James Cheese
@tr00st.co.uk
Developer, re-enactor, probably other things too.
Very much on the list of "things I want for no good reason and absolutely cannot justify purchasing". (it's a long list)
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Very much on the list of "things I want for no good reason and absolutely cannot justify purchasing". (it's a long list)
I'm beginning to lose count of the number of times I put a warning in place telling people to never to do something...
...and increasingly finding that I absolutely need to do exactly what I've told other people not to. I don't regret putting the warning up though. Still made me question myself.
...and increasingly finding that I absolutely need to do exactly what I've told other people not to. I don't regret putting the warning up though. Still made me question myself.
August 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I'm beginning to lose count of the number of times I put a warning in place telling people to never to do something...
...and increasingly finding that I absolutely need to do exactly what I've told other people not to. I don't regret putting the warning up though. Still made me question myself.
...and increasingly finding that I absolutely need to do exactly what I've told other people not to. I don't regret putting the warning up though. Still made me question myself.
Given the recent coffee supply crisis, I've probably picked the wrong time to double down on coffee... But I'm on the lookout for "reasonable" decaf beans - got a current favourite roaster, but not sure I can justify £0.80 per cup for *every* cup of the day...
March 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Given the recent coffee supply crisis, I've probably picked the wrong time to double down on coffee... But I'm on the lookout for "reasonable" decaf beans - got a current favourite roaster, but not sure I can justify £0.80 per cup for *every* cup of the day...
Personally, I had a "I'm not like that!" moment, followed by a series of "Oh god, I'm just like that..." moments. I'm now back dabbling with RSS aggregators and the like, and trying to catch myself when I'm just scrolling for the sake of it.
March 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Personally, I had a "I'm not like that!" moment, followed by a series of "Oh god, I'm just like that..." moments. I'm now back dabbling with RSS aggregators and the like, and trying to catch myself when I'm just scrolling for the sake of it.
That's really nicely put together. Nice, simple and readable layout.
I've been loathe to push too much logic to the backend on my own projects, but you're making me rethink that...
I've been loathe to push too much logic to the backend on my own projects, but you're making me rethink that...
February 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
That's really nicely put together. Nice, simple and readable layout.
I've been loathe to push too much logic to the backend on my own projects, but you're making me rethink that...
I've been loathe to push too much logic to the backend on my own projects, but you're making me rethink that...
Still. Screw you people and your happiness. I'm looking forward to an evening on a couch watching TV with leftover pizza. And it will be glorious.
February 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Still. Screw you people and your happiness. I'm looking forward to an evening on a couch watching TV with leftover pizza. And it will be glorious.
Don't dwell on something, focus on it. There are some things in life that you may not do now, in the next decade, or ever. But if you dwell on the fact that you can't, rather than focusing on finding a way that you may have missed, you will waste your life.
February 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Don't dwell on something, focus on it. There are some things in life that you may not do now, in the next decade, or ever. But if you dwell on the fact that you can't, rather than focusing on finding a way that you may have missed, you will waste your life.
Life may be throwing shit at you right now, but that doesn't mean it'll keep going forever. And trust me, I know saying "be positive" doesn't help all that much. But... Be positive.
February 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Life may be throwing shit at you right now, but that doesn't mean it'll keep going forever. And trust me, I know saying "be positive" doesn't help all that much. But... Be positive.
First posted this 8 years ago.
Valentine's/Singles Awareness Day sucks for some people. Today we'll all see lots of adages being thrown around: "better lonely than let down", "better to have loved and lost"... Screw that. I'd like to propose instead: "Whatever sucks now: Things change."
...
Valentine's/Singles Awareness Day sucks for some people. Today we'll all see lots of adages being thrown around: "better lonely than let down", "better to have loved and lost"... Screw that. I'd like to propose instead: "Whatever sucks now: Things change."
...
February 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
First posted this 8 years ago.
Valentine's/Singles Awareness Day sucks for some people. Today we'll all see lots of adages being thrown around: "better lonely than let down", "better to have loved and lost"... Screw that. I'd like to propose instead: "Whatever sucks now: Things change."
...
Valentine's/Singles Awareness Day sucks for some people. Today we'll all see lots of adages being thrown around: "better lonely than let down", "better to have loved and lost"... Screw that. I'd like to propose instead: "Whatever sucks now: Things change."
...
The Covox Speech Thing comes to mind - mildly interesting solution to an old problem.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covox_S...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covox_S...
Covox Speech Thing - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Covox Speech Thing comes to mind - mildly interesting solution to an old problem.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covox_S...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covox_S...
Well, that's an annoying typo.
January 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Well, that's an annoying typo.
The smug sense of superiority I get to feel as I'm forced to spend hours resolving a dodgy kennel upgrade.
January 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The smug sense of superiority I get to feel as I'm forced to spend hours resolving a dodgy kennel upgrade.
My preference is a mixture personally - I'd prefer to see everything from my subs, but a smattering of new and interesting. I appreciate BlueSky's discover feed and the utterly unexpected stuff that can pop up some times.
