Jason Allan
@oiyouyeahyou.bsky.social
Driving Techno is the music you listen to while driving?
Making a tool to decipher URLs et al: https://explainURL.com
Making a tool to decipher URLs et al: https://explainURL.com
Taking umbrage with the English words that end with "-erer". Eg renderer
August 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Taking umbrage with the English words that end with "-erer". Eg renderer
Feelings are hard 😞
August 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Feelings are hard 😞
The shame about mass consumer art in the age of digital and trivial global supply chains is that limited physical editions are just a sales and marketing choice rather than function of actual human effort
June 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The shame about mass consumer art in the age of digital and trivial global supply chains is that limited physical editions are just a sales and marketing choice rather than function of actual human effort
Reposted by Jason Allan
Reposted by Jason Allan
how do klingons decide if it's a good day to die
May 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
how do klingons decide if it's a good day to die
I give up; turned off retweets; I'm tired of those moments of scrolling through the noise of compulsive retweets and the "are you sure you haven't seen the thing I posted 5 hours ago?"
May 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I give up; turned off retweets; I'm tired of those moments of scrolling through the noise of compulsive retweets and the "are you sure you haven't seen the thing I posted 5 hours ago?"
Reposted by Jason Allan
“Apparently, TV wildlife presenters can live as long as 99 years”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
May 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“Apparently, TV wildlife presenters can live as long as 99 years”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Reposted by Jason Allan
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
Reposted by Jason Allan
50 years ago the BBC filmed this incredible documentary about Shrewsbury Town FC’s ball boy who was a grown ass man named Fred who owned a tiny boat.
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
50 years ago the BBC filmed this incredible documentary about Shrewsbury Town FC’s ball boy who was a grown ass man named Fred who owned a tiny boat.
Pretty sure this is how my non-tech friends feel when I talk to tech friends
March 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Pretty sure this is how my non-tech friends feel when I talk to tech friends
Messing around with the Vivaldi browser and it's interesting to use a browser like it's the noughts with copious customisation
March 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Messing around with the Vivaldi browser and it's interesting to use a browser like it's the noughts with copious customisation
Can dev docs websites please stop using Aloglia for their search?
It rarely delivers on search results that are even relevant, let alone exact with not even a way to stop searching for "similar strings"
Every time I hit it, I just have to go to google with `site:example.com some query` 🫥
It rarely delivers on search results that are even relevant, let alone exact with not even a way to stop searching for "similar strings"
Every time I hit it, I just have to go to google with `site:example.com some query` 🫥
February 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Can dev docs websites please stop using Aloglia for their search?
It rarely delivers on search results that are even relevant, let alone exact with not even a way to stop searching for "similar strings"
Every time I hit it, I just have to go to google with `site:example.com some query` 🫥
It rarely delivers on search results that are even relevant, let alone exact with not even a way to stop searching for "similar strings"
Every time I hit it, I just have to go to google with `site:example.com some query` 🫥
Got a bit of a phantom follower problem. I'll get the phone notification, check later, then poof they're gone
January 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Got a bit of a phantom follower problem. I'll get the phone notification, check later, then poof they're gone
Reposted by Jason Allan
To all the users who had no idea about Honey; To all the influencers who shilled Honey:
Did you not bother to ask "where is the money coming from to do this sponsor spot"?
Did you not bother to ask "where is the money coming from to do this sponsor spot"?
December 23, 2024 at 4:47 PM
To all the users who had no idea about Honey; To all the influencers who shilled Honey:
Did you not bother to ask "where is the money coming from to do this sponsor spot"?
Did you not bother to ask "where is the money coming from to do this sponsor spot"?
One of those obscure pleasures is setting calendar software to use Monday is the first day of the week. I can't describe what a pleasure it is
What sort of egit thinks breaking up the weekend is a good idea
What sort of egit thinks breaking up the weekend is a good idea
December 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM
One of those obscure pleasures is setting calendar software to use Monday is the first day of the week. I can't describe what a pleasure it is
What sort of egit thinks breaking up the weekend is a good idea
What sort of egit thinks breaking up the weekend is a good idea
Today I Learnt: Charlie Brooker, the writer of Black Mirror, also co-founded Cex (pronounced sex)
December 9, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Today I Learnt: Charlie Brooker, the writer of Black Mirror, also co-founded Cex (pronounced sex)
Annoying a designer in Figma by following their screen and moving my mouse as they work is one of my favourite sports
December 7, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Annoying a designer in Figma by following their screen and moving my mouse as they work is one of my favourite sports
A lot of the time people talk about the Internet Explorer or the modern web. Most will proclaim Firefox or Safari as such. But I'd argue that Chrome **is** the modern IE
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December 6, 2024 at 6:21 PM
A lot of the time people talk about the Internet Explorer or the modern web. Most will proclaim Firefox or Safari as such. But I'd argue that Chrome **is** the modern IE
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Redis the company is so cringe! Went to get their GUI tool to explore an instance in dev. They demand a "work email" and will sign you up to a newsletter without consent
So they exclude anyone without a custom domain and break GDPR
So they exclude anyone without a custom domain and break GDPR
December 6, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Redis the company is so cringe! Went to get their GUI tool to explore an instance in dev. They demand a "work email" and will sign you up to a newsletter without consent
So they exclude anyone without a custom domain and break GDPR
So they exclude anyone without a custom domain and break GDPR
Wait, compiling code IS the excuse to be on here
Sorry it took so long for us to post again here, our code was compiling
December 5, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Wait, compiling code IS the excuse to be on here
Reposted by Jason Allan
Be sure to catch the end of this clever NASA "climate spiral" video showing monthly global temperature changes between 1880 and 2022 (°C)
science.nasa.gov/resource/vid... 🧪
science.nasa.gov/resource/vid... 🧪
December 4, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Be sure to catch the end of this clever NASA "climate spiral" video showing monthly global temperature changes between 1880 and 2022 (°C)
science.nasa.gov/resource/vid... 🧪
science.nasa.gov/resource/vid... 🧪
I will not talk about current affairs here
I will not talk about current affairs here
I must not blather on about current affairs
Ugh, I must be the person I want to follow
I will not talk about current affairs here
I must not blather on about current affairs
Ugh, I must be the person I want to follow
December 4, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I will not talk about current affairs here
I will not talk about current affairs here
I must not blather on about current affairs
Ugh, I must be the person I want to follow
I will not talk about current affairs here
I must not blather on about current affairs
Ugh, I must be the person I want to follow
Yeah, but they never laugh at it ... I think my timings a little off
Ever told a joke so funny that you were asked to tell it to HR too?
December 3, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Yeah, but they never laugh at it ... I think my timings a little off