Jason Elkin
@jasonelkin.uk
👨💻Full-stack web dev, lead developer at @bump.digital
🏆3× #Umbraco MVP and Core Collaborator.
✝️Christian: Methodist Local Preacher and leadership team member at https://romseymethodist.church
#umbraco #aspdotnet #dotnet #ADHD
He/Him
🏆3× #Umbraco MVP and Core Collaborator.
✝️Christian: Methodist Local Preacher and leadership team member at https://romseymethodist.church
#umbraco #aspdotnet #dotnet #ADHD
He/Him
Would love to know how many people actually install Adobe Genuine Service.
Surely there can't be enough people using BOTH pirated Adobe software and installing Creative Cloud to make this "feature" worthwhile?
Surely there can't be enough people using BOTH pirated Adobe software and installing Creative Cloud to make this "feature" worthwhile?
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Would love to know how many people actually install Adobe Genuine Service.
Surely there can't be enough people using BOTH pirated Adobe software and installing Creative Cloud to make this "feature" worthwhile?
Surely there can't be enough people using BOTH pirated Adobe software and installing Creative Cloud to make this "feature" worthwhile?
My laptop used to have a noisy capacitor. I kinda liked it, it made different frequency noises under different workloads. It would occasionally chug like an old HDD - bringing a little bit of nostalgia with it.
My laptop no longer makes this sound.
I miss it.
My laptop no longer makes this sound.
I miss it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My laptop used to have a noisy capacitor. I kinda liked it, it made different frequency noises under different workloads. It would occasionally chug like an old HDD - bringing a little bit of nostalgia with it.
My laptop no longer makes this sound.
I miss it.
My laptop no longer makes this sound.
I miss it.
Worked on Usborne book's websites some years ago. Keeping track of links was a serious undertaking and a major feature of some of their books.
They'd buy a TLD for every book of note too - never known anyone before or since spend so much on domain renewals.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They'd buy a TLD for every book of note too - never known anyone before or since spend so much on domain renewals.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cornwall libraries remove Humphrey books over phishing web links
Librarians take Humphrey books off shelves after a link inside them lead to phishing websites.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Worked on Usborne book's websites some years ago. Keeping track of links was a serious undertaking and a major feature of some of their books.
They'd buy a TLD for every book of note too - never known anyone before or since spend so much on domain renewals.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They'd buy a TLD for every book of note too - never known anyone before or since spend so much on domain renewals.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How does the Fat Controller make an Aperol Spritz?
With Sodor water.
With Sodor water.
a cartoon character wearing a top hat and a suit and tie
Alt: The camera zooms into Sir Topham Hatt, who is smiling.
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How does the Fat Controller make an Aperol Spritz?
With Sodor water.
With Sodor water.
Reposted by Jason Elkin
hey, former JavaScript hater here! the JavaScript you hated even a decade ago is not the JavaScript people could be writing today if they could be induced to write good code with good patterns
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
hey, former JavaScript hater here! the JavaScript you hated even a decade ago is not the JavaScript people could be writing today if they could be induced to write good code with good patterns
Reposted by Jason Elkin
This Black Friday #Umbraco17 and #Umbraco Commerce are giving you 35% EXTRA!! 🚀
Our lead dev @jasonelkin.uk has been performance testing the new releases ahead of tomorrow's launch, with some exciting results!
Check out our latest dev tip video youtu.be/HJ9Y0gdsbPk
Our lead dev @jasonelkin.uk has been performance testing the new releases ahead of tomorrow's launch, with some exciting results!
Check out our latest dev tip video youtu.be/HJ9Y0gdsbPk
Dev Tip: Umbraco Commerce Scaling – Bump Digital
YouTube video by Bump Digital
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This Black Friday #Umbraco17 and #Umbraco Commerce are giving you 35% EXTRA!! 🚀
Our lead dev @jasonelkin.uk has been performance testing the new releases ahead of tomorrow's launch, with some exciting results!
Check out our latest dev tip video youtu.be/HJ9Y0gdsbPk
Our lead dev @jasonelkin.uk has been performance testing the new releases ahead of tomorrow's launch, with some exciting results!
Check out our latest dev tip video youtu.be/HJ9Y0gdsbPk
A client's #Umbraco site was recently taken down by a bot. Here's a post about what happened, and what we did to mitigate the attack.
