Si Jobling
@sijobling.com
Engineering manager by day, side project “hustler” the rest. Social media addict. Founder of @housefinesse.com, @derbycounty.bsky.social and @PETALS.team
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
This week, after speaking at #TechMidsConf, I realised my people are mostly hanging out in Bluesky.
The conference made me realise how much I miss hanging out with techies, focusing on the positives, with an optimistic view of what is possible.
I miss it. Here’s to more of it.
The conference made me realise how much I miss hanging out with techies, focusing on the positives, with an optimistic view of what is possible.
I miss it. Here’s to more of it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This week, after speaking at #TechMidsConf, I realised my people are mostly hanging out in Bluesky.
The conference made me realise how much I miss hanging out with techies, focusing on the positives, with an optimistic view of what is possible.
I miss it. Here’s to more of it.
The conference made me realise how much I miss hanging out with techies, focusing on the positives, with an optimistic view of what is possible.
I miss it. Here’s to more of it.
Final shout-out for anyone who wants to come heckle me at Tech Mids Conference in Birmingham on Friday afternoon. Plus you get to watch some other amazing speakers from our wonderful tech scene around the Midlands.
Last few tickets available at conf.techmids.org
Last few tickets available at conf.techmids.org
TechMids Conf - A community-driven tech conference
TechMids Conf is an all day, full stack conference on Friday 14th November 2025 Come along for a day of inspiring talks, social chatter and fun.
conf.techmids.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Final shout-out for anyone who wants to come heckle me at Tech Mids Conference in Birmingham on Friday afternoon. Plus you get to watch some other amazing speakers from our wonderful tech scene around the Midlands.
Last few tickets available at conf.techmids.org
Last few tickets available at conf.techmids.org
I currently tend to use "old man yells at" Slack reactions for anything tech related.
It might be a bit troll like but it adds a bit of humour to our conversations.
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It might be a bit troll like but it adds a bit of humour to our conversations.
slackmojis.com/emojis/14362...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I currently tend to use "old man yells at" Slack reactions for anything tech related.
It might be a bit troll like but it adds a bit of humour to our conversations.
slackmojis.com/emojis/14362...
It might be a bit troll like but it adds a bit of humour to our conversations.
slackmojis.com/emojis/14362...
OH: "I thought that was going to be a banana skin but it went better than expected." 🍌
#quoteoftheday
#quoteoftheday
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
OH: "I thought that was going to be a banana skin but it went better than expected." 🍌
#quoteoftheday
#quoteoftheday
I was today’s years old when I realised my iPhone can charge my Apple Watch with the USB-C cable.
Obviously.
Obviously.
October 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I was today’s years old when I realised my iPhone can charge my Apple Watch with the USB-C cable.
Obviously.
Obviously.
Looking forward to catching up with @brucel.bsky.social at next month’s #TechMidsConf after way too may years.
I’m expecting there will be rants and giggles.
I’m expecting there will be rants and giggles.
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Looking forward to catching up with @brucel.bsky.social at next month’s #TechMidsConf after way too may years.
I’m expecting there will be rants and giggles.
I’m expecting there will be rants and giggles.
That first sip of your Friday evening tipple.
What’s yours?
What’s yours?
October 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
That first sip of your Friday evening tipple.
What’s yours?
What’s yours?
I know I talk about my work quite a bit, but not usually from a proud one. After some recent feedback training, I realised it’s OK to celebrate when something’s genuinely making a difference.
PETALS has been growing for a while now; no campaigns or ads, just word of mouth through tech teams… (1/3)
PETALS has been growing for a while now; no campaigns or ads, just word of mouth through tech teams… (1/3)
October 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I know I talk about my work quite a bit, but not usually from a proud one. After some recent feedback training, I realised it’s OK to celebrate when something’s genuinely making a difference.
PETALS has been growing for a while now; no campaigns or ads, just word of mouth through tech teams… (1/3)
PETALS has been growing for a while now; no campaigns or ads, just word of mouth through tech teams… (1/3)
I just realised that full time DJs have an inclination to chase the sunshine and summer vibes, gigging the Northern hemisphere and med May-Sep then Southern the rest.
Maybe that’s a personality trait that I’ve overlooked with my DJing hobby and desire to escape the miserable UK weather?
Maybe that’s a personality trait that I’ve overlooked with my DJing hobby and desire to escape the miserable UK weather?
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I just realised that full time DJs have an inclination to chase the sunshine and summer vibes, gigging the Northern hemisphere and med May-Sep then Southern the rest.
Maybe that’s a personality trait that I’ve overlooked with my DJing hobby and desire to escape the miserable UK weather?
Maybe that’s a personality trait that I’ve overlooked with my DJing hobby and desire to escape the miserable UK weather?
I felt like Superman with the hospital physio earlier - and not because of unexpected super powers…
She said "I didn't recognise you with your glasses on."
She said "I didn't recognise you with your glasses on."
October 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I felt like Superman with the hospital physio earlier - and not because of unexpected super powers…
She said "I didn't recognise you with your glasses on."
She said "I didn't recognise you with your glasses on."
From my experience, there’s definitely a higher percentage of gamers in the engineering teams I’ve worked with over my time so this dungeon party exercise could work quite well to build your next team.
newsletter.manager.dev/p/build-your...
newsletter.manager.dev/p/build-your...
Build your engineering team like a dungeon party
What's your ideal engineering team mix?
newsletter.manager.dev
October 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
From my experience, there’s definitely a higher percentage of gamers in the engineering teams I’ve worked with over my time so this dungeon party exercise could work quite well to build your next team.
newsletter.manager.dev/p/build-your...
newsletter.manager.dev/p/build-your...
Which data table format do LLMs understand best?
