Andrew Godwin
@aeracode.org
Tech leader, Django/Python developer, public speaker, occasional youtuber, collector of hobbies, and misplaced Brit. @andrewgodwin most other places. Day job: Lambda Labs. 🏳️🌈🐉
Pictured: One cat, shortly before he realises that now there are presents under the tree he can avoid the anti-cat spikes and try to climb it
December 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Pictured: One cat, shortly before he realises that now there are presents under the tree he can avoid the anti-cat spikes and try to climb it
Nice long break means I can finally get around to rewriting my travel checklist app properly (and add on the house regular-maintenance items functionality I want).
Past me would have added users and stuck it up for everyone; now I'm instead thinking "what if I didn't go through all that hassle?"
Past me would have added users and stuck it up for everyone; now I'm instead thinking "what if I didn't go through all that hassle?"
December 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Nice long break means I can finally get around to rewriting my travel checklist app properly (and add on the house regular-maintenance items functionality I want).
Past me would have added users and stuck it up for everyone; now I'm instead thinking "what if I didn't go through all that hassle?"
Past me would have added users and stuck it up for everyone; now I'm instead thinking "what if I didn't go through all that hassle?"
In rather excellent news, we're now at the point where a light aircraft can detect its pilot being incapacitated and successfully land and then shut the engines off fully automatically. My hat is off to the Garmin engineers who built this system.
avbrief.com/autoland-sav...
avbrief.com/autoland-sav...
Autoland Saves King Air, Everyone Reported Safe - AvBrief.com
Aircraft landed safely at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver on Saturday afternoon.
avbrief.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In rather excellent news, we're now at the point where a light aircraft can detect its pilot being incapacitated and successfully land and then shut the engines off fully automatically. My hat is off to the Garmin engineers who built this system.
avbrief.com/autoland-sav...
avbrief.com/autoland-sav...
For reasons known only to myself, I documented and reviewed nine different Christmas sandwiches on my trip back to London. Please, maybe, enjoy.
(Mostly I wanted to get practice at lower-effort single take filming!)
youtube.com/watch?v=cF2-...
(Mostly I wanted to get practice at lower-effort single take filming!)
youtube.com/watch?v=cF2-...
The Taste Of Christmas (Sandwiches)
YouTube video by Andrew Godwin
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December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For reasons known only to myself, I documented and reviewed nine different Christmas sandwiches on my trip back to London. Please, maybe, enjoy.
(Mostly I wanted to get practice at lower-effort single take filming!)
youtube.com/watch?v=cF2-...
(Mostly I wanted to get practice at lower-effort single take filming!)
youtube.com/watch?v=cF2-...
Reposted by Andrew Godwin
Took delivery of an extremely 2000's VR glove in the pub.
Yes I am on the bus. I have no shame.
Yes I am on the bus. I have no shame.
December 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Took delivery of an extremely 2000's VR glove in the pub.
Yes I am on the bus. I have no shame.
Yes I am on the bus. I have no shame.
The new V&A East Storehouse is fantastic. Not only is it the most pure, channeled form of the V&A's eclectic collection, but the big pieces on display are great, including an ENTIRE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNED OFFICE.
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The new V&A East Storehouse is fantastic. Not only is it the most pure, channeled form of the V&A's eclectic collection, but the big pieces on display are great, including an ENTIRE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGNED OFFICE.
Popped into Hamleys (the world's oldest toy shop, and something of a dream destination when I was little!) and while it is definitely still delightfully packed with toys, wow is it smaller than I remember. Though I guess I'm a lot bigger now as well.
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Popped into Hamleys (the world's oldest toy shop, and something of a dream destination when I was little!) and while it is definitely still delightfully packed with toys, wow is it smaller than I remember. Though I guess I'm a lot bigger now as well.
Lost my Google TV dongle a trip ago and decided to try a Roku stick in its place.
I'm quite impressed - power still works off a TV USB port, you can Bluetooth your phone to it, you can have it send audio to your phone (and headphones), and it asks if you're sure when you press the Netflix button!
I'm quite impressed - power still works off a TV USB port, you can Bluetooth your phone to it, you can have it send audio to your phone (and headphones), and it asks if you're sure when you press the Netflix button!
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Lost my Google TV dongle a trip ago and decided to try a Roku stick in its place.
I'm quite impressed - power still works off a TV USB port, you can Bluetooth your phone to it, you can have it send audio to your phone (and headphones), and it asks if you're sure when you press the Netflix button!
I'm quite impressed - power still works off a TV USB port, you can Bluetooth your phone to it, you can have it send audio to your phone (and headphones), and it asks if you're sure when you press the Netflix button!
The biggest difference I'm noticing since my last trip back to London so far is that they've seemingly changed the cadence on the "sorted" announcements from 61-01-6 to 6-101-6.
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The biggest difference I'm noticing since my last trip back to London so far is that they've seemingly changed the cadence on the "sorted" announcements from 61-01-6 to 6-101-6.
Always nice to see the standard UK weather from the other side.
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Always nice to see the standard UK weather from the other side.
Rideshares to the airport were $45 one way today. Parking in the "economy" lot is $20 a day. But it turns out that parking at my local train station, which has a train direct to the airport every 15 minutes, is just $2 a day. Feel a bit silly I didn't do this before (it does take slightly longer!)
