bazscott

bazscott, 2 days ago to random

They do keep saying we need more women in tech! 😜
https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/112474689420329429

bazscott, 28 days ago to random

I "need" a new iPad this year and I'm seriously considering an Android tablet instead. 99% of my tablet usage is watching things so there's no reason I need the extra cost of an iPad for that. The convenience of Notes etc on it is occasionally useful, but I could live without it.

My car has, essentially, an Android tablet in it and it's really good. It's got me thinking maybe that could work.

bazscott, 29 days ago to random

90% (99%?) of the problems you have writing apps are nothing to do with the UI framework you use.

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

My daughter texted me from the shop "which do these do you want?". I replied "yes please!"

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

First game of my second season managing the kids hockey team. Just a 26-2 win to start with! 🎉🏒

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

I am genuinely shocked at the lengths countries and their media will go to to shut down debate on the ongoing Israeli genocide of the Palestinians.

Germany - of all countries - should know what happens when only one side of a debate is allowed to be heard, for example.

The greatest trick Israel has pulled is to muddy the waters such that they can claim any criticism of their actions is anti-semitic. It's not the same thing, as can be seen by the very many jews who criticise Israel.

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

Urgh. Sick. Shivers, temp, headache, etc 🤒

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

Phil Davis and Gary Oldman back together again on my telly - oh happy day!

This time it's in Slow Horses. If you can tell me what they previously starred in together, you win a prize!

(It was over three decades ago and is possibly Oldman's best ever performance.)

(No Googling!)

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

I got a loan car from the dealer as my brand new car is in for a small fix (windscreen washers not working). Which is fine, except it has a huge BYD on the side 😂 Hopefully only for a day or two and I don't need to drive around like this over the Easter long weekend.

bazscott, 1 month ago to random

Great result for Ferrari in the #AusGP. Good that Sainz won it by taking the lead rather than getting to P1 because of a problem with another car 👏

bazscott, 2 months ago to random

I enjoyed Masters of the Air.

It's always good to be reminded, yet again, of how America single handedly won WWII.

bazscott, 2 months ago to random

They are playing us for absolute fools! 🤬

bazscott, 2 months ago to random

This. This is so spot on. I could rant for days about the damage Thatcher & Reagan did to the world. People think Obama and the orange guy were consequential presidents - they weren't. They didn't really do anything much. We're still living in a Reagan/Thatcher world!

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bazscott, 2 months ago to random

As I've been looking at new cars recently, I've been really impressed with some of the designs. Car companies are finally doing some nice stuff! (After decades of stagnation) All in the EV space of course, some with a great retrofuturistic vibe.

Look at the Rivian R3, it's just wonderful! I could not love this more.

(I'll post photos of my new car when I pick it up on Thursday - it's not this one 😀)

bazscott, 2 months ago to random

So many work weeks end with unfinished work bugging you and playing on your mind for the weekend.

Not this week! Friday afternoon we found the solution to a really gnarly, intermittent, bug that has been annoying everyone for a couple of weeks.

Nice way to end the week 🎉

Yes, it was a problem with parsing certain JSON, how did you guess? 😂

bazscott, 2 months ago to random

Me big shiny heid on the telly 😀

bazscott, 2 months ago to random

Sunday movies review:

Napoleon. Very good movie.

Dune 2: Great movie!

bazscott, 3 months ago to random

This is pretty shameless. If you are going to copy @twostraws example code you could at least change it slightly 🤦 Or, y'know, don't copy it and claim it as your own!

https://blog.arturofm.com/share-content-using-the-system-share-sheet-swiftui/

bazscott, 3 months ago to random

Pubdate (pub update) - zero Australia flags, six or seven aboriginal flags on tee shirts.

It's a nice community in the inner west of Melbourne - good people.

Llus some kick arse food truck type food!

bazscott, 4 months ago to random

This is very true.

Reminds me of what one of the devs said at Coles: "The Coles app is an analytics engine that allows you to buy groceries as a side-effect" 😂😭

bazscott, 4 months ago to random

Liam Neeson facts:

• He's 71 years old! What? How the???
• He studied physics and computer science at Queens, but didn't finish his degree. Nerrrrrrrrrd 😀

bazscott, 4 months ago to random

Ooooh, they're making a series based on the movie The Gentlemen. Great movie. But a lot of its power comes from the performances of many amazing actors, hopefully they can carry that on in a series.

It's on Netflix though so it's sure to get cancelled just as it gets good.

bazscott, 4 months ago to random

I have SO MANY different shows and movies unfinished on SO MANY different streaming services and downloads and apps that I can’t keep track any more. It's very confusing.

I started watching a movie last night that I'd like to finish tonight - can't remember on which app though.

Honestly think I'll just go back to 🏴‍☠️ everything.

bazscott, 5 months ago to random

Man I'd love to have the confidence to get about the place looking like Peter Wright!

bazscott, 5 months ago to random

My first act as PM/Monarch/Supreme leader will be to mandate that all movie/book series' are numbered sequentially.

No more Thing, Planet of Thing, Return of the Thing, Things, Origin of Thing that you have to look up on Wikipedia every time you want to watch it.

#VoteForBaz