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British Swift Syntax 🇬🇧
If you’ve ever winced at the sight of Color instead of Colour, or felt despair reading try…catch when a good old “Would you mind…?” would be spot on, then this one’s for you. I’ve put together a small, but fit and proper set of Swift tidbits that clean up the more questionable Americanisms in our lovely codebases. It’s a tiny rebellion. A…
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Star Wars – The High Republic: Temptation of the Force
High Republic, low expectations. I wanted to love this – I really did. As a long-time Star Wars fan, I’m usually game for Jedi drama and galactic peril. The audiobook starts off promisingly enough, but quickly descends into a chaotic blend of melodrama, cheesy Force-flirting, and inexplicably glam-rock aesthetics. Yes, someone decided metal music would…
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After Work – A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time
by Nick Srnicek Marketed as a bold vision for a post-work future, but it opens with such a heavy-handed sermon on workplace oppression, it felt more like a communist manifesto than a book. I bailed before the revolution began.
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“Welcome, welcome!”
A cosy corner of the web where debugging meets doughnuts, side quests involve soldering irons, and no gadget is too tiny to tinker with. From poking at ESP32s to musings on self-hosted services, making apps and games – it’s all brewed with strong opinions. Grab a cup of coffee and have a scroll.