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Rideshares to the airport were $45 one way today. Parking in the "economy" lot is $20 a day. But it turns out that parking at my local train station, which has a train direct to the airport every 15 minutes, is just $2 a day. Feel a bit silly I didn't do this before (it does take slightly longer!)
Spent a little bit of time tonight working on a tablet mode (hinge angle) service for this delightful little machine - the Chiwu Minibook X N150.
Was just taking someone's existing Go project and changing a few things, but it _did_ involve udev rules so I think that at least counts as Real Work.
Was just taking someone's existing Go project and changing a few things, but it _did_ involve udev rules so I think that at least counts as Real Work.
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Spent a little bit of time tonight working on a tablet mode (hinge angle) service for this delightful little machine - the Chiwu Minibook X N150.
Was just taking someone's existing Go project and changing a few things, but it _did_ involve udev rules so I think that at least counts as Real Work.
Was just taking someone's existing Go project and changing a few things, but it _did_ involve udev rules so I think that at least counts as Real Work.
Now OpenAI has bought 40% of the world's DRAM capacity and prices have shot up, starting to wonder when the 384GB of RAM in my basement server will outpace my house's value...
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Now OpenAI has bought 40% of the world's DRAM capacity and prices have shot up, starting to wonder when the 384GB of RAM in my basement server will outpace my house's value...
I have owned a Thermomix for five years and have only just discovered that it can make a very decent custard in 13 minutes. This has revolutionised tonight's apple pie.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I have owned a Thermomix for five years and have only just discovered that it can make a very decent custard in 13 minutes. This has revolutionised tonight's apple pie.
What I love about Lumines Arise is that there will be a level with an emotional song about the meaning of humanity, and then a few levels later one that's just a fun piano riff about how cool pigeons are.
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
What I love about Lumines Arise is that there will be a level with an emotional song about the meaning of humanity, and then a few levels later one that's just a fun piano riff about how cool pigeons are.
Reposted by Andrew Godwin
tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
I am very much enjoying Lumines Arise, but I wish they had put the music and visuals on a game I was any good at.
(I am getting better, but it's hard to beat decades of getting better at Tetris)
(I am getting better, but it's hard to beat decades of getting better at Tetris)
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I am very much enjoying Lumines Arise, but I wish they had put the music and visuals on a game I was any good at.
(I am getting better, but it's hard to beat decades of getting better at Tetris)
(I am getting better, but it's hard to beat decades of getting better at Tetris)
Denver, a metro area of 3 million people: zero good poutine places.
Providence, RI, a city of only 200,000 people in a state of only a million: I was eating delicious poutine within 10 minutes of getting off the train.
I know they're a bit nearer Canada here but cmon.
Providence, RI, a city of only 200,000 people in a state of only a million: I was eating delicious poutine within 10 minutes of getting off the train.
I know they're a bit nearer Canada here but cmon.
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Denver, a metro area of 3 million people: zero good poutine places.
Providence, RI, a city of only 200,000 people in a state of only a million: I was eating delicious poutine within 10 minutes of getting off the train.
I know they're a bit nearer Canada here but cmon.
Providence, RI, a city of only 200,000 people in a state of only a million: I was eating delicious poutine within 10 minutes of getting off the train.
I know they're a bit nearer Canada here but cmon.
Finally riding one of America's very few Proper Trains (currently enjoying a great view on the way out of NYC). And I even snagged a cheap first class upgrade!
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Finally riding one of America's very few Proper Trains (currently enjoying a great view on the way out of NYC). And I even snagged a cheap first class upgrade!
My attempts at a nice relaxing weekend have immediately been undone by my garage door opener failing (pulled off the top and the belt sprocket is at much more of a jaunty angle than it should be)
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My attempts at a nice relaxing weekend have immediately been undone by my garage door opener failing (pulled off the top and the belt sprocket is at much more of a jaunty angle than it should be)
Catching up on all the new Steam Hardware announcements and boy, am I going to be giving Valve a lot of money next year.
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Catching up on all the new Steam Hardware announcements and boy, am I going to be giving Valve a lot of money next year.
Fortunately if I get stuck in Atlanta next week due to an airspace shutdown I can just get the train home!
(holds finger to ear) Hold on, I'm being told that it would be literally faster to cycle back to Denver...
(holds finger to ear) Hold on, I'm being told that it would be literally faster to cycle back to Denver...
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fortunately if I get stuck in Atlanta next week due to an airspace shutdown I can just get the train home!
(holds finger to ear) Hold on, I'm being told that it would be literally faster to cycle back to Denver...
(holds finger to ear) Hold on, I'm being told that it would be literally faster to cycle back to Denver...
Reposted by Andrew Godwin
this was for a colorado measure guaranteeing universal free lunch for kids. funny how a short two-column table can say so much in so little space.
This is how it looked on the ballot.
Clear and easy to understand.
Clear and easy to understand.
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
this was for a colorado measure guaranteeing universal free lunch for kids. funny how a short two-column table can say so much in so little space.
Reposted by Andrew Godwin
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.
He'll make a great mayor
He'll make a great mayor
June 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.
He'll make a great mayor
He'll make a great mayor
I need to get one or two more flights in this year so you bet I'm going to head to Mayor-Elect Mamdani's fine city and try at least some of the food recommendations he's dropped during the campaign.
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I need to get one or two more flights in this year so you bet I'm going to head to Mayor-Elect Mamdani's fine city and try at least some of the food recommendations he's dropped during the campaign.