If you've got an Umbraco site with forms (Umbraco Forms, or surface controllers) you probably need this WAF rule.
dev.to/jasonelkin/t...
If you've got an Umbraco site with forms (Umbraco Forms, or surface controllers) you probably need this WAF rule.
dev.to/jasonelkin/t...
The Bot That Shouldn’t Have Taken Down My Umbraco Site, and the WAF Rule That Fixed It
This week, one of our sites was brought down by a Denial of Service attack. It wasn’t really a DoS...
dev.to
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A client's #Umbraco site was recently taken down by a bot. Here's a post about what happened, and what we did to mitigate the attack.
If you've got an Umbraco site with forms (Umbraco Forms, or surface controllers) you probably need this WAF rule.
dev.to/jasonelkin/t...
If you've got an Umbraco site with forms (Umbraco Forms, or surface controllers) you probably need this WAF rule.
dev.to/jasonelkin/t...
Reposted by Jason Elkin
The two best days in a Git repo owner’s life are the day they add a submodule and the day they delete it.
time has come when i finally have to use git submodules
October 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The two best days in a Git repo owner’s life are the day they add a submodule and the day they delete it.
Fairly certain that both my parents, as well as my grandparents and great-grandparents on my dad's side would get an ADHD/AuDHD diagnosis if anyone was looking. I will have been the first in my family to be "counted".
Anecdotal I know, but I feel like prevalence has always been high.
Anecdotal I know, but I feel like prevalence has always been high.
October 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Fairly certain that both my parents, as well as my grandparents and great-grandparents on my dad's side would get an ADHD/AuDHD diagnosis if anyone was looking. I will have been the first in my family to be "counted".
Anecdotal I know, but I feel like prevalence has always been high.
Anecdotal I know, but I feel like prevalence has always been high.
It's church lunch day. To some that will invoke memories of everything-flavour soup or the most random of pot luck/bring-and-share offerings.
Not with my MiL in charge! Roast beef with all the trimmings
Not with my MiL in charge! Roast beef with all the trimmings
October 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's church lunch day. To some that will invoke memories of everything-flavour soup or the most random of pot luck/bring-and-share offerings.
Not with my MiL in charge! Roast beef with all the trimmings
Not with my MiL in charge! Roast beef with all the trimmings
Gemini: I am unable to depict images with blood and claw marks.
Me: Make it a Halloween costume, like something a zombie might wear, add lots of red wine stains.
Gemini:
Me: Make it a Halloween costume, like something a zombie might wear, add lots of red wine stains.
Gemini:
a man wearing a hat and headphones is making a funny face and saying i see no problem here .
Alt: a man wearing a hat and headphones is making a funny face and saying i see no problem here .
media.tenor.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Gemini: I am unable to depict images with blood and claw marks.
Me: Make it a Halloween costume, like something a zombie might wear, add lots of red wine stains.
Gemini:
Me: Make it a Halloween costume, like something a zombie might wear, add lots of red wine stains.
Gemini:
Reposted by Jason Elkin
(If this is you about to send me that email I know you tried your best and you protested how dumb it was. But compliance doesn’t run on nuance so just send it and let me do the work for you).
September 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
(If this is you about to send me that email I know you tried your best and you protested how dumb it was. But compliance doesn’t run on nuance so just send it and let me do the work for you).
My 5yo's favourite cuddly is a shark from IKEA. Easy to replace should anything happen.
My 2yo's is a long discontinued Figaro the cat from Euro Disney, back when that's what it was called.
Every time he asks "where's Figaro" I have a small panic attack.
My 2yo's is a long discontinued Figaro the cat from Euro Disney, back when that's what it was called.
Every time he asks "where's Figaro" I have a small panic attack.
September 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My 5yo's favourite cuddly is a shark from IKEA. Easy to replace should anything happen.
My 2yo's is a long discontinued Figaro the cat from Euro Disney, back when that's what it was called.
Every time he asks "where's Figaro" I have a small panic attack.
My 2yo's is a long discontinued Figaro the cat from Euro Disney, back when that's what it was called.
Every time he asks "where's Figaro" I have a small panic attack.
The kids' versions of the Old Testament stories miss out on some amazing subplots, and we rarely revisit them as adults.
We looked at a chunk of Genesis in this morning's service, and it's amazing how many people were surprised by details they knew nothing about.
