I really like to own my own content so I've added self hosted code bins to my site.
You can't save anything but you can mess around with the code in the bin. I've used @rem's Loop Protect and @davatron5000's MicroLighter to make that look and play nice. https://peterwilson.cc/code-bin/self-hosted-code-bins/
Lenny: Zero days since software essential for the entire internet's security has been found to be fundamentally flawed dot gif
My boss is always amused that we have the King's Birthday public holiday in Australia. Logging my public holidays for next year I entered his title in full:
Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of his other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith's Birthday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Charles_III#cite_note-31
With people who know things expressing concern of election interference, it genuinely seems on it's way to becoming Trump's People's Democratic Republic of the United States of America. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/trump-could-interfere-in-us-midterm-elections-warn-ex-spy-chiefs/107283800
With gerrymandering built in to the system, I'm surprised at how surprised I am to see how fragile American democracy is.
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It's murder on the dancefloor... DJ, gonna burn this goddamn house right down.
That's arson.
It's been playing in the cafe two mornings running, is that a health and safety violation?
A smarter person than I would have observed the rally of striking workers outside the Maribyrnong Council offices and pulled out their phone to check if the library was closed due to industrial action.
I, on the other hand, proceeded to the library. It was closed. Due to industrial action.
CSS-Tricks is an independent site once again!
As a society we do not do enough to celebrate the person who invented cheese.
Mmmm, cheeeese
I listed to David Byrne's American Utopia live album last night after totally missing it at the time. It's superb: it's one reminder after another after another that David Byrne has produced consistently high quality music over the last 50 years.
What I find impressive is that he's found a way to do fan service but in a way that keeps ther performances fresh. https://tidal.com/album/120343368/u
I just got a notification from the ATO that my PAYG installment has changed, more details in the attached PDF. Not great but fine, I'll read the PDF.
Does the PDF contain the new installment amount?
🔲 Of course, it would be foolish not to.✅ No.
It does include my total estimate for the year but it's not as simple as divide by four as my first BAS statement is using the old rate.
I find this fascinating and watch every single step. The blood donation nurses tell me I am a rarity.
The new washing machine has arrived. On the basis that every warning comes with a history I am very concerned about the Darwin Award-esque:
- do not pour petrol or petrolatum products in to the drum, it will explode
- do not wash an electric blanket unless the label states it is safe to do so
The team in the Department of Washing Machines at Home Appliance Safety Inc. must constantly be asking themselves WTF is wrong with people?!
In memory and honor of Margaret Hamilton (1936–2026), American hero. https://news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007
I was at my Aunt's 80th birthday celebration yesterday. She spent most of her speech talking about how, a few years ago, her grandson got a Bluey tattoo and she thought it was great and how she'd said she'd love one of her own.
Then there's the reveal: my 80 year-old Aunt now has a full colour Bluey tattoo on her shoulder. She got it about two weeks ago. Not even my uncle knew until yesterday.
Not only that, it's better than the grandson's.
I spent the afternoon trying to convince my uncle, a mad keen cricket fan, that he should get a matching Rusty tattoo.
We’re heading out to the family acres tomorrow. We were trying to work out how long it’s been since we’ve made the trip without hitting replacement buses on either the Sunbury or Hurstbridge lines.
We genuinely can not remember but reckon it’s been at least five years.
I actually owe his former management company an enormous debt of gratitude.
They were my first professional web development client and started me on the road to where I am today. I was terrible at sales so it was really only them and their clients that I did work for.
But far more significantly, my partner was working there and that's how we met. Some decades later that seems to have worked out quite well.
Do you think Dave Hughes's former (as of yesterday) management company would appreciate an email explaining the difference between the 404 and 410 HTTP codes?
The washing machine I bought when I moved out of home has finally failed. I opened it up and could smell the electricity had escaped so I reckon it's beyond repair. I do not expect it's replacement to last close to 30 years.