John Shepherd
@shep.dev
Engineering manager. Web developer. Walking database of useless facts. Beer & kebab enthusiast. Views are my own. So are my models and controllers. (He/him)
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
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Happy #HackersDay! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1995 cult film "Hackers". Here's a gif of the movie for you to enjoy and share!
September 15, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Happy #HackersDay! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1995 cult film "Hackers". Here's a gif of the movie for you to enjoy and share!
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Now THIS is what a customer-centric app is.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
June 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Now THIS is what a customer-centric app is.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
Most banks keep sending out warning emails about impersonation and scams.
Any app can implement this capability with a little coding + backend work (assuming their BE sensible enough): and yet Monzo is the first one I’ve heard do it.
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sometimes you do have to hand it to them
May 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
sometimes you do have to hand it to them
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
Do I accept these cookies? Absolutely! Thanks @sentry.io & @syntax.fm
April 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Do I accept these cookies? Absolutely! Thanks @sentry.io & @syntax.fm
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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
As someone who is colourblind I approve of all tools like this!
Oh dang this is super cool. WhoCanUse succinctly demonstrates how people with different types of colorblindness see different color choices: www.whocanuse.com
WhoCanUse
A tool that brings attention and understanding to how color contrast can affect people with different visual impairments.
www.whocanuse.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
As someone who is colourblind I approve of all tools like this!
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who's gonna call
January 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
who's gonna call
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Wow, right in the nostalgias - I definitely had this back in the day!
December 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Wow, right in the nostalgias - I definitely had this back in the day!
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You are in the article's conclusion.
(And so am I)
(And so am I)
December 10, 2024 at 11:43 AM
You are in the article's conclusion.
(And so am I)
(And so am I)
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yes i will absolutely spend an order of magnitude more time messing around in developer tools to reenable paste than it would have taken me to just type in my account number
December 3, 2024 at 2:53 PM
yes i will absolutely spend an order of magnitude more time messing around in developer tools to reenable paste than it would have taken me to just type in my account number
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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What are the farmers planning?!?!!
November 18, 2024 at 11:15 AM
What are the farmers planning?!?!!
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it's been long enough for me to admit publicly that when i left Gizmodo in 2022 I changed my Slack username to "S1ackbot" and the G/O Media failed to detect or delete it for months
February 23, 2024 at 12:54 AM
it's been long enough for me to admit publicly that when i left Gizmodo in 2022 I changed my Slack username to "S1ackbot" and the G/O Media failed to detect or delete it for months
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A reminder that you can put "Thomas and the" in front of the title of any RAIB incident report to get a really dark Thomas the Tank Engine reboot.
"Thomas and the uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common"
www.gov.uk/raib-reports
"Thomas and the uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common"
www.gov.uk/raib-reports
October 25, 2024 at 8:30 AM
A reminder that you can put "Thomas and the" in front of the title of any RAIB incident report to get a really dark Thomas the Tank Engine reboot.
"Thomas and the uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common"
www.gov.uk/raib-reports
"Thomas and the uncontrolled evacuation of a partially platformed train at Clapham Common"
www.gov.uk/raib-reports
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hey. hey mister. I found your stolen apes
February 6, 2024 at 8:13 PM
hey. hey mister. I found your stolen apes
In horrifying news it appears that the Co-op use IE to render their till output in 2023.
July 26, 2023 at 7:55 PM
In horrifying news it appears that the Co-op use IE to render their till output in 2023.