Tom Howland
@tomhow.land
Web dev. Dad. Good at Trivial Pursuit. From Yorkshire by way of Warwickshire.
I’m surprised online supermarkets aren’t muscling in on the recipe box market.
They don’t need to box anything, just add a carrot, chicken, etc., and recipe card to my basket.
They don’t need to box anything, just add a carrot, chicken, etc., and recipe card to my basket.
October 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I’m surprised online supermarkets aren’t muscling in on the recipe box market.
They don’t need to box anything, just add a carrot, chicken, etc., and recipe card to my basket.
They don’t need to box anything, just add a carrot, chicken, etc., and recipe card to my basket.
The spirit of Quibi is alive and well, as I have now watched the entirety of The Kings Speech over the course of 90 YouTube Shorts
August 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The spirit of Quibi is alive and well, as I have now watched the entirety of The Kings Speech over the course of 90 YouTube Shorts
The Grand Old Quantum Physicist of York, he had 1 x 10⁴ men.
When they were only halfway up they were in a superposition of both up and down at the same time.
When they were only halfway up they were in a superposition of both up and down at the same time.
June 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Grand Old Quantum Physicist of York, he had 1 x 10⁴ men.
When they were only halfway up they were in a superposition of both up and down at the same time.
When they were only halfway up they were in a superposition of both up and down at the same time.
Reposted by Tom Howland
havin' a play with: backdrop-filter: url(#glass);
Gecko/Webkit 🙏
Gecko/Webkit 🙏
June 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
havin' a play with: backdrop-filter: url(#glass);
Gecko/Webkit 🙏
Gecko/Webkit 🙏
I never understood the claims that shoplifting will cause price increases for us honest folk.
Shops set prices to that sweet spot where charging more would lower profits.
Shoplifting doesn’t change that sweet spot, so raising prices would just boost the losses.
Shops set prices to that sweet spot where charging more would lower profits.
Shoplifting doesn’t change that sweet spot, so raising prices would just boost the losses.
June 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I never understood the claims that shoplifting will cause price increases for us honest folk.
Shops set prices to that sweet spot where charging more would lower profits.
Shoplifting doesn’t change that sweet spot, so raising prices would just boost the losses.
Shops set prices to that sweet spot where charging more would lower profits.
Shoplifting doesn’t change that sweet spot, so raising prices would just boost the losses.
Whatever my next project is, I’m using Instrument Serif
It’s a Google font that doesn’t feel like a Google font, if that makes sense.
It’s a Google font that doesn’t feel like a Google font, if that makes sense.
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Whatever my next project is, I’m using Instrument Serif
It’s a Google font that doesn’t feel like a Google font, if that makes sense.
It’s a Google font that doesn’t feel like a Google font, if that makes sense.
I just got bitten by the side project bug and have like 5 ideas for completely different projects I want to all do right now
April 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I just got bitten by the side project bug and have like 5 ideas for completely different projects I want to all do right now
There needs to be a more dime-a-dozen approach to dressing well. I bet movie sets have 1000 stock outfits that would suit me better than anything I could assemble myself through days of shopping.
March 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There needs to be a more dime-a-dozen approach to dressing well. I bet movie sets have 1000 stock outfits that would suit me better than anything I could assemble myself through days of shopping.
Spend £200 on fancy keyboard with fingerprint scanner vs just keep my laptop open on the desk when I’m on the monitor 🤔
March 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Spend £200 on fancy keyboard with fingerprint scanner vs just keep my laptop open on the desk when I’m on the monitor 🤔
There appears to be a “launching” phase before walking, where a baby constantly springs their legs and flings their head back into danger.
February 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
There appears to be a “launching” phase before walking, where a baby constantly springs their legs and flings their head back into danger.
Everything this baby wants to do is dangerous.
February 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Everything this baby wants to do is dangerous.
Would it kill sock makers to make every sock in a pack identical?
February 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Would it kill sock makers to make every sock in a pack identical?
I can bear the baby waking up an hour early and entertaining himself on our bed while we doze
But currently his toys aren’t as interesting as climbing on us, poking our faces, sitting up then falling backwards, and kicking.
