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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 1d

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 1d

Gut luck! (Is that Swedish?)

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Alastair Somerville @acuity.design · 1d

Ominous Halloween Zoom update

Update to 6 6 6 version of software on Windows laptop

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 1d

I'm sorry to read that you have had to take such a difficult decision, and wish you all the best the future. Although the rest of the world is by no means perfect, you can look forward to being treated much more like a valued human being once more than you have been (by your own account) in the US.

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 1d

Just came across Peekabot by @rosswintle.uk — looks very smart indeed! github.com/peekobot/pee...

GitHub - Peekobot/peekobot: A simple, choice-driven chatbot framework for your website written in just over 100 lines of vanilla JavaScript (and some CSS)

A simple, choice-driven chatbot framework for your website written in just over 100 lines of vanilla JavaScript (and some CSS) - Peekobot/peekobot

github.com

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 2d

Starting in November, I’ll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work with WordPress and related technologies. sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/

Subscribe to the Say Hello newsletter - Say Hello GmbH

Starting in autumn 2025, I'll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work.

sayhello.ch

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 1d

That’s great news, thank you very much!

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 1d

Have you checked your spam folder? The emails are handled by Mailchimp so there shouldn’t be a problem.

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Mike Hindle @mikehindle.uk · 2d

Affinity Just Changed The Game For Photographers 📷

mikehindle.uk/affinity-jus...

#photography #photographer #affinity #canva #editing

Affinity Just Changed The Game For Photographers -

Ayup! Lots of creative folks have been eagerly awaiting today's announcement from Affinity. The internet has been going wild since the much-loved apps were

mikehindle.uk

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 2d

Starting in November, I’ll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work with WordPress and related technologies. sayhello.ch/en/newsletter/

Subscribe to the Say Hello newsletter - Say Hello GmbH

Starting in autumn 2025, I'll be publishing an occasional email newsletter with tips, tricks and examples of my work.

sayhello.ch

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 2d

Good designs and happy memories from when I worked on local projects in the Swiss Jungfrau Region.

WordPress by Say Hello @sayhello.ch · 2d

Showcasing some design work for projects nearly twenty years ago, which have stood the test of time. sayhello.ch/en/2025/10/o...

Old web designs from my personal archive - Say Hello GmbH

Showcasing some design work for projects nearly twenty years ago, which have stood the test of time.

sayhello.ch

Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 2d

New gallery added to my website, which is appropriate for this time of year: the wonderful experience of being above the clouds when there is a cloud inversion filling the valley. permanenttourist.ch/photography/...

Cloud inversions

The right weather conditions lead to a cloud inversion, where moist air fills valleys and leaves higher ground above the cloud.

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 3d

Some lovely images there.

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 3d

I've only been to Leadhills once and it was pretty dramatic then too! permanenttourist.ch/2010/01/dive...

Diversion to Leadhills

We took a diversion off the motorway to explore the wintry countryside and came across the highest village in Scotland, buried in snow.

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 4d

Aerial shot above the woods near home this morning, on the way to work. Niesen in the background with fresh snow.

Autumnal colour in the forest treetops. Snow-capped mountain in the background.

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Sara Soueidan @sarasoueidan.com · 3d

I'm sorry but making content images semi-transparent / reducing their opacity in dark mode is not an inclusive design strategy. It makes the images less accessible—which is more problematic when the images contain text. & the fact that they need to be hovered to become fully visible makes it worse.

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 3d

Jeepers. We get some dramatic stuff over here in the Alps in winter, but this image is something else. 😍

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 3d

An inspirational reminder that we can use modern browser tech and CSS to deliver different images depending on the time of day. The web version of Mac OS' Dynamic Wallpapers. dynamicwallpaper.club

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 3d

“WordPress doesn’t attract the cool kids, but do you want your bank account to be cool? Or traffic light systems to be cool? I don’t know about you, but I’d rather they work. I think WordPress is in the same place.”

Rhys Wynne @rhys.wales · 3d

NEW POST:

A potentially hypocritical rant on people who hate certain pieces of software I'd like to call...

...Stack Shaggers

Stack Shaggers

What’s with all the folks online tearing down other people’s stack? I’ve read many a post in the past few weeks where people have been complaining about WordPress. There are justifiable complaints, obviously. However I feel like some developers and designers have made their entire existence about hating WordPress. Celebrating people moving off the platform. … Continue reading

www.rhyswynne.co.uk

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 3d

Cleeve Hill also looks lovely!

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 4d

We are indeed!

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 4d

Aerial shot above the woods near home this morning, on the way to work. Niesen in the background with fresh snow.

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 5d

YES. Turn this shit off.

Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 5d

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

$Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.$

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Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 6d

Art on Sunday.

Mark Howells-Mead @permanenttourist.ch · 6d

Most of the time, I think my photography has come on in leaps and bounds. Then, I see one of my photos from long ago, and am surprised just how good it is. These are the vineyards I've been photographing for over 20 years, as it was on a cold night in October 20 years ago.

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