Keith Williams
@keithwilliams.bsky.social
CTO, gardener, sometime artist, lives in Old York. Really just here to read interesting threads and articles!
“So close to Rawcliffe but just don’t look at the houses behind us on Water Lane”
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“So close to Rawcliffe but just don’t look at the houses behind us on Water Lane”
The mental model problem is what I ran up against when we tried to vibe code a full app - the result was a lot of re-writing!
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The mental model problem is what I ran up against when we tried to vibe code a full app - the result was a lot of re-writing!
Different narrator for the various stories IIRC
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Different narrator for the various stories IIRC
Hot mug of tea and a water bottle for that man
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hot mug of tea and a water bottle for that man
Even just replace it with “I’m not certain, but…”
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Even just replace it with “I’m not certain, but…”
Give your IT meaningful glares for doing their jobs
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Give your IT meaningful glares for doing their jobs
I never approve requests for ReSharper until I have seen them using the full range of automated refactoring already available in VS (so far I’ve signed off on one copy in 20 years)
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I never approve requests for ReSharper until I have seen them using the full range of automated refactoring already available in VS (so far I’ve signed off on one copy in 20 years)
Vicarious cats are the way to go, there’s a pair of white Persians who occasionally visit the garden. Sorry to hear about your cat, it sounds like they had a good run too
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Vicarious cats are the way to go, there’s a pair of white Persians who occasionally visit the garden. Sorry to hear about your cat, it sounds like they had a good run too
This is not comforting.
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is not comforting.
Very few - I suspect people view the final sum arriving in their banking app and then don’t look any closer unless that changes.
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Very few - I suspect people view the final sum arriving in their banking app and then don’t look any closer unless that changes.
“Gone on fire.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Gone on fire.”
Someone made the point that the big frustration is that politicians don’t seem able to actually get anything done.
So this strategy aims to reassure people by… sowing them we can’t get anything done
So this strategy aims to reassure people by… sowing them we can’t get anything done
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Someone made the point that the big frustration is that politicians don’t seem able to actually get anything done.
So this strategy aims to reassure people by… sowing them we can’t get anything done
So this strategy aims to reassure people by… sowing them we can’t get anything done
Certainly the Georgian buildings were, but the upper floors have been mostly dusty store rooms. Quite interesting reading the heritage reports when they’re up for change of use
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Certainly the Georgian buildings were, but the upper floors have been mostly dusty store rooms. Quite interesting reading the heritage reports when they’re up for change of use
There’s some tentative steps in York - turning empty upper floors of shops into flats.
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There’s some tentative steps in York - turning empty upper floors of shops into flats.
Alaska can come too…
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Alaska can come too…
Found a bunch in Bristol city archives whilst researching my dissertation 20-odd years ago - “bawdy-house” seemed to be the phrase in the 1830s
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Found a bunch in Bristol city archives whilst researching my dissertation 20-odd years ago - “bawdy-house” seemed to be the phrase in the 1830s
We’re almost able to solve some of the problems caused by using our software in the first place.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We’re almost able to solve some of the problems caused by using our software in the first place.
Hadn’t heard of that, will take a look!
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hadn’t heard of that, will take a look!
“System of—“
“Head slapping.”
“Head slapping.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“System of—“
“Head slapping.”
“Head slapping.”
Built by Lord Armstrong, of Vickers & Armstrong fame. He did a lot of other stuff, but he made a lot of money selling arms to Japan, Persia, and others.
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Built by Lord Armstrong, of Vickers & Armstrong fame. He did a lot of other stuff, but he made a lot of money selling arms to Japan, Persia, and others.