Blogged - https://www.yakshaving.co.uk/posts/improving_fwp_apex_app/
'We have (finally) addressed a couple of issues originally raised in October 2022'.
'This is the antithesis of the Agile development methodology but we will endeavour to address the remaining feedback during the course of 2025'.
The seamless, automated Emacs, Hugo, GitHib, Netlify publish workflow works fine when you blog weekly.
Less so when you blog bi-annually.
I reckon this calls for the first AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH! For 2025.
Well, my first day back at "work" isn’t going at all well. I find I’m still stuck on trying to work something out that banjaxxed me before Christmas.
Perhaps I should start something else to make some progress.
This is the most sensible suggestion I've heard yet. At a stroke it removes the bitter conflict between LEAs and parents by ending the conflict of interest, levels the playing field for parents who cannot afford private reports, and eliminates the funding crisis for councils by centralising funding. I am sure there would be other problems (e.g. what happens when central budget runs out) but it ends the most contentious ones.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jan/05/a-plan-for-better-special-needs-assessment
A reminder from Craigslist's Craig Newmark that the owners of the big tech platforms don't need to hoard billions of dollars #craigslist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKfg69v-X3g
1/6/2025And so it starts... First volunteer kitchen team meeting for EMF is in the diary.
#emfcamp #emfcamp2026
Young people work to free bus stuck in snow, because of woke
I finally (with inspiration from @bekopharm) learned how to customise the quickInput menu in VSCode so it's actually *visible* when it pops up.
Add this into settings.json (adjusted to match your theme ofc, this is for Dracula):
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"quickInput.foreground": "#282a36",
"quickInput.background": "#f8f8f2",
}
Primula status: in tube
1/6/2025The random stranger who was impatient, because I apparently hadn't replied within "hours" to an email that I hadn't received, took about 29 hours to reply to me. And, of course, they didn't acknowledge the content of my response but went into their "business opportunity". I've suggested that they devote time to their family rather than wasting it with me.
Finally founded my own little squadron in #EliteDangerous last night after I settled on a good name. So, if any very casual players want to join "Disaster Area", hit me up - CMDR Furtive 😁
(yes, it's named after the plutonium rock band from HHGTTG)
Volkswagen and PowerCo make strategic investment in North American lithium company Patriot Battery Metals
https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/electric_hybrid_vehicles/volkswagen-and-powerco-make-strategic-investment-in-20250106
First morning back at work and I've already broken something. Nice new web app you have there- it would be a shame if someone tried to use it.
Interesting! Tonight you can see a once-in-a-lifetime "Leisure Moon".
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Record UK EV market share but weak private demand frustrates ambition
https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/electric_hybrid_vehicles/record-uk-ev-market-share-but-weak-20250106
Train saved from scrap undergoes restoration, because of woke
Quick #solar & #battery question...
Anyone have experience of REA panels and Enphase microinverters & batteries?
Particularly have a basic quote for some REA Fusion² ACM panels with Enphase IQ8 HC Microinverters, plus Enphase IQ Battery 5P.
They look good on paper, but would appreciate any comments on actual experience in use. 🙂
The World Behind Me
We took this at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. No matter how many times I see pictures of the earth taken from space I am still thrilled by the concept of men in space. We've tried to give you a double dose of Maps in the Wild over the 12 days of Christmas and this is the last, thanks for all of your contributions or just for following us - here's hoping that 2025 is a great year for all of us.