NotQuiteHere
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December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Some things shouldn't be proprietary. This includes replacing brake pads.: https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/11/16/some-things-shouldnt-be-proprietary.html
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Some things shouldn't be proprietary. This includes replacing brake pads.: https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/11/16/some-things-shouldnt-be-proprietary.html
Dates are hard: github.com/torvalds/…
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Dates are hard: github.com/torvalds/…
PSA: Samsung smart rings are spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️
October 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
PSA: Samsung smart rings are spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️
New shortest path algorithm: www.quantamagazine.org/new-metho…
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
New shortest path algorithm: www.quantamagazine.org/new-metho…
August 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We put ~88 characters in a line because that’s how our eyes work! When I moved to a wide screen monitor I discovered that 3 blocks of text could fit comfortably on my screen, with better widths than I could get on multiple monitors. blog.glyph.im/2025/08/t…
August 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We put ~88 characters in a line because that’s how our eyes work! When I moved to a wide screen monitor I discovered that 3 blocks of text could fit comfortably on my screen, with better widths than I could get on multiple monitors. blog.glyph.im/2025/08/t…
The impact of LLM’s on our lives will be both more, and less, dramatic than people realise. This is unlikely to end with the world exploding; which is not to suggest that it want be completely destroyed. For some it already is being.... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/07/31/the-impact-of-llms-on.html
July 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The impact of LLM’s on our lives will be both more, and less, dramatic than people realise. This is unlikely to end with the world exploding; which is not to suggest that it want be completely destroyed. For some it already is being.... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/07/31/the-impact-of-llms-on.html
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Quick @pebble project update! I'm also working on a longer blog post with lots more details, updated images of Core Time 2, etc. And I will hopefully pair that with a Tick Talk epp!
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July 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Quick @pebble project update! I'm also working on a longer blog post with lots more details, updated images of Core Time 2, etc. And I will hopefully pair that with a Tick Talk epp!
Thread...
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Scammer: this is phone_company we’re going to cut your SIM off in 48 hours
Me: yeah… no your not
Scammer: how can you say that
Me: because you’re not phone_company
Me: yeah… no your not
Scammer: how can you say that
Me: because you’re not phone_company
July 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Scammer: this is phone_company we’re going to cut your SIM off in 48 hours
Me: yeah… no your not
Scammer: how can you say that
Me: because you’re not phone_company
Me: yeah… no your not
Scammer: how can you say that
Me: because you’re not phone_company
So, I only just came across this. With 5 hours to go and a sick bairn I'm probably not going to play this month!
Another interesting FREE #500Word #WritingChallenge from #FuriousFiction 🤔😎 Anyone interested in having a go, take a look here ...
www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fict...
The 55 hour deadline clock is already ticking .... Go go go 🤔😱😂😂💜❤️
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fict...
The 55 hour deadline clock is already ticking .... Go go go 🤔😱😂😂💜❤️
#WritingCommunity #CreativeWriting #WritersAndEdtors
July 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
So, I only just came across this. With 5 hours to go and a sick bairn I'm probably not going to play this month!
Beautiful example of what I am reasonably sure is dryads saddle. Not sure enough to eat it mind.
June 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Beautiful example of what I am reasonably sure is dryads saddle. Not sure enough to eat it mind.
Type “cous”, get recipes, press enter, phone “corrects” it to void, recipes vanish.
Appropriate I guess.
Appropriate I guess.
June 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Type “cous”, get recipes, press enter, phone “corrects” it to void, recipes vanish.
Appropriate I guess.
Appropriate I guess.
There is something very weird about a world in which I require a certificate to prove I can safely use ladder but here we are. I am safe for the next 5 years.
June 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
There is something very weird about a world in which I require a certificate to prove I can safely use ladder but here we are. I am safe for the next 5 years.
We found some insects in the park. (These were removed from our clothes not picked up from plants.)
