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I rant a lot.

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wink posted 8:02am

Dug out some half-finished near 10y old small PHP project yesterday and rewrote it between chores.

Still kinda nice to just be editing a file live on the (web) server in vim if it's just for fun and when you're finished it's already deployed.

But just now I am noticing how verbose (or maybe fairer: not terse) some syntax constructs are compared to many languages I only learned later.

wink posted Jan 31, 2026

After reading https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation/ascii I'm now not sure if I want a fedi client that works like most email clients, with a folder pane on the left and I can move posts/threads to somewhere.

wink shared a note by Nanoraptor Jan 27, 2026

The release of the Apple Watch was closer to World War 2 than to World War 1.

wink posted Jan 23, 2026

I think every idea of type safety usually breaks down whenever you're trying to convert from something with an optional X field to something with a non-optional X field, which means every piece of software.

wink posted Jan 22, 2026

@mrls Not sure if intentional but your blog feed url seems to have changed from /index.xml - maybe worth a redirect

wink shared a note by 👻🎃pspookyfish 🎃👻 Jan 21, 2026

Ever driven the same car or used the same camera or power drill for 8-10 years and thought: "I wish all these buttons and levers were suddenly in different places and did different things"?

Yeah. Me neither.

This is a toot about operating systems.

wink posted Jan 21, 2026

Stumbled over #IndieAuth again and am once again reminded that I (badly?) chose all my domain names that I like them, but not have them as my "handle" on any platform. I don't want to be @f5n.org - so this is something of a problem for adopting that pattern.

wink shared a note by Cantakerous Lesbian Sourceress Jan 20, 2026

Housemate:

"The existence of http and https implies the existence of http3, http: Resurrection, and http vs. Predator.

Discuss."

wink posted Jan 13, 2026

TFW you can't even get an older project running on a new machine because your README is bad and the dependencies' documentation is also not helpful (i.e. DB migrations).

Maybe I should watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alfq8RG80Ns - or start rewriting after all.

wink shared a note by Phineas Jan 12, 2026

A watercolor painting meant to evoke the look of a Japanese woodblock print. A samurai wearing a blue and gray kimono and hakama is leaping in the air holding a banjo by the neck like a sword over his head. He’s about to bring it smashing down on a second samurai on the ground in kimono and hakama patterned in yellow, orange and red who holds a banjo in a low position at his waist. The background is a small hill with a tree on it with water and mountains in the distance.

‘Dueling Banjos’
A silly thing I painted 11 years ago and apparently haven’t posted here before