Ben Darlow
@kapowaz.net
Designer/Engineer. Maker of things. Emoji artisan. Keyboard enthusiast (@kapowaz.industries). Coventry City fan. Invented @-replies. Not John Green. Non-American. He/Him.
And especially when it’s Man City and their latest ostentatious signing, it feels less like news and more like a press release from City Group.
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
And especially when it’s Man City and their latest ostentatious signing, it feels less like news and more like a press release from City Group.
I don’t remember them writing a whole blog piece about Haji Wright’s VAR offside in the FA Cup semi-final, a goal which had it stood would have made the greatest FA Cup comeback of all time.
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I don’t remember them writing a whole blog piece about Haji Wright’s VAR offside in the FA Cup semi-final, a goal which had it stood would have made the greatest FA Cup comeback of all time.
I can’t believe that the producers cherry picked him to make him look prickly af. And the way he goes after Aaron for [checks notes] …showing interest in his background? 😬
January 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I can’t believe that the producers cherry picked him to make him look prickly af. And the way he goes after Aaron for [checks notes] …showing interest in his background? 😬
I do this so that I can guarantee the order stuff comes out the conveyor belt so I can pack bags in the order I want.
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I do this so that I can guarantee the order stuff comes out the conveyor belt so I can pack bags in the order I want.
🙂 Hey @kapowaz.net! There's a hint of positivity in your posts. Your sentiment score is 0.04 (slightly positive). Keep up that positive energy in your posts! A bit more could really shine.
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Plus of course the fact it’s Tailwind, which I personally dislike, but even accounting for that it’s a bad state of affairs for any open source / free library.
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Plus of course the fact it’s Tailwind, which I personally dislike, but even accounting for that it’s a bad state of affairs for any open source / free library.
There’s so many things to unpack about it. The way that it encourages consolidation around the popular choice rather than the right choice. How all learning about using the tool correctly is abstracted. The fact the tool will ultimately wither and die if it continues this way.
January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
There’s so many things to unpack about it. The way that it encourages consolidation around the popular choice rather than the right choice. How all learning about using the tool correctly is abstracted. The fact the tool will ultimately wither and die if it continues this way.