January 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My preference is a mixture personally - I'd prefer to see everything from my subs, but a smattering of new and interesting. I appreciate BlueSky's discover feed and the utterly unexpected stuff that can pop up some times.
I love the oxblood hilt, but I'm more of a fan of round pommels myself.
January 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I love the oxblood hilt, but I'm more of a fan of round pommels myself.
Fun side effects of a lighter touch algorithm, I guess - I for one enjoy the WTF factor of discovering something totally unexpected, but I get why others wouldn't...
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Fun side effects of a lighter touch algorithm, I guess - I for one enjoy the WTF factor of discovering something totally unexpected, but I get why others wouldn't...
Well now I want one to go alongside my printed headphone hook... Might wait until I replace the whole desk though.
(and here's assuming replies boost "trending" stats...)
(and here's assuming replies boost "trending" stats...)
January 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Well now I want one to go alongside my printed headphone hook... Might wait until I replace the whole desk though.
(and here's assuming replies boost "trending" stats...)
(and here's assuming replies boost "trending" stats...)
Had this with my work laptop - pretty sure it's mild overheating... Some i7s have *terrible* thermals.
January 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Had this with my work laptop - pretty sure it's mild overheating... Some i7s have *terrible* thermals.
TIL paid web browsers still exist.
www.aol.com/products/bro...
And AOL still exists as a way to access the web?
Kind of makes me want to revisit some old web browsers. IE4, pre-chrome Opera, Netscape Navigator, pre-Firefox Mozilla... There's some gold out there.
www.aol.com/products/bro...
And AOL still exists as a way to access the web?
Kind of makes me want to revisit some old web browsers. IE4, pre-chrome Opera, Netscape Navigator, pre-Firefox Mozilla... There's some gold out there.
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January 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TIL paid web browsers still exist.
www.aol.com/products/bro...
And AOL still exists as a way to access the web?
Kind of makes me want to revisit some old web browsers. IE4, pre-chrome Opera, Netscape Navigator, pre-Firefox Mozilla... There's some gold out there.
www.aol.com/products/bro...
And AOL still exists as a way to access the web?
Kind of makes me want to revisit some old web browsers. IE4, pre-chrome Opera, Netscape Navigator, pre-Firefox Mozilla... There's some gold out there.
If I were made of money, I'd be tempted these days to look at monitors instead of TVs. Slap a smart switch on the side, and pair it with a dedicated device for media that you can actually power off. Probably janky as hell, but would be an interesting project.
January 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If I were made of money, I'd be tempted these days to look at monitors instead of TVs. Slap a smart switch on the side, and pair it with a dedicated device for media that you can actually power off. Probably janky as hell, but would be an interesting project.
I was about to criticize him for not recognizing the bin men, but last time I moved, I was stressed enough to tap out and have a friend take over telling me what I needed to do. So, on reflection, that's the kind of thing I could easily have messed up...
January 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I was about to criticize him for not recognizing the bin men, but last time I moved, I was stressed enough to tap out and have a friend take over telling me what I needed to do. So, on reflection, that's the kind of thing I could easily have messed up...
Oh, I'm so tempted right now... Are you guys making this as a limited run, or longer term? Too much money going out at the moment, but I'm a couple of months once things have quietened down a little, I might swing back around...
January 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Oh, I'm so tempted right now... Are you guys making this as a limited run, or longer term? Too much money going out at the moment, but I'm a couple of months once things have quietened down a little, I might swing back around...
If it falls off your desk hard enough, you won't need to copy the files off it... No judgement here.
January 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If it falls off your desk hard enough, you won't need to copy the files off it... No judgement here.
Remote access usually lasts ;)
But realistically, it depends on whether a new class of component appears - things line GPUs, AI coprocessors and the like would be the biggest blockers. It's when a fundamentally new function appears that you never realized it would. Beyond that, lots of cores & RAM.
But realistically, it depends on whether a new class of component appears - things line GPUs, AI coprocessors and the like would be the biggest blockers. It's when a fundamentally new function appears that you never realized it would. Beyond that, lots of cores & RAM.
January 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Remote access usually lasts ;)
But realistically, it depends on whether a new class of component appears - things line GPUs, AI coprocessors and the like would be the biggest blockers. It's when a fundamentally new function appears that you never realized it would. Beyond that, lots of cores & RAM.
But realistically, it depends on whether a new class of component appears - things line GPUs, AI coprocessors and the like would be the biggest blockers. It's when a fundamentally new function appears that you never realized it would. Beyond that, lots of cores & RAM.
Obligatory ifixit mention for guides?
www.ifixit.com
www.ifixit.com
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January 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Obligatory ifixit mention for guides?
www.ifixit.com
www.ifixit.com
No Shadow the Hedgehog in a list of great 2005 releases? That's...
OK, yeah, that's fair.
OK, yeah, that's fair.
January 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
No Shadow the Hedgehog in a list of great 2005 releases? That's...
OK, yeah, that's fair.
OK, yeah, that's fair.