Mark Howells-Mead
@permanenttourist.ch
Looking for as many little adventures as possible. Personal website: permanenttourist.ch, WordPress design, programming and consultancy: sayhello.ch/en
One of the aspects of London I miss: the brutalist architecture dotted around the city. nicolasheinzelmann.com/2026/09/13/b...
Brutalismus in London
Der Anblick des unmöglich übersehbaren Trellick Towers während dem Notting Hill Carnival hat mich immer wieder gefesselt – und an den nächsten Tagen dazu geführt, dass ich mir etwas Brutalism…
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“People said that you were easily lead, and they were half right”. SUCH a good lyric. open.spotify.com/track/2AUmcd...
Reel Around the Fountain - John Peel Session 18/05/83
The Smiths · Hatful of Hollow · Song · 1984
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AI tools can speed up web design and content work, but they do not replace strategic judgment, client and customer understanding or long-term responsibility. Quality still depends on experienced people shaping the right solution. sayhello.ch/en/2026/09/a...
AI is a tool. Years of industry experience makes its suggestions work. - Say Hello GmbH
AI tools can speed up web design and content work, but they do not replace strategic judgment, client and customer understanding or long-term responsibility. Quality still depends on experienced peopl...
sayhello.ch
Have you seen my snooker table, Doris? No farmer Griffiths. I haven't seen any snooker tables at all this morning.
I have spoken to a few website clients recently about dark / light mode toggling, so it seemed to be time for me to write some thoughts on this surprisingly complex technical feature. (A German version is linked on the website.) sayhello.ch/en/2026/09/d...
Dark and Light Mode: Designing for More Comfortable Websites - Say Hello GmbH
How effective dark and light mode systems combine user preference, accessibility and semantic colour roles that adapt to different environments without weakening brand identity.
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Just been in a chat with @keithdevon.com and he said how great is it to just have exchanges on social media with no ulterior motive. Just, ”here's something cool I found”. So, here's something cool I found: open.spotify.com/track/6PtIXI... #banger
Young Lady, You're Scaring Me
Ron Gallo · HEAVY META · Song · 2017
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Hiking from Stechelberg to Trachsellauenen yesterday afternoon. permanenttourist.ch/2026/08/trac...
Trachsellauenen from Stechelberg
A steady hike from Stechelberg to Trachsellauenen on a quiet afternoon, with waterfalls, mountain views and a reassuring test of improving fitness.
permanenttourist.ch
I've wrapped up a big rebuild of a client project, which I originally designed and built in 2019. I migrated the entire site, including a login-only area, from a hybrid theme to 100% Full Site Editing. The site will also be extended with a new shop area soon. sayhello.ch/en/portfolio...
Take off digitally with an information platform - Say Hello GmbH
The conception, design and programming of an information platform based on WordPress.
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I've been playing around with WordPress 7.1's new "Responsive Block Styles" - it's powerful, but there's some limitations and "gotchas" that may be worth knowing. I did a deep dive below. Side note: it's good to be creating guides again! mitchcanter.me/wordpress-re...
A Field Guide to Responsive Block Styles in WordPress 7.1 - Mitch Canter
How responsive styling works in WordPress 7.1 - viewports, theme.json syntax, custom breakpoints, pseudo states, and how it fits in a block theme.
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Continuing our journey around Scotland and England during our autumn holiday in 2024. permanenttourist.ch/2026/08/fami...
Familiar Scottish territory and some new sights
Visiting Angus and Falkirk on our autumn holiday in 2024.
permanenttourist.ch
Share your knowledge and experience with the community! The Call for Speakers for #WordCamp Switzerland 2027 is now open! The deadline for submission is 30 September 2026 EN – More information: switzerland.wordcamp.org/2027/call-fo... (other languages available) #wordpress #wcch #wcch2027 #murten
Call for Speakers
WordCamp Switzerland 2027 takes place on Saturday, 6 March 2027. We are looking for people who want to share their knowledge with the WordPress community – as a talk, lightning talk, or workshop.
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Registration for #WordCamp Switzerland 2027 in #Murten is officially open! So don't wait and secure your admission. There's an "Early Bird" price for the first batch of tickets! Tickets here: switzerland.wordcamp.org/2027/tickets/ (page also available in DE, FR and IT) #wcch #wcch2027 #WordPress
Tickets
Order your tickets Tickets for the conference day on Saturday 6th March 2027. A separate registration will later be required for the Contributor Day on Friday 5th March 2027.
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I cam to this a lot later than all you cool kids. But it's become one of my top ten albums. So good. open.spotify.com/album/5xFZ4i...
Come Around Sundown (Expanded Edition) - Album by Kings of Leon | Spotify
Kings of Leon · album · 2010 · 16 songs
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I remember seeing the previous “once in a generation” solar eclipse when I was 27. I understand the maths of eclipse much better than the maths of “generations”.
“Edward Bellamy once imagined that music on demand would be 'the limit of human felicity.' A modern apartment is full of things that once drew the same kind of awe.” ordinaryabundance.com
Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
ordinaryabundance.com
Did you know that if you connect your Macbook to a powered USB socket on a monitor using a USB-C cable, that charges the laptop battery? Therefore no need for the power adaptor. 🥸
Don’t chase butterflies. Make yourself a beautiful garden and then they will come of their own accord. And if they don’t, then you still have a beautiful garden.
‘The mayor of #NewYorkCity has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service veterans to overhaul city #Services with better software.’ www.wired.com/story/mamdan... #USDS
Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been
The mayor of New York City has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service veterans to overhaul city services with better software.
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I love the Stereophonics: so much of their music has accompanied my wife and me through our life together. That being said, ”Pull The Pin” is one of the albums I listen to less often. It's a belter, though: I must remedy my omission. open.spotify.com/album/7hBCCA...
Pull The Pin - Album by Stereophonics | Spotify
Stereophonics · album · 2007 · 12 songs
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Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting for this room?
A wonderful and honest insight into a terrifically British character. RIP Bill.
Jon Hicks@hicks.design · 2mo ago25 years ago this month, The Idler published a Louis Theroux interview with Bill Oddie. He talks about depression (it was his first detailed public mention of it) and things like his love for Prince. Louis also briefly mentions my fan site. You can read the article here (images are missing sadly).
It took me six years to get around to watching “Tenet”, and I really enjoyed it. I didn’t really follow it at all, but it’s a superbly well-filmed story.
Not every project needs the latest framework, the most expensive plugin, or a feature list as long as your arm. sayhello.ch/en/2026/06/s...
Simplicity is a feature - Say Hello GmbH
Not every project needs the latest framework, the most expensive plugin, or a feature list as long as your arm.
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I'm in the house where I grew up for a protracted stay and this banger from The Auteurs (1994) just came up on random play. Very odd to be sitting in my old bedroom (now an office space) listening to it, when I used to listen to the CD in here thirty-two years ago… open.spotify.com/track/52Col5...
Lenny Valentino
The Auteurs · Now I'm A Cowboy · Song · 1994
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…meaning that not only are LLMs unpredictable with their answers, but they will begin feeding information to users which are actively being pushed for commercial purposes by advertisers. This will accelerate the decline in the reliability of the internet as a channel of information.
zeldman@zeldman.bsky.social · 2mo ago“There’s a small but growing body of research–some of it from Google’s own researchers–exploring exactly how ads could work inside LLM-generated output. And the ideas are as fascinating as they are unsettling.” @matthiasott.com matthiasott.com/notes/ad-inf...
