Mike Dimmick
@mikedimmick.bsky.social
Lead software developer, mobile app for retailers. Dad. He/him.
Aww. I wanted the two arrows to be an analogue clock.
Well, I suppose they are, in that they're effectively second hands that each go round once per minute, just that one goes clockwise and the other anti-clockwise.
But I'd assumed that the outer one represented hours and the inner, minutes.
Well, I suppose they are, in that they're effectively second hands that each go round once per minute, just that one goes clockwise and the other anti-clockwise.
But I'd assumed that the outer one represented hours and the inner, minutes.
October 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Aww. I wanted the two arrows to be an analogue clock.
Well, I suppose they are, in that they're effectively second hands that each go round once per minute, just that one goes clockwise and the other anti-clockwise.
But I'd assumed that the outer one represented hours and the inner, minutes.
Well, I suppose they are, in that they're effectively second hands that each go round once per minute, just that one goes clockwise and the other anti-clockwise.
But I'd assumed that the outer one represented hours and the inner, minutes.
I have a very weird relationship with XSLT in the browser.
15 years ago my colleague decided to use XSLT in a .NET app as a template language to produce price labels. The output was "plain text" rather than XML/HTML - actually fragments of printer control language for mobile label printers (CPCL).
15 years ago my colleague decided to use XSLT in a .NET app as a template language to produce price labels. The output was "plain text" rather than XML/HTML - actually fragments of printer control language for mobile label printers (CPCL).
I've ended up writing a very long piece about XSLT and whether browsers should keep the code they use to transform XML documents into new forms because what was meant to be a technical debate about security, resource priorities and backward compatibility touched such a nerve it needs MEMES 🧵
XSLT Debate Leads to Bigger Questions of Web Governance
Security issues and web compatibility are pulling in different directions, as Google and Firefox discuss dropping XSLT support from browsers.
thenewstack.io
September 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I have a very weird relationship with XSLT in the browser.
15 years ago my colleague decided to use XSLT in a .NET app as a template language to produce price labels. The output was "plain text" rather than XML/HTML - actually fragments of printer control language for mobile label printers (CPCL).
15 years ago my colleague decided to use XSLT in a .NET app as a template language to produce price labels. The output was "plain text" rather than XML/HTML - actually fragments of printer control language for mobile label printers (CPCL).
I think this used to be Lakeland in Ipswich. Walking around this store was amazing when we visited back in 2019. The juxtaposition of brand new kitchen equipment and the heritage features was amusing - but some of the features were amazing. Sadly it doesn't look like we took that many photos.
July 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I think this used to be Lakeland in Ipswich. Walking around this store was amazing when we visited back in 2019. The juxtaposition of brand new kitchen equipment and the heritage features was amusing - but some of the features were amazing. Sadly it doesn't look like we took that many photos.
I'm starting to feel like Wonko the Sane.
Apparently it’s weird when you don’t want to spend your whole day arguing with randoms.
July 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I'm starting to feel like Wonko the Sane.
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since it's the last day of pride month I figured I'd at least make one thing for it...
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
June 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
since it's the last day of pride month I figured I'd at least make one thing for it...
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
i now unveil to you my greatest invention:
color bars pride flag
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Note to parents: If your child knocks out a tooth, you should (in order of preference):
1. Put it back in
2. Get the child to hold it in their cheek
3. Put it in a glass of milk
4. Put it in a glass of saliva
5. Put it in a glass of water
Don't wrap it in a hanky!
www.nhs.uk/conditions/k...
1. Put it back in
2. Get the child to hold it in their cheek
3. Put it in a glass of milk
4. Put it in a glass of saliva
5. Put it in a glass of water
Don't wrap it in a hanky!
www.nhs.uk/conditions/k...
Knocked-out tooth
Find out more about how to save a knocked-out tooth before seeing a dentist.
www.nhs.uk
June 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Note to parents: If your child knocks out a tooth, you should (in order of preference):
1. Put it back in
2. Get the child to hold it in their cheek
3. Put it in a glass of milk
4. Put it in a glass of saliva
5. Put it in a glass of water
Don't wrap it in a hanky!
www.nhs.uk/conditions/k...
1. Put it back in
2. Get the child to hold it in their cheek
3. Put it in a glass of milk
4. Put it in a glass of saliva
5. Put it in a glass of water
Don't wrap it in a hanky!
www.nhs.uk/conditions/k...
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I just got a Sky News alert saying “Britain has 'lost control' of its borders.”
I couldn’t believe it at first, but I checked and the country is now shaped like a Ninja Turtle eating a pizza.
I couldn’t believe it at first, but I checked and the country is now shaped like a Ninja Turtle eating a pizza.
June 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I just got a Sky News alert saying “Britain has 'lost control' of its borders.”
I couldn’t believe it at first, but I checked and the country is now shaped like a Ninja Turtle eating a pizza.
I couldn’t believe it at first, but I checked and the country is now shaped like a Ninja Turtle eating a pizza.
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Back in 2012 I worked with a UK retailer who wanted to put tablets in their stores, to allow staff to help customers place orders through their website. I think the use case was if the customer hadn't found what they wanted in the store.
