Tom Hicks
@hicksyfern.bsky.social
Full stack TypeScript dev working on making web maps.
Also: F1, rugby, cricket, music
Also: F1, rugby, cricket, music
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
All three girls/women in the McLaren driver development program are called Ella?
November 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
All three girls/women in the McLaren driver development program are called Ella?
Xcode melted my biscuits
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Xcode melted my biscuits
Time for Clippy to come back.
“It looks like you’re going insane. Would you like some help?” 📎 👀
“It looks like you’re going insane. Would you like some help?” 📎 👀
if you're ever Photoshopping your own face into the smoke of the Twin Towers, Adobe should have a pop-up that says "are you sure that whatever it is you're doing is a good idea"
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Time for Clippy to come back.
“It looks like you’re going insane. Would you like some help?” 📎 👀
“It looks like you’re going insane. Would you like some help?” 📎 👀
Person 1: “Whoa who just rolled that massive stone up that massive hill?”
Person 2: “Sisyphus”
Sisyphus (offended): “what did you just call me?”
Person 2: “Sisyphus”
Sisyphus (offended): “what did you just call me?”
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Person 1: “Whoa who just rolled that massive stone up that massive hill?”
Person 2: “Sisyphus”
Sisyphus (offended): “what did you just call me?”
Person 2: “Sisyphus”
Sisyphus (offended): “what did you just call me?”
I don’t know who needs to know this, but about 15 years ago my friend taught me a cure for hiccups and it actually works, instantly, with a 100% success rate over perhaps 20 attempts with various people.
It should be in accepted medical literature.
It should be in accepted medical literature.
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I don’t know who needs to know this, but about 15 years ago my friend taught me a cure for hiccups and it actually works, instantly, with a 100% success rate over perhaps 20 attempts with various people.
It should be in accepted medical literature.
It should be in accepted medical literature.
My kid lives the Cars soundtrack, which has got some Brad Paisley songs on it. Now Apple Music thinks I like country music.
With LLMs literally everywhere in everything, I really want a box to type in "I don't like country music"
With LLMs literally everywhere in everything, I really want a box to type in "I don't like country music"
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My kid lives the Cars soundtrack, which has got some Brad Paisley songs on it. Now Apple Music thinks I like country music.
With LLMs literally everywhere in everything, I really want a box to type in "I don't like country music"
With LLMs literally everywhere in everything, I really want a box to type in "I don't like country music"
