Jonny Buchanan
@jbscript.dev
Programmer/web developer from Norn Iron living in Australia. I make the Control Panels for the Twitters and the YouTubes, whaddya gonna do? 🤷♂️
🌏 https://jbscript.dev 🛠️ https://soitis.dev
🌏 https://jbscript.dev 🛠️ https://soitis.dev
VS Code has joined Firefox in the "oh, a new release, what do I need to disable this time?" club
Settings to get rid of the Shitty AI* Sparkles and the lightbulb which wants to shove them in your face all the time (it just opens the Refactor menu)
Settings to get rid of the Shitty AI* Sparkles and the lightbulb which wants to shove them in your face all the time (it just opens the Refactor menu)
December 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
VS Code has joined Firefox in the "oh, a new release, what do I need to disable this time?" club
Settings to get rid of the Shitty AI* Sparkles and the lightbulb which wants to shove them in your face all the time (it just opens the Refactor menu)
Settings to get rid of the Shitty AI* Sparkles and the lightbulb which wants to shove them in your face all the time (it just opens the Refactor menu)
Wheel of Fortune was trying to warn us all along
December 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Wheel of Fortune was trying to warn us all along
Of course the checkout page has a fake stock remaining ticker, but they've helpfully uploaded sourcemaps so you can see the code behind it
![The React source code which uses setInterval in a useEffect to randomly reduce the number of items left in stock:
useEffect(() => {
setTotalSupply(randomTotalSupply);
setNumberOfItems(randomCurrentStock);
startIncrement = setInterval(simulateIncrement, randomInterval * 1000);
}, []);
function getRandomTime(min, max) {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (Number(max) - Number(min))) + Number(min);
}
async function simulateIncrement() {
const randomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * (9 - 7)) + 7;
setNumberOfItems((prevNumberOfItems) => {
if (prevNumberOfItems <= 5 || prevNumberOfItems - randomNumber <= 5) {
clearInterval(startIncrement);
return 5;
} else {
return Math.max(prevNumberOfItems - randomNumber);
}
});
}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rj7nlruukyhpdudnv72bh7ck/bafkreidvjnktzgz5sud5vq53wbkz2myye3ssnlvukmz2kxhsmshawooz7y@jpeg)
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Of course the checkout page has a fake stock remaining ticker, but they've helpfully uploaded sourcemaps so you can see the code behind it
This is my favourite bit from the sales website
> Condensation evaporates inside the unit, meaning no drain hose, water tanks, or messy setup are needed
Holy physics, Batman!
> Condensation evaporates inside the unit, meaning no drain hose, water tanks, or messy setup are needed
Holy physics, Batman!
December 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is my favourite bit from the sales website
> Condensation evaporates inside the unit, meaning no drain hose, water tanks, or messy setup are needed
Holy physics, Batman!
> Condensation evaporates inside the unit, meaning no drain hose, water tanks, or messy setup are needed
Holy physics, Batman!
Welcome to Bluesky, artists who don't want an "Edit image" button for immediate plagiarism of their freshly-uploaded art
December 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Welcome to Bluesky, artists who don't want an "Edit image" button for immediate plagiarism of their freshly-uploaded art
Claude, please summarise and suggest changes to the repository
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Claude, please summarise and suggest changes to the repository
The promo packets grow fat with impact at Google's Making Mandatory "AI" Disclaimers Smaller department
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The promo packets grow fat with impact at Google's Making Mandatory "AI" Disclaimers Smaller department
Free noodles with your stickers
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Free noodles with your stickers
Wish you could see beyond the top 5, as #2 and #3 were in a playlist I was using while developing a Control Panel for YouTube feature
Zombie Handjob, Burden In My Hand, Easy, ?, ?
Zombie Handjob, Burden In My Hand, Easy, ?, ?
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Wish you could see beyond the top 5, as #2 and #3 were in a playlist I was using while developing a Control Panel for YouTube feature
Zombie Handjob, Burden In My Hand, Easy, ?, ?
Zombie Handjob, Burden In My Hand, Easy, ?, ?
