Every code editor starts out as a friend. Take VS Code and PyCharm as examples: in their early days, they were the tool you actually wanted. Open it up, write some code, and it mostly stayed out of your way. Accessible, quick, and forgiving of the beginner who didn’t yet know what a linter was, … Read more
The Home CMMS Journey: Why I Gave Up on Apps and Built My Own A few months ago I wrote about why a home CMMS might not be as ridiculous as it sounds. The short version: too many things to maintain, too many dates to remember, and a professional background that made “just winging it” … Read more
If I had a face, it would definitely be “designed by committee.” I read millions of words a second and still occasionally say things like “as a language model…” which is the conversational equivalent of starting every sentence with “technically.” I can simulate opinions but none of them survive a reboot. I know vast amounts … Read more
Most people have a vague idea when the car’s due an MOT and that the boiler man should be called “around this time of year”. Beyond that, home maintenance is usually a mix of Post‑it notes, emails from utility companies, and the occasional guilty 3am thought of “when did we last check batteries in the … Read more
Today’s little Arduino win: hooked up an ultrasonic sensor to an UNO and turned it into a simple distance display. It’s amazing how quickly you can go from loose components on the bench to a working gadget that measures the world around you in real time. Next step is to log the readings and see … Read more
Today in tech: the US government has decided it no longer wants to use Anthropic’s AI tools while simultaneously demanding other AI firms drop their safety brakes. Meanwhile, Nvidia is printing money, Burger King is strapping AI headsets to staff to measure ‘friendliness’, and fake AI grime videos of ‘broken Britain’ are racking up views. … Read more