Emote 5.0 has officially been released. It's quite a big upgrade and modernization. It had been about 4 years since I'd last worked on Emote in anger, so this was a long time coming! Release notes: github.com/tom-james-wa...

For anyone who's using Emote (my emoji picker for linux) - this weekend is the last chance to help beta test a huge new version I've been working on! github.com/tom-james-wa...

Good news - you can browse old reddit while logged out again! I found a way with the latest version of Old Reddit Redirect to have www.reddit.com serve old reddit, even when not logged in.

Tom Watson@tomjwatson.com · 3mo ago

Reddit has decided to kill one of the main uses cases for Old Reddit Redirect - you now need to be logged in to use Old Reddit. I'm not sure this is the final nail in the coffin for Old Reddit, but it's certainly a pretty damn big one. github.com/tom-james-wa...

Reddit has decided to kill one of the main uses cases for Old Reddit Redirect - you now need to be logged in to use Old Reddit. I'm not sure this is the final nail in the coffin for Old Reddit, but it's certainly a pretty damn big one. github.com/tom-james-wa...

I've just released a huge update to Wikitrivia: the web game all about putting historical events in the right order. All powered by @wikipedia.org and @wikidatacommunity.bsky.social 🫶 Check it out here: wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com

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.

bbc.com

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 😕.

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.

I'll never get tired of this comparison

WebDesignMuseum@webdesignmuseum.org · 2y ago

19 years of evolution of web design trends. The Pirate Bay homepage in 2005 vs. The Pirate Bay homepage in 2024 #WebDesignHistory

Domains as handles for verification just might be the best thing about Bluesky. Much better idea than just having "clout badges".

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!

Emily Liu@emilyliu.me · 2y ago

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

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.

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

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 👋