly every best stockfish move in the opening and middle game, and everything was correctly reasoned out, no guessing.
If you see this post your favourite Star Wars character
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If you see this post your favourite Star Wars character
Calculator wrapped
December 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Calculator wrapped
Your email wrapped
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Your email wrapped
Product idea: “Wrapped Wrapped”
Shipping in February, it tells you about all the various Wrapped things products poked in your face.
Includes stats like
- how many times you pressed “not now”
- how long it took you you find the X button
- how unenthused you were for each yearly summary
Shipping in February, it tells you about all the various Wrapped things products poked in your face.
Includes stats like
- how many times you pressed “not now”
- how long it took you you find the X button
- how unenthused you were for each yearly summary
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Product idea: “Wrapped Wrapped”
Shipping in February, it tells you about all the various Wrapped things products poked in your face.
Includes stats like
- how many times you pressed “not now”
- how long it took you you find the X button
- how unenthused you were for each yearly summary
Shipping in February, it tells you about all the various Wrapped things products poked in your face.
Includes stats like
- how many times you pressed “not now”
- how long it took you you find the X button
- how unenthused you were for each yearly summary
UI is my passion
(Apple’s own podcasts app on macOS)
(Apple’s own podcasts app on macOS)
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
UI is my passion
(Apple’s own podcasts app on macOS)
(Apple’s own podcasts app on macOS)
Using an LLM to let users pick a state in a form is absolute insanity.
And yes, you will need to do some input scubbing and write a couple REST calls to talk to the LLM, but I couldn't care less if that's a small amount of extra work for the programmer. You program the field once, your customers use it a million times. There's no justification.
6/7
6/7
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Using an LLM to let users pick a state in a form is absolute insanity.
Reposted by Tom Hicks
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Tom Hicks
Just overheard this in Pizza Express:
Her: Do you have a red?
Waiter: We have a Malbec, Chianti…
Her: sorry i meant crayons
Her: Do you have a red?
Waiter: We have a Malbec, Chianti…
Her: sorry i meant crayons
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just overheard this in Pizza Express:
Her: Do you have a red?
Waiter: We have a Malbec, Chianti…
Her: sorry i meant crayons
Her: Do you have a red?
Waiter: We have a Malbec, Chianti…
Her: sorry i meant crayons
Ergonomics is my passion
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ergonomics is my passion
Happy find-out-who-uses-Cloudflare day to those who celebrate
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy find-out-who-uses-Cloudflare day to those who celebrate