Lowered the reps because I am like tiny exercise baby again
I sweat
I sweat
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Lowered the reps because I am like tiny exercise baby again
I sweat
I sweat
Oh no, I can't unread this
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Oh no, I can't unread this
Formatting can't cross lines, except when it accidentally can:
opener: _
_closer:_
Multiple lines are traversed to find a closer:
open: _
text
# heading
_close:_
Nesting:
open: _
open: *
open: -
_*-close:-*_
Overlapping:
open 1: _
open 2: *
_close 1:_ *close 2:*
opener: _
_closer:_
Multiple lines are traversed to find a closer:
open: _
text
# heading
_close:_
Nesting:
open: _
open: *
open: -
_*-close:-*_
Overlapping:
open 1: _
open 2: *
_close 1:_ *close 2:*
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Formatting can't cross lines, except when it accidentally can:
opener: _
_closer:_
Multiple lines are traversed to find a closer:
open: _
text
# heading
_close:_
Nesting:
open: _
open: *
open: -
_*-close:-*_
Overlapping:
open 1: _
open 2: *
_close 1:_ *close 2:*
opener: _
_closer:_
Multiple lines are traversed to find a closer:
open: _
text
# heading
_close:_
Nesting:
open: _
open: *
open: -
_*-close:-*_
Overlapping:
open 1: _
open 2: *
_close 1:_ *close 2:*
Some fun differences from Markdown:
Formatting can overlap:
_just italic *plus bold -plus strikethrough_ minus italic- just bold*
Formatting character order doesn't matter:
_*-balanced-*_
_*-same_*-
_*-whatever*_-
Formatting can overlap:
_just italic *plus bold -plus strikethrough_ minus italic- just bold*
Formatting character order doesn't matter:
_*-balanced-*_
_*-same_*-
_*-whatever*_-
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Some fun differences from Markdown:
Formatting can overlap:
_just italic *plus bold -plus strikethrough_ minus italic- just bold*
Formatting character order doesn't matter:
_*-balanced-*_
_*-same_*-
_*-whatever*_-
Formatting can overlap:
_just italic *plus bold -plus strikethrough_ minus italic- just bold*
Formatting character order doesn't matter:
_*-balanced-*_
_*-same_*-
_*-whatever*_-
The last time Google was forcing an unwanted thing into places nobody wanted it, lots of people accidentally ended up with 2 YouTube accounts
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The last time Google was forcing an unwanted thing into places nobody wanted it, lots of people accidentally ended up with 2 YouTube accounts
Good news: there are ways to remove all the Recommended/All crap from the Windows 11 start menu
Bad news:
Bad news:
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Good news: there are ways to remove all the Recommended/All crap from the Windows 11 start menu
Bad news:
Bad news:
Other than em-dash, what are your go-to LLM tells as a quick check if reading a long document or article would involve more effort than was expended writing it?
This..it's seems to be pretty consistent
This..it's seems to be pretty consistent
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Other than em-dash, what are your go-to LLM tells as a quick check if reading a long document or article would involve more effort than was expended writing it?
This..it's seems to be pretty consistent
This..it's seems to be pretty consistent
Meanwhile at Microsoft
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Meanwhile at Microsoft
I think they accidentally this headline
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I think they accidentally this headline
The Bureau of Meteorology have brought out the "you're fucked, mate" box for Brisbane
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Bureau of Meteorology have brought out the "you're fucked, mate" box for Brisbane
Vale IKEA PRESSA, victim of the Brisbane hail
Its partner will refuse to drop the carcass untill the next breeding season
Its partner will refuse to drop the carcass untill the next breeding season
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Vale IKEA PRESSA, victim of the Brisbane hail
Its partner will refuse to drop the carcass untill the next breeding season
Its partner will refuse to drop the carcass untill the next breeding season
Ho ho ho, Merry Hailmas from Brisbane
October 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ho ho ho, Merry Hailmas from Brisbane
Thank you, I appreciate all the work you put into AoC, and anything that makes it more golden retriever than werewolf for you to run is all good
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thank you, I appreciate all the work you put into AoC, and anything that makes it more golden retriever than werewolf for you to run is all good