grshorwich
@grshorwich.bsky.social
Dad to two cats, Unix sysadmin, C/C#/C++ coder, Android dev, vintage calculator enthusiast, linguist, mobile tech enthusiast. Based in NW England.
Views are my own and not those of my employer.
Views are my own and not those of my employer.
1/2: Well, I've had this thing for a couple of weeks now. I have to admit that I'm very impressed with it. There are a few things that Windows can do easily and macOS not, and then there are things that macOS does far more easily. The big take-away for me is that Android Studio does indeed work...
1/2: What have I done?!?! 😱 I swore I'd never buy an Apple product because they're (generally) overpriced and underperformant. Yet, here we are. The M4 Mac Mini has made me rethink that position and I have just ordered a 32GB/512GB one.
February 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
1/2: Well, I've had this thing for a couple of weeks now. I have to admit that I'm very impressed with it. There are a few things that Windows can do easily and macOS not, and then there are things that macOS does far more easily. The big take-away for me is that Android Studio does indeed work...
Some cats look really intelligent, and some...
January 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Some cats look really intelligent, and some...
The infrastructure here crumbles if there's a bit of snow. Power has been up and down like a bridesmaid's knickers this morning and this isn't even a rural part of the UK.
January 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The infrastructure here crumbles if there's a bit of snow. Power has been up and down like a bridesmaid's knickers this morning and this isn't even a rural part of the UK.
"Where's my breakfast? You're late, hooman!"
- Livvy, approximately 4 seconds after her breakfast time.
- Livvy, approximately 4 seconds after her breakfast time.
January 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"Where's my breakfast? You're late, hooman!"
- Livvy, approximately 4 seconds after her breakfast time.
- Livvy, approximately 4 seconds after her breakfast time.
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😂😂😂
(They're fine just embarrassed)
(They're fine just embarrassed)
January 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
😂😂😂
(They're fine just embarrassed)
(They're fine just embarrassed)
1/2: What have I done?!?! 😱 I swore I'd never buy an Apple product because they're (generally) overpriced and underperformant. Yet, here we are. The M4 Mac Mini has made me rethink that position and I have just ordered a 32GB/512GB one.
January 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
1/2: What have I done?!?! 😱 I swore I'd never buy an Apple product because they're (generally) overpriced and underperformant. Yet, here we are. The M4 Mac Mini has made me rethink that position and I have just ordered a 32GB/512GB one.
When you buy a new office chair and the cats waste no time in deciding that it's theirs...
January 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When you buy a new office chair and the cats waste no time in deciding that it's theirs...
In my time zone we're about 3½ hours away from kicking 2024 into the long grass and ushering in 2025.
2024 has been utter dog sh*t with upheaval at work, illness and pig-headed neighbours to deal with to name but three problems. Here's hoping 2025 isn't just going to be more of the same.
2024 has been utter dog sh*t with upheaval at work, illness and pig-headed neighbours to deal with to name but three problems. Here's hoping 2025 isn't just going to be more of the same.
December 31, 2024 at 8:24 PM
In my time zone we're about 3½ hours away from kicking 2024 into the long grass and ushering in 2025.
2024 has been utter dog sh*t with upheaval at work, illness and pig-headed neighbours to deal with to name but three problems. Here's hoping 2025 isn't just going to be more of the same.
2024 has been utter dog sh*t with upheaval at work, illness and pig-headed neighbours to deal with to name but three problems. Here's hoping 2025 isn't just going to be more of the same.
Working on UTF-8 multibyte text stuff at the moment. Read this on Wikipedia:
"...This rule is often ignored as surrogates are allowed in Windows filenames [...]. UTF-8 that allows these surrogate halves has been (informally) called WTF-8"
WTF-8 🤣🤣
Sounds about right for Windows...
"...This rule is often ignored as surrogates are allowed in Windows filenames [...]. UTF-8 that allows these surrogate halves has been (informally) called WTF-8"
WTF-8 🤣🤣
Sounds about right for Windows...
December 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Working on UTF-8 multibyte text stuff at the moment. Read this on Wikipedia:
"...This rule is often ignored as surrogates are allowed in Windows filenames [...]. UTF-8 that allows these surrogate halves has been (informally) called WTF-8"
WTF-8 🤣🤣
Sounds about right for Windows...
"...This rule is often ignored as surrogates are allowed in Windows filenames [...]. UTF-8 that allows these surrogate halves has been (informally) called WTF-8"
WTF-8 🤣🤣
Sounds about right for Windows...
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can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
November 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM
can I code fast? no. but can I code well? also no. but does my code work? alas, no
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Hahahaha Musk’s platform flagged this right wing account for using CIS as an acronym.
Guess the “Center for Immigration Studies” is screwed! Hahahaha. He’s such a CISsy snowflake.
Guess the “Center for Immigration Studies” is screwed! Hahahaha. He’s such a CISsy snowflake.
November 28, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Hahahaha Musk’s platform flagged this right wing account for using CIS as an acronym.
Guess the “Center for Immigration Studies” is screwed! Hahahaha. He’s such a CISsy snowflake.
Guess the “Center for Immigration Studies” is screwed! Hahahaha. He’s such a CISsy snowflake.
Want to maximise your savings in the Black Friday sales?
Here's a pro tip: SAVE 100% when you stop buying junk you don't need just because it's in a sale!
Here's a pro tip: SAVE 100% when you stop buying junk you don't need just because it's in a sale!
November 22, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Want to maximise your savings in the Black Friday sales?
Here's a pro tip: SAVE 100% when you stop buying junk you don't need just because it's in a sale!
Here's a pro tip: SAVE 100% when you stop buying junk you don't need just because it's in a sale!
@robertpicardo.bsky.social Glad you made your way over here!
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
@robertpicardo.bsky.social Glad you made your way over here!
Dead on my feet and it's not even 9pm yet. Trying for an early night, assuming the neighbours will actually shut the f**k up and let me sleep. Earplugs to the rescue...
November 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Dead on my feet and it's not even 9pm yet. Trying for an early night, assuming the neighbours will actually shut the f**k up and let me sleep. Earplugs to the rescue...
A quick thread about why I'm here...
As of writing, I have been here for around 48 hours and I have a grand total of one follower (hi there, you know who you are!) but I'll leave this here for posterity in case someone else stumbles upon it at some point in the future. 1/6
As of writing, I have been here for around 48 hours and I have a grand total of one follower (hi there, you know who you are!) but I'll leave this here for posterity in case someone else stumbles upon it at some point in the future. 1/6
November 10, 2024 at 4:43 PM
A quick thread about why I'm here...
As of writing, I have been here for around 48 hours and I have a grand total of one follower (hi there, you know who you are!) but I'll leave this here for posterity in case someone else stumbles upon it at some point in the future. 1/6
As of writing, I have been here for around 48 hours and I have a grand total of one follower (hi there, you know who you are!) but I'll leave this here for posterity in case someone else stumbles upon it at some point in the future. 1/6
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