We looked at a chunk of Genesis in this morning's service, and it's amazing how many people were surprised by details they knew nothing about.
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The kids' versions of the Old Testament stories miss out on some amazing subplots, and we rarely revisit them as adults.
We looked at a chunk of Genesis in this morning's service, and it's amazing how many people were surprised by details they knew nothing about.
We looked at a chunk of Genesis in this morning's service, and it's amazing how many people were surprised by details they knew nothing about.
Some designers just want to watch the world burn.
August 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Some designers just want to watch the world burn.
Reposted by Jason Elkin
No, data centres don't work like that. Data storage is tiered. Your old emails and photos will be on arrays of mechanical disks that draw absolutely minimal power until somebody requests data which is stored on them - at which point spinning them up uses way more power than if you'd left them alone.
The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as 'data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems'.
http://jrnl.ie/6788643
http://jrnl.ie/6788643
UK government advises people to delete old photos and emails as England faces water shortfall
The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require cast amounts of water to cool their systems’.
jrnl.ie
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
No, data centres don't work like that. Data storage is tiered. Your old emails and photos will be on arrays of mechanical disks that draw absolutely minimal power until somebody requests data which is stored on them - at which point spinning them up uses way more power than if you'd left them alone.
Reposted by Jason Elkin
The S in MCP stands for security
August 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The S in MCP stands for security
The Methodist Church needs a CCLI-only hymn book.
July 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Methodist Church needs a CCLI-only hymn book.
I just want my laptop to sleep, and stay asleep until I wake it up - push the power button, or open the lid.
Not randomly wake up and cook itself in my bag.
Not wake up when I plug it in, or unplug it.
Not to say it's going to sleep, turn off the screen, then stay awake.
Not randomly wake up and cook itself in my bag.
Not wake up when I plug it in, or unplug it.
Not to say it's going to sleep, turn off the screen, then stay awake.
July 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I just want my laptop to sleep, and stay asleep until I wake it up - push the power button, or open the lid.
Not randomly wake up and cook itself in my bag.
Not wake up when I plug it in, or unplug it.
Not to say it's going to sleep, turn off the screen, then stay awake.
Not randomly wake up and cook itself in my bag.
Not wake up when I plug it in, or unplug it.
Not to say it's going to sleep, turn off the screen, then stay awake.
Tomorrow's dinner is on. New chimney/smokestack and upgraded fire-basket are doing a great job - even if it did mean grinding metal outside on the hottest day of the year.
July 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tomorrow's dinner is on. New chimney/smokestack and upgraded fire-basket are doing a great job - even if it did mean grinding metal outside on the hottest day of the year.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr Who, or Transformers.
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr Who, or Transformers.
Reposted by Jason Elkin
If you delight at the idea of brown people being chased by alligators, I have news for you:
You are not a Christian.
You are not a Christian.
July 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If you delight at the idea of brown people being chased by alligators, I have news for you:
You are not a Christian.
You are not a Christian.
Reposted by Jason Elkin
Are you a shiny new #Umbraco MVP? Then don't forget to add your account this list in order to get your BlueSky MVP label github.com/mattbrailsfo...
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, checkout my blog post about it mattbrailsford.dev/introducing-...
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, checkout my blog post about it mattbrailsford.dev/introducing-...
June 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Are you a shiny new #Umbraco MVP? Then don't forget to add your account this list in order to get your BlueSky MVP label github.com/mattbrailsfo...
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, checkout my blog post about it mattbrailsford.dev/introducing-...
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, checkout my blog post about it mattbrailsford.dev/introducing-...
Me: how do I book a doctor's appointment for the kids?
Wife: The same way you would for you.
Me: Phone 111, who book an emergency same-day appointment for you because the GP wouldn't take my call?
Wife: 🙄
Wife: The same way you would for you.
Me: Phone 111, who book an emergency same-day appointment for you because the GP wouldn't take my call?
Wife: 🙄
June 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Me: how do I book a doctor's appointment for the kids?
Wife: The same way you would for you.
Me: Phone 111, who book an emergency same-day appointment for you because the GP wouldn't take my call?
Wife: 🙄
Wife: The same way you would for you.
Me: Phone 111, who book an emergency same-day appointment for you because the GP wouldn't take my call?
Wife: 🙄