But currently his toys aren’t as interesting as climbing on us, poking our faces, sitting up then falling backwards, and kicking.
February 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I can bear the baby waking up an hour early and entertaining himself on our bed while we doze
But currently his toys aren’t as interesting as climbing on us, poking our faces, sitting up then falling backwards, and kicking.
But currently his toys aren’t as interesting as climbing on us, poking our faces, sitting up then falling backwards, and kicking.
Reposted by Tom Howland
I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things
Voting for the Mayor Who Promised to Blow Up the City Doesn’t Mean I Approve of the Mayor Blowing Up the City
It’s so easy to label people these days. From the way folks have been talking, you’d think everyone falls into two buckets: those who voted against...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things
“Still waters run deep” winds me up.
If I make no effort to engage with people, I should work on it, not say “well actually that means I’m really clever”
If I make no effort to engage with people, I should work on it, not say “well actually that means I’m really clever”
February 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“Still waters run deep” winds me up.
If I make no effort to engage with people, I should work on it, not say “well actually that means I’m really clever”
If I make no effort to engage with people, I should work on it, not say “well actually that means I’m really clever”
Curiosity overcame me so I booked a Vision Pro try-out
February 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Curiosity overcame me so I booked a Vision Pro try-out
I did petrol maths and it turns out 7 miles costs £1. I think I’m going to be sick.
January 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I did petrol maths and it turns out 7 miles costs £1. I think I’m going to be sick.
If I have to listen to a song 10 times before I like it, does that make it deep or bad (and only enjoyed out of Stockholm Syndrome)?
January 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If I have to listen to a song 10 times before I like it, does that make it deep or bad (and only enjoyed out of Stockholm Syndrome)?
Sometimes I wonder about all the songs I’d love if I heard them one more time and all the songs I do love because I happened to hear them the required number of times.
January 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sometimes I wonder about all the songs I’d love if I heard them one more time and all the songs I do love because I happened to hear them the required number of times.
I still haven't figured out a graceful way of populating a useForm with the results of a useQuery. Putting a reset in a useEffect gives me the ick.
January 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I still haven't figured out a graceful way of populating a useForm with the results of a useQuery. Putting a reset in a useEffect gives me the ick.
Whenever I see people release SaaS’ with templates I feel like a schmuck doing everything from scratch.
January 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Whenever I see people release SaaS’ with templates I feel like a schmuck doing everything from scratch.
Having a pocket notepad todo list has been a game changer for productivity
January 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Having a pocket notepad todo list has been a game changer for productivity
Reposted by Tom Howland
Want your web/brand/product/etc design to stand out?
Stop using Poppins.
There I said it.
Stop using Poppins.
There I said it.
January 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Want your web/brand/product/etc design to stand out?
Stop using Poppins.
There I said it.
Stop using Poppins.
There I said it.
The Bluesky source code looks very tidy and professional, but it also looks very boilerplatey.
I can’t help but think there could be some more abstractions, but maybe they’ve seen some truth I’m yet to see and I’m in the middle of a midwit bell curve.
I can’t help but think there could be some more abstractions, but maybe they’ve seen some truth I’m yet to see and I’m in the middle of a midwit bell curve.
January 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Bluesky source code looks very tidy and professional, but it also looks very boilerplatey.
I can’t help but think there could be some more abstractions, but maybe they’ve seen some truth I’m yet to see and I’m in the middle of a midwit bell curve.
I can’t help but think there could be some more abstractions, but maybe they’ve seen some truth I’m yet to see and I’m in the middle of a midwit bell curve.
I didn’t realise people actually liked TikTok.
I thought everyone was wary of the brainrot (especially for kids) and potential spying and only went on because of dopamine addiction.
I thought everyone was wary of the brainrot (especially for kids) and potential spying and only went on because of dopamine addiction.
January 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I didn’t realise people actually liked TikTok.
I thought everyone was wary of the brainrot (especially for kids) and potential spying and only went on because of dopamine addiction.
I thought everyone was wary of the brainrot (especially for kids) and potential spying and only went on because of dopamine addiction.