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lewis

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Senior software engineer, cyclist, film lover, sci-fi and horror reader, and a Dad

Substitutes obsession with bikes for a personality.

Harmful to aquatic life. Dispose responsibly.

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lewis, to cycling
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📝 New post: Macclesfield Bikeathon

Just some thoughts about finishing the Macclesfield Bikeathon yesterday

🔗 https://lewisdale.dev/post/macclesfield-bikeathon/

#WeblogPoMo2024 #cycling

robb, to random
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Every Phone I've Ever Owned https://rknight.me/blog/every-phone-ive-ever-owned/

Now I've written this I really want to try and buy them all again.

lewis,
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@robb @bendaubney My Dad had it and it's still his favourite phone. I remember him giddily watching Spiderman 3 on it, because it came preloaded and it was the first time he'd ever been able to watch a video on a phone.

robb, to random
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Can’t believe they called the feedback in the new Apple pencil “haptic" instead of "hand throb”

lewis,
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@robb @jonathanreed So you had so many opportunities to not post this?

belldotbz, to random
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This is a rather interesting read https://kevquirk.com/mastodon-is-ddosing-me

Hat tip to @hdv for the link

lewis,
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@belldotbz @hdv I feel like the ActivityPub spec should be extended so that metadata like open graph images can be sent along with posts containing links, so they're only fetched once. The caveat to that being it becomes hard to update it once it's out - but that's already the case, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

lewis, to random
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I’m very glad I prepared my first weeks posts. Moving house this weekend and we won’t have internet until Tuesday at the earliest, so no chance to write anything this weekend

lewis,
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In other news, buying a superking-sized bed seems like a great idea until you have to move it

robb, to random
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7622 https://rknight.me/blog/7622/

Wanna know the ridiculous reason I spell my name with 2 Bs? You got it.

lewis,
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@robb @maique I have a somewhat-similar situation with my school friends. Both my first and surnames are also first names, so teachers always called me “Dale”, which stuck to the point where I just went by Dale until I went to uni.

There are people I was friends with for years who had no idea my name was Lewis

robb, to random
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Trying Raycast: Part One https://rknight.me/blog/trying-raycast-part-one/

Day one for

lewis,
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@robb I can't believe it happened.

On the toggle part, a fair few of them are built into Raycast by default - searching "toggle" gives me the ability to toggle dark mode, bluetooth, fullscreen, mute etc

lewis,
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@robb Looks like there are a couple, but also I imagine your Alfred workflows would be transferrable too if you'd rather keep them all in one place

lewis, to random
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📝 New post: WeblogPoMo 2024

Once again unable to say no to a commitment, I&;ve signed up to WeblogPoMo 2024, in which I post something to my blog every day for the month of May

🔗 https://lewisdale.dev/post/weblogpomo-2024/

adam, to random
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The Fibonacci sequence can be found all throughout the natural world, including on this busted digital McDonalds drive-thru sign.

lewis,
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@adam Guess the milkshake machine was broken again

robb, to random
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Anyone got a spare £400 I could have for the toaster of my dreams https://www.homeboundessentials.com/products/revolutiontouch-pro-high-speed-smart-toaster-elevate-your-breakfast-game

lewis,
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@robb Taking bets on how long before EchoFeed has a toaster integration

robb, to random
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⭐ The Weird, Secretive World of Crisp Flavours https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavours

This is fascinating.

📌 https://rknight.me/links/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavours/

lewis,
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@robb "She speaks clearly, in a way that is reminiscent of a teacher or a steadfast multigrain snack."

Exquisite reporting, I love this

lewis, to cycling
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Finally! 🎉

lewis,
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And it came in! It’s so pretty, this is my first ever brand new bike 😍

sarajw, to cycling
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My god, I'm only trying to buy a new helmet and I'm so bewildered.

Virginia Tech helmet ratings, MIPS, the recent German ADAC trials that basically said the Uvex Urban Planet is the only helmet worth having (no MIPS tho) and now that one helmet is out of stock everywhere...

Ugh. What do I doooooo? I didn't want to have to think about this so haaaaaard. I'll accept recommendations. I have a decades old Giro helmet, and it's high time to upgrade.

lewis,
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@sarajw Specialized Align II is a really highly-rated helmet, with MIPS, and it’s reasonably priced. Ive not had any major crashes so can’t personally attest to the head protection (and I’d like to keep it that way), but it’s comfortable and is easily adjustable

Edent, to webdev
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🆕 blog! “I can't use my number pad for 2FA codes”

This has to be the most infuriating bug report I've ever submitted. I went to type in my 2FA code on a website - but no numbers appeared on screen. Obviously, I was an idiot and had forgotten to press the NumLock button. D'oh! I toggled it on and typed again. No numbers appeared. I […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/04/i-cant-use-my-number-pad-for-2fa-codes/
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lewis,
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@Edent Sorry, our app only supports 60% layout mechanical keyboards, it's in the TOS.

lewis, to random
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Ordered a massive pipe wrench to try and help remove a very seized seatpost (I don’t have a table vice), but then managed to get it unstuck before the wrench arrived so now I just like… have a pipe wrench that I’m almost certainly going to forget to return

lewis, to random
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Streaming services need a “here’s what you’re watching on repeat” section so that I don’t have to search for the Goofy Movie every single time my daughter asks for it

lewis, to cycling
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Think I might convert my old Peugeot bike into a single-speed for commuting. It'll eliminate so many issues I end up with around gears, wheels, & general maintenance.

I was considering doing it anyway to sell, but my LBS has suggested it for me as a commuting option, which is tempting tbh

lewis,
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@sarajw The nexus hubs are interesting, but to be honest my commute is so flat (~50m elevation over 17km) that as long as I don't pick an extreme gear I'll be absolutely fine

lewis,
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@sarajw Oh yeah they're absolutely bulletproof, I'm just trying to avoid spending anything extra beyond what I need on this one 😂 Cheap wheelset, crankset, and chain should be all I need for it

lewis,
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@sarajw They're definitely still a thing, I see a fair few around town. I would certainly try a fixie, although I wouldn't go as far as to remove the brakes like some people do, that terrifies me

lewis,
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@sarajw Manchester's pretty flat (at least within the city), so it's not too bad. Yeah, Bristol would be a nightmare, the hipsters there must have had thighs like He-Man.

I'd love a cargo bike, I did see you post about ordering one recently, I'd be interested to know how you find it once you've had it for a while

lewis, to random
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New post: It's CSS Naked Day

It’s CSS Naked Day[1], so to celebrate I’ve stripped all of the CSS from my
blog. I’ve added a quick Nunjucks shortcode to make it easier, so the CSS should automagically reappear tomorrow morning […]

Read it: https://lewisdale.dev/post/it-s-css-naked-day/

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