Interesting study to see how accurate and costly different formats perform and the trade offs between them.
It looks like Markdown-KV works best in this case but INI is cheaper.
www.improvingagents.com/blog/best-in...
Interesting study to see how accurate and costly different formats perform and the trade offs between them.
It looks like Markdown-KV works best in this case but INI is cheaper.
www.improvingagents.com/blog/best-in...
Which Table Format Do LLMs Understand Best? (Results for 11 Formats)
We benchmarked 11 data formats, including markdown tables, JSON, CSV, YAML, XML, and more, to see which LLMs understand best. We found surprising accuracy and token cost trade-offs.
www.improvingagents.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Which data table format do LLMs understand best?
Interesting study to see how accurate and costly different formats perform and the trade offs between them.
It looks like Markdown-KV works best in this case but INI is cheaper.
www.improvingagents.com/blog/best-in...
Interesting study to see how accurate and costly different formats perform and the trade offs between them.
It looks like Markdown-KV works best in this case but INI is cheaper.
www.improvingagents.com/blog/best-in...
Are you on #Duolingo? Let's hook up and I might even share my Super Family plan with you www.duolingo.com/profile/SiJo...
Si Jobling on Duolingo
www.duolingo.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Are you on #Duolingo? Let's hook up and I might even share my Super Family plan with you www.duolingo.com/profile/SiJo...
First working day of the month, also known as Direct Debit Notification Day.
#firstworldproblems #modernlife
#firstworldproblems #modernlife
October 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
First working day of the month, also known as Direct Debit Notification Day.
#firstworldproblems #modernlife
#firstworldproblems #modernlife
I wanted to be able to open some links across MacOS in Chrome over my default Safari (as some sites "work better" in Chrome).
I know there are apps available for this but why install more things when an AppleScript can do it?
One quick prompt later and this worked just fine within a few minutes.
I know there are apps available for this but why install more things when an AppleScript can do it?
One quick prompt later and this worked just fine within a few minutes.
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wanted to be able to open some links across MacOS in Chrome over my default Safari (as some sites "work better" in Chrome).
I know there are apps available for this but why install more things when an AppleScript can do it?
One quick prompt later and this worked just fine within a few minutes.
I know there are apps available for this but why install more things when an AppleScript can do it?
One quick prompt later and this worked just fine within a few minutes.
OH: "I think that's the first time in history when someone asked if we can see their screen share and got a NO." #remoteWorking
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
OH: "I think that's the first time in history when someone asked if we can see their screen share and got a NO." #remoteWorking
Would you like to attend a #PETALS conference?
I had an idea this morning for hosting a meetup or conference in 2026 around team health, how different organisations are using our framework to surface team morale and share some of the mutual challenges we all face.
youtu.be/FSH8k0zO-g4
I had an idea this morning for hosting a meetup or conference in 2026 around team health, how different organisations are using our framework to surface team morale and share some of the mutual challenges we all face.
youtu.be/FSH8k0zO-g4
What if we bring PETALS people together?
Off the back of a Summer hiatus (from content), it's time to get back on track for the rest of 2025 and think about what we'll do in 2026 - including a big event.
00:00 Where have I been?
00:23…
youtu.be
September 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Would you like to attend a #PETALS conference?
I had an idea this morning for hosting a meetup or conference in 2026 around team health, how different organisations are using our framework to surface team morale and share some of the mutual challenges we all face.
youtu.be/FSH8k0zO-g4
I had an idea this morning for hosting a meetup or conference in 2026 around team health, how different organisations are using our framework to surface team morale and share some of the mutual challenges we all face.
youtu.be/FSH8k0zO-g4
After nearly 20yr of having an account and the Bending Spoons takeover, I'm now downloading all my #Vimeo content and closing my account.
I loved the potential of the Vimeo creator network and always saw it as the "classy" hosting option but obviously it couldn't compete with the other big players.
I loved the potential of the Vimeo creator network and always saw it as the "classy" hosting option but obviously it couldn't compete with the other big players.
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
After nearly 20yr of having an account and the Bending Spoons takeover, I'm now downloading all my #Vimeo content and closing my account.
I loved the potential of the Vimeo creator network and always saw it as the "classy" hosting option but obviously it couldn't compete with the other big players.
I loved the potential of the Vimeo creator network and always saw it as the "classy" hosting option but obviously it couldn't compete with the other big players.
Who wears their Apple Watch in bed? When do you charge it if so?
Geniunely curious as my old Series 3 needs recharging every night and I'm wondering how much the new Sleep Score will be used.
#AppleWatch #SleepScore
Geniunely curious as my old Series 3 needs recharging every night and I'm wondering how much the new Sleep Score will be used.
#AppleWatch #SleepScore
September 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Who wears their Apple Watch in bed? When do you charge it if so?
Geniunely curious as my old Series 3 needs recharging every night and I'm wondering how much the new Sleep Score will be used.
#AppleWatch #SleepScore
Geniunely curious as my old Series 3 needs recharging every night and I'm wondering how much the new Sleep Score will be used.
#AppleWatch #SleepScore
TIL how to take a full page screenshot in Google Chrome using the native dev tools rather than a plugin.
1. Open Dev Tools (Cmd+Option+I)
2. Run command (Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Search for "(Capture full page) screenshot"
1. Open Dev Tools (Cmd+Option+I)
2. Run command (Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Search for "(Capture full page) screenshot"
September 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
TIL how to take a full page screenshot in Google Chrome using the native dev tools rather than a plugin.
1. Open Dev Tools (Cmd+Option+I)
2. Run command (Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Search for "(Capture full page) screenshot"
1. Open Dev Tools (Cmd+Option+I)
2. Run command (Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Search for "(Capture full page) screenshot"