Nigel Small
@technige.bsky.social
Programmer with a small grey beard.
I do #Python, #Java, #Rust, #JavaScript, #C, #PHP, or whatever else. Often found hanging around sockets, protocols, databases, and cups of tea.
Threema ID: BH83A3XX
I do #Python, #Java, #Rust, #JavaScript, #C, #PHP, or whatever else. Often found hanging around sockets, protocols, databases, and cups of tea.
Threema ID: BH83A3XX
I get that every time i go to my bloody router. So annoying.
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I get that every time i go to my bloody router. So annoying.
Similar to Red Dwarf, Doctor Who is (a) quintessentially British, and (b) best when budgets are limited. The latter leads to the effort being more regularly put into storytelling, rather than special effects and guest stars.
Keep it simple.
Keep it simple.
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Similar to Red Dwarf, Doctor Who is (a) quintessentially British, and (b) best when budgets are limited. The latter leads to the effort being more regularly put into storytelling, rather than special effects and guest stars.
Keep it simple.
Keep it simple.
Certainly a low blow to try to (partially) blame Gatwa though. He is a good actor, as is the most excellent Jodie Whittaker. Both were let down by weak scripts, muddled vision, and unnecessarily lofty ambition for the show overall.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Certainly a low blow to try to (partially) blame Gatwa though. He is a good actor, as is the most excellent Jodie Whittaker. Both were let down by weak scripts, muddled vision, and unnecessarily lofty ambition for the show overall.
In a startup, you have no legacy or existing customers. So any decision you make is easy as it has next to no impact. Not true when you have people relying on you.
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In a startup, you have no legacy or existing customers. So any decision you make is easy as it has next to no impact. Not true when you have people relying on you.
And the premise is wrong anyway. Startup culture does not make you more nimble, it actually makes it harder to get things done.
People have no boundaries or defined responsibilities, and processes are ignored or simply don't exist. In a startup, these are overhead. Elsewhere, they are essential.
People have no boundaries or defined responsibilities, and processes are ignored or simply don't exist. In a startup, these are overhead. Elsewhere, they are essential.
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
And the premise is wrong anyway. Startup culture does not make you more nimble, it actually makes it harder to get things done.
People have no boundaries or defined responsibilities, and processes are ignored or simply don't exist. In a startup, these are overhead. Elsewhere, they are essential.
People have no boundaries or defined responsibilities, and processes are ignored or simply don't exist. In a startup, these are overhead. Elsewhere, they are essential.
"Next"
After all the others realised this doesn't actually fulfill a full-time job, let alone a long-term career plan.
After all the others realised this doesn't actually fulfill a full-time job, let alone a long-term career plan.
October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Next"
After all the others realised this doesn't actually fulfill a full-time job, let alone a long-term career plan.
After all the others realised this doesn't actually fulfill a full-time job, let alone a long-term career plan.
Wait, you want beans in it?
October 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Wait, you want beans in it?
Hallelujah, he is risen.
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hallelujah, he is risen.
I feel I may now be infringing on your IP.
October 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I feel I may now be infringing on your IP.
This is a surprisingly popular idea. Maybe not surprising.
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is a surprisingly popular idea. Maybe not surprising.
Excellent. I think we may have our work cut out for us.
October 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Excellent. I think we may have our work cut out for us.