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Tom Watson
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Software engineer and open source enthusiast.

Currently building cool things at @framer.com.

https://github.com/tom-james-watson
Sometimes it does us good to just stop and appreciate some sweet trees

www.bbc.com/news/article...
300 year-old Polish beech wins Tree of the Year contest
The win by Poland’s Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills tree marks Poland’s fourth victory in a row.
www.bbc.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Gemini on Android gives you the ability to turn off "Gemini App Activity", but doing so means that super basic functionality like "turn the volume up" doesn't work.

So, you can basically choose between having all your snippets be listened to by Google employees, or it not working at all 😕.
December 19, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I have a couple of published extensions and every week I get multiple messages like this.

Knowing how common extension takeovers are is exactly why I don't trust anything other than ublock, a password manager, and my own extensions.

It's a mess and a huge unsolved problem.
December 18, 2024 at 8:51 PM
I'll never get tired of this comparison
19 years of evolution of web design trends.

The Pirate Bay homepage in 2005
vs.
The Pirate Bay homepage in 2024

#WebDesignHistory
December 13, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Domains as handles for verification just might be the best thing about Bluesky. Much better idea than just having "clout badges".
December 5, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Wow, I hadn't realised just how open Bluesky is.

I'm going to need to spend some time messing around with the protocol. So many possibilities!
By popular request, here's how to add Bluesky replies as your blog's comment section!

This requires some technical know-how for now, but I'm hoping that we see some no-code solutions for this pop up soon, like Ghost or Wordpress plugins.

emilyliu.me/blog/comments
November 25, 2024 at 7:59 AM
First impressions of #bluesky - a mix between pre-Elon (prelon?) #twitter and the good bits of #mastodon.

I really wanted to like Mastodon, but the chronological timeline just means it has really low signal to noise. One thing it does well is vibes. Let's see if bsky keeps the current vibes going.
November 13, 2024 at 5:17 PM
After >2 years since the last update, I've just released BreakTimer 1.3.0.

- Working hours now support multiple ranges and per-day hours.
- Choose from 5 different break sounds.
- Added "Disable for..." menu item.
- Native Apple Silicon support.
- Dark mode for settings.

Download: breaktimer.app
November 13, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Alright, so I'm jumping on the "Twitter is a cesspit now" bandwagon and trying this place out.

I like to read and post about #software #programming #opensource #f1 #warhammer #energy #environment 👋
August 20, 2024 at 7:43 AM