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stef @stefn.co.uk · 3d

do it, yolo

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Yvris Burke | Button Kin Games @yvris.bsky.social · 18d

You can now pick up physical copies of my games in Forbidden Planet Glasgow 💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I spent quite a lot of quality lurking time in Forbidden Planet as a teen so this is huge for me!

Righteous Jaunt, Bumbling, Drama Llamas, Caltrop Kaiju, and Jude’s World all on a shelf together with lots of other fabulous indie TTRPG books and zines

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Yvris Burke | Button Kin Games @yvris.bsky.social · 20d

A couple of my games are now available on IPR ✨

Which ones? I’ll give you a hint… not Hint. Though I’m sure that’s also very good.

Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · 21d

New!

Hint
Jude's World
Drama Llamas

www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/

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stef @stefn.co.uk · 28d

Okay, I turned this into a home-manager flake and fixed a couple of bugs, here: github.com/chobbledotco...

#home-manager #nixos #nix

GitHub - chobbledotcom/nix-chromium-webapps: Native-feeling webapps in NixOS via Chromium

Native-feeling webapps in NixOS via Chromium. Contribute to chobbledotcom/nix-chromium-webapps development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · 28d

I just got a Nix module working for the native-feeling webapps bit of Omarchy which I thought seemed pretty neat

chromium-webapps.nix

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

gist.github.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · 28d

NixOS users - for native-feeling webapps for custom sites, check out this Nix module I made: gist.github.com/stefan-burke...

You'll set your web apps at the top, add icons, rebuild, and boom - you'll see a "Mastodon" or "Github" or whatever icon in your applications menu

#linux #nixos #nix

chromium-webapps.nix

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

gist.github.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 16

How do we fix this mess?

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I'm a beef cow @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · Sep 8

Appreciate you doing this. When I see them I always comment on the Guardian food articles that promote meat, dairy, eggs, & fish, but they need a bigger kick to become plant-based.
@theguardian.com #plantbased

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 8

The Guardian should incorporate climate science into its "Food" section https://blog.chobble.com/blog/2025-09-08-the-guardian-should-incorporate-climate-science-into-its-food-section/

The Guardian should incorporate climate science into its "Food" section

Badgering a huge newspaper to be honest about the impact of eating meat and dairy

blog.chobble.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 8

My Patreon didn't work out and is now free https://blog.chobble.com/blog/24-08-07-making-patreon-free/

My Patreon didn't work out and is now free

It turns out being a content creator is really hard work

blog.chobble.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 8

I think The Guardian should be honest about the environmental damage of the meat restaurants and recipes they promote through their Food section, so I started a petition to ask for that, here: www.change.org/GuardianFood

(I also wrote to them but got no reply)

Plz sign if you agree!

#vegan #uk

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 2

nixos is the ONLY lit distro

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 2

dope!

I upgraded my VPS to 100gb because I thought NixOS just needed an (increasingly) large amount of space, and after running this it's down to 23gb

...I can't downgrade the storage though, naturally. booooooooo

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 2

... from each - and HUNDREDS of gigs from my gaming machine where home-manager was managing Steam / Bottles / etc

Many thanks to andi242 (on Mastodon) for pointing me towards that

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Sep 2

#NixOS users - consider installing `nh` and setting up the `nh.clean.*` options - search.nixos.org/options?chan...

github.com/nix-communit...

I hadn't realised that the garbage collection doesn't catch everything - running `nh clean all` on my machines has removed dozens of gigs of cruft ...

NixOS Search

search.nixos.org

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Aug 19

If you want a site for your organisation / club / cult / gang / musical group / protest movement / art collective / restaurant / whatevs, the Chobble Template has what you need

Check it at example.chobble.com (it's free & open source) or drop me a PM and I'll make you a site with it

#webdev

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Aug 19

Incredible, must-read investigation by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social into how Tea's founder got women to join the app, how its founding story changed, how it spammed Are We Dating the Same Guy Facebook groups, how it hired an influencer marketing firm to promote it

www.404media.co/how-teas-fou...

How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World

A 404 Media investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company and then hijack her grassroots community.

www.404media.co

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Aug 18

I've written instructions on hosting your own website using the open source Chobble Template at example.chobble.com/instructions/

You don't need any tech skills or to edit any code - you just need to sign up for Github & Neocities, click buttons, and copy text

#webdev #eleventy #selfhosted

Setup Instructions | Chobble Template

Step-by-step instructions for setting up, customising, and deploying your website using the Chobble Template

example.chobble.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Aug 10

My Patreon didn't work out and is now free https://blog.chobble.com/blog/25-08-10-making-patreon-free/

My Patreon didn't work out and is now free

It turns out being a content creator is really hard work

blog.chobble.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Aug 10

Here's a guide I wrote about "Writing a good product / service / category" page, which I'm pretty proud of - chobble.com/guides/writi...

If you've got a website and struggle to know how to describe your products, you may find it useful

#webdev #seo #writing

Writing Effective Service & Product Pages | Free Guide | Chobble

Guide to writing service pages - answer customer questions, avoid common mistakes, convert visitors - Manchester web developer

chobble.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Aug 7

My "online marketing advice club" Patreon didn't succeed as a profit-making venture, so I've made it free and uploaded its videos here: www.youtube.com/@ChobbleDotCom

If you want to learn about #SEO, #webdev, #Google, AI, and more, check it out / share this / employ me, thx!

A screenshot of the "Chobble" YouTube page, listing videos about apps I've made, tracking search results, Google Maps, and Google Search Console

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Jul 25

My "Chobble Template" Eleventy starter now has support for Menus - editable via PagesCMS

If you've got a cafe or restaurant, check it out at example.chobble.com/menus/

If you want me to build you a site, I have a 50% discount for vegan businesses (or artists, coops, and charities)

#webdev #vegan

A webpage for "House of Desserts", showing a selection of menus - All Items, Churros, Crepes, Specials, etc. It's laid out in a grid with an image per-menu.

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Jul 20

awh my link preview is all busted

stef @stefn.co.uk · Jul 20

Play-Test - An open-source app for storing BS 14960 inspections of inflatable play equipment https://blog.chobble.com/blog/24-07-20-play-test-bs-14960/

Play-Test - An open-source app for storing BS 14960 inspections of inflatable play equipment

I wrote a Rails app to store BS 14960 inspection details - for inspectors of bouncy castles and other inflatable play equipment

blog.chobble.com

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stef @stefn.co.uk · Jul 1

I recorded a video on how to set up "SerpBear" to track your site's positions in search results. It's hosted on Pikapods - a great resource for easily setting up and hosting open source apps

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImA...

For more like this check my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Chobble

#webdev #seo

Tracking search results with SerpBear & ScrapingRobot, hosted on Pikapods

YouTube video by Chobble

www.youtube.com

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