May 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We found some insects in the park. (These were removed from our clothes not picked up from plants.)
Over the last few days I’ve had several of these messages spam. Do you think they realise the irony?
May 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Over the last few days I’ve had several of these messages spam. Do you think they realise the irony?
"there’s a teeny tiny problem:
The lights don’t work without the App.
Did I mention the company went bankrupt? And the spotty history of the bike? And that Customer Support is in startup heaven? And how ridiculous it is anywa... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/23/theres-a-teeny-tiny-problem.html
The lights don’t work without the App.
Did I mention the company went bankrupt? And the spotty history of the bike? And that Customer Support is in startup heaven? And how ridiculous it is anywa... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/23/theres-a-teeny-tiny-problem.html
April 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"there’s a teeny tiny problem:
The lights don’t work without the App.
Did I mention the company went bankrupt? And the spotty history of the bike? And that Customer Support is in startup heaven? And how ridiculous it is anywa... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/23/theres-a-teeny-tiny-problem.html
The lights don’t work without the App.
Did I mention the company went bankrupt? And the spotty history of the bike? And that Customer Support is in startup heaven? And how ridiculous it is anywa... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/23/theres-a-teeny-tiny-problem.html
#WordWeavers Apr 23: Do you plan your themes or do they arise from your writing and then get tweaked in edits?
A bit of both - my main themes have been percolating for a while. Some will arise naturally as I write.
A bit of both - my main themes have been percolating for a while. Some will arise naturally as I write.
April 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
#WordWeavers Apr 23: Do you plan your themes or do they arise from your writing and then get tweaked in edits?
A bit of both - my main themes have been percolating for a while. Some will arise naturally as I write.
A bit of both - my main themes have been percolating for a while. Some will arise naturally as I write.
#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 23: World Book Day! Share a prompt or the first few lines of a story you wish you could read.
Although not strictly a prompt this one has always been one of my favourites
Although not strictly a prompt this one has always been one of my favourites
April 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 23: World Book Day! Share a prompt or the first few lines of a story you wish you could read.
Although not strictly a prompt this one has always been one of my favourites
Although not strictly a prompt this one has always been one of my favourites
#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 22: Earth Day! Who’s your most traveled character? Your least?
Least travelled would be Amelie - she was born on the frontier and has never known another world.
Most would be Vee who has spent ... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/22/writerscoffeeclub-apr-earth-day-whos.html
Least travelled would be Amelie - she was born on the frontier and has never known another world.
Most would be Vee who has spent ... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/22/writerscoffeeclub-apr-earth-day-whos.html
April 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub Apr 22: Earth Day! Who’s your most traveled character? Your least?
Least travelled would be Amelie - she was born on the frontier and has never known another world.
Most would be Vee who has spent ... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/22/writerscoffeeclub-apr-earth-day-whos.html
Least travelled would be Amelie - she was born on the frontier and has never known another world.
Most would be Vee who has spent ... https://micro.tamarisk.it/2025/04/22/writerscoffeeclub-apr-earth-day-whos.html
#WordWeavers Apr 22: Would your story work in a vastly different setting?
Yes, the detail would have to change but the story itself could be transported without much issue.
Yes, the detail would have to change but the story itself could be transported without much issue.
April 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#WordWeavers Apr 22: Would your story work in a vastly different setting?
Yes, the detail would have to change but the story itself could be transported without much issue.
Yes, the detail would have to change but the story itself could be transported without much issue.
#wordWeavers Apr 21: Is there anything that bores you about any of your characters?
Why would I write characters that bore me?
Why would I write characters that bore me?
April 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#wordWeavers Apr 21: Is there anything that bores you about any of your characters?
Why would I write characters that bore me?
Why would I write characters that bore me?
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The inventor of the toothbrush used to live in my block, but almost noone knows this because there's no plaque.
December 15, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The inventor of the toothbrush used to live in my block, but almost noone knows this because there's no plaque.