May 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Back in 2012 I worked with a UK retailer who wanted to put tablets in their stores, to allow staff to help customers place orders through their website. I think the use case was if the customer hadn't found what they wanted in the store.
Roald Dahl was a children's author, right? Wrong. Not for his whole career. And someone at my primary school didn't know that. And at around age 10, I picked up "My Uncle Oswald" from the school's bookshelf, and had something of a rude awakening.
"well as long as it's age appropriate" no fuck you guys actually, i read adult books when i was 12 and now i'm weird as hell, as i SHOULD be
February 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Roald Dahl was a children's author, right? Wrong. Not for his whole career. And someone at my primary school didn't know that. And at around age 10, I picked up "My Uncle Oswald" from the school's bookshelf, and had something of a rude awakening.
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Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
February 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
(They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase).
1) Go to your account page
2) Hit cancel
3) Change sub back.
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English and British kings didn't give up the claim to France until 1801. Upon the Act of Union with Ireland, King George III's official style changed from "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland" to "of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King"
January 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
English and British kings didn't give up the claim to France until 1801. Upon the Act of Union with Ireland, King George III's official style changed from "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland" to "of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King"
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This year I said I was going to run every day for 30mins, if I missed a day I'd add 30mins to the next day.
It's working well so far, today I'm getting ready to go for a 2week run.
It's working well so far, today I'm getting ready to go for a 2week run.
January 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This year I said I was going to run every day for 30mins, if I missed a day I'd add 30mins to the next day.
It's working well so far, today I'm getting ready to go for a 2week run.
It's working well so far, today I'm getting ready to go for a 2week run.
Quote with your first computer.
Ah, the good old 48K Speccy. Built down to a price, and it showed, but a strong first computer. The limitations of its BASIC pushed me to learn Z80 machine code far earlier (aged 10!) than I probably would have on a different system.
Ah, the good old 48K Speccy. Built down to a price, and it showed, but a strong first computer. The limitations of its BASIC pushed me to learn Z80 machine code far earlier (aged 10!) than I probably would have on a different system.
January 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Quote with your first computer.
Ah, the good old 48K Speccy. Built down to a price, and it showed, but a strong first computer. The limitations of its BASIC pushed me to learn Z80 machine code far earlier (aged 10!) than I probably would have on a different system.
Ah, the good old 48K Speccy. Built down to a price, and it showed, but a strong first computer. The limitations of its BASIC pushed me to learn Z80 machine code far earlier (aged 10!) than I probably would have on a different system.
How the fuck is this still happening? Shouldn't she have been given that money back?
"Shann Brede said in that time running Goldsithney Post Office in Cornwall, she had paid more than £20,000 of her own money to correct errors made by the system."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Shann Brede said in that time running Goldsithney Post Office in Cornwall, she had paid more than £20,000 of her own money to correct errors made by the system."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Goldsithney Post Office to close due to faulty Horizon
Goldsithney Post Office is closing because the Horizon computer system continues to make mistakes.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 4:06 PM
How the fuck is this still happening? Shouldn't she have been given that money back?
"Shann Brede said in that time running Goldsithney Post Office in Cornwall, she had paid more than £20,000 of her own money to correct errors made by the system."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Shann Brede said in that time running Goldsithney Post Office in Cornwall, she had paid more than £20,000 of her own money to correct errors made by the system."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My 4yo daughter is learning to read using phonics. It is amazing to realise just how much of the language in even quite simple books isn't spelled phonetically. Each phonics book has a list of "tricky words" like "is" and "the" that aren't said how they're spelled.
November 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM
My 4yo daughter is learning to read using phonics. It is amazing to realise just how much of the language in even quite simple books isn't spelled phonetically. Each phonics book has a list of "tricky words" like "is" and "the" that aren't said how they're spelled.
Perhaps Labour would be doing better if they actually tried implementing some of the "Change" that was their campaign slogan.
Lots of people looking at this chart and going "Wow, a really stable and predictable party system you've got there, here are my specific predictions (that happen to align perfectly with my ideological fantasies) for where it will be at 22:00 on the 3rd May 2029".
November 3, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Perhaps Labour would be doing better if they actually tried implementing some of the "Change" that was their campaign slogan.
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Repost if you’re in the U.K. and not afraid that you’ll be jailed for inciting racism and violence due to the fact that you have not incited racism and violence.
August 11, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Repost if you’re in the U.K. and not afraid that you’ll be jailed for inciting racism and violence due to the fact that you have not incited racism and violence.
I've got a 32 MB SD card somewhere still. My old digital camera that I got 20 years ago, a Pentax Optio S5i, couldn't support anything bigger. Possibly it didn't understand "clusters" - allocation units larger than one sector.
I have a 1 and 32 Meg sd card somewhere, it'll confuse the young'uns one day
April 21, 2024 at 1:16 PM
I've got a 32 MB SD card somewhere still. My old digital camera that I got 20 years ago, a Pentax Optio S5i, couldn't support anything bigger. Possibly it didn't understand "clusters" - allocation units larger than one sector.