Robin
@solarise.dev
Web Strategist @ solarise.dev based in Edinburgh, Scotland 🖼️ Generative code artist ⚙️ Tech enthusiast 🃏 Board game enjoyer 🎧 Music (always plugged in)
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Robin
@solarise.dev
· Apr 13
Hi 👋 Im Robin, a freelance web developer from Edinburgh in sunny* Scotland
I offer:
⚪️ WordPress: Maintenance, planning and development
🔵 Laravel development: large-scale data-driven web apps
🟢 Frontend: JavaScript, Vue, React
Get in touch if you have any web-related questions!
(*3 days a year)
I offer:
⚪️ WordPress: Maintenance, planning and development
🔵 Laravel development: large-scale data-driven web apps
🟢 Frontend: JavaScript, Vue, React
Get in touch if you have any web-related questions!
(*3 days a year)
Posting on LinkedIn on a Friday night after a couple of beers. Yeah that’s the life. That’s the future I planned for myself. Get in there.
June 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Posting on LinkedIn on a Friday night after a couple of beers. Yeah that’s the life. That’s the future I planned for myself. Get in there.
I've been on Facebook a little more recently. I've been complaining about local issues. I'm becoming One Of Those People.
But anyway. Oh my god Facebook is a nightmare. How do people cope on there? Just non-stop slop.
But anyway. Oh my god Facebook is a nightmare. How do people cope on there? Just non-stop slop.
June 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I've been on Facebook a little more recently. I've been complaining about local issues. I'm becoming One Of Those People.
But anyway. Oh my god Facebook is a nightmare. How do people cope on there? Just non-stop slop.
But anyway. Oh my god Facebook is a nightmare. How do people cope on there? Just non-stop slop.
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What makes LLMs work isn't deep neural networks or attention mechanisms or vector databases or anything like that.
What makes LLMs work is our tendency to see faces on toast.
What makes LLMs work is our tendency to see faces on toast.
May 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
What makes LLMs work isn't deep neural networks or attention mechanisms or vector databases or anything like that.
What makes LLMs work is our tendency to see faces on toast.
What makes LLMs work is our tendency to see faces on toast.
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Arguments that “LLMs make mistakes and slop but so do humans!” just don’t land for me.
Because yes, if given the choice I’d much rather it still be humans making that slop and those mistakes.
Because yes, if given the choice I’d much rather it still be humans making that slop and those mistakes.
May 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Arguments that “LLMs make mistakes and slop but so do humans!” just don’t land for me.
Because yes, if given the choice I’d much rather it still be humans making that slop and those mistakes.
Because yes, if given the choice I’d much rather it still be humans making that slop and those mistakes.
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Why, why, why?! Does Notepad need to have a Co-pilot implementation. It is Notepad. It exists to have no features.
The whole point of Notepad is that it doesn't do anything but text.
The whole point of Notepad is that it doesn't do anything but text.
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Why, why, why?! Does Notepad need to have a Co-pilot implementation. It is Notepad. It exists to have no features.
The whole point of Notepad is that it doesn't do anything but text.
The whole point of Notepad is that it doesn't do anything but text.
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A lot of pro-AI people will be like, “This technology constantly makes mistakes and adds unneeded steps to work, but you’ll have no choice but to use it for every facet of your life whether you like it or not” and then furiously wonder why some folks aren’t instantly on board with the pitch.
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A lot of pro-AI people will be like, “This technology constantly makes mistakes and adds unneeded steps to work, but you’ll have no choice but to use it for every facet of your life whether you like it or not” and then furiously wonder why some folks aren’t instantly on board with the pitch.
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look, when a startup founder says "you don't need to scale!" it means they're trying to sell you a database
if they say "it's a revolutionary way to write apps" they mean it's per request billing
if they say "it's a revolutionary way to write apps" they mean it's per request billing
May 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
look, when a startup founder says "you don't need to scale!" it means they're trying to sell you a database
if they say "it's a revolutionary way to write apps" they mean it's per request billing
if they say "it's a revolutionary way to write apps" they mean it's per request billing
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If you think LLMs are "good enough" as they are, then the only thing I can say is I hope you're right, because at the moment it looks like tech is trying to bake a broken toy into every aspect of our society in the belief that the only thing that actually "breaks" tech is regulatory interference
May 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
If you think LLMs are "good enough" as they are, then the only thing I can say is I hope you're right, because at the moment it looks like tech is trying to bake a broken toy into every aspect of our society in the belief that the only thing that actually "breaks" tech is regulatory interference
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Playing the new Doom and it’s great but I do feel a *little* overwhelmed with the number of new ways I can hit monsters.
Almost like guns are an afterthought. But Doomguy *is* the angriest man alive so it kinda makes sense. It’s still a fantastic game.
Almost like guns are an afterthought. But Doomguy *is* the angriest man alive so it kinda makes sense. It’s still a fantastic game.
May 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Playing the new Doom and it’s great but I do feel a *little* overwhelmed with the number of new ways I can hit monsters.
Almost like guns are an afterthought. But Doomguy *is* the angriest man alive so it kinda makes sense. It’s still a fantastic game.
Almost like guns are an afterthought. But Doomguy *is* the angriest man alive so it kinda makes sense. It’s still a fantastic game.
I like checking clearsky.app from time to time to see who I've been blocked by and what lists I'm on. Because I do believe that to make an impact you unfortunately end up annoying some people.
It seems I'm currently not being annoying enough. Must work on that.
It seems I'm currently not being annoying enough. Must work on that.
May 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I like checking clearsky.app from time to time to see who I've been blocked by and what lists I'm on. Because I do believe that to make an impact you unfortunately end up annoying some people.
It seems I'm currently not being annoying enough. Must work on that.
It seems I'm currently not being annoying enough. Must work on that.
Kicking off another exciting week of *checks notes* web stuff..
WordPress and Laravel mostly over the next few days. I've been doing more on my own site too, mostly front-end interactive shenanigans. Always so easy to get distracted by that though! Need to focus more on content a bit more there.
WordPress and Laravel mostly over the next few days. I've been doing more on my own site too, mostly front-end interactive shenanigans. Always so easy to get distracted by that though! Need to focus more on content a bit more there.
May 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Kicking off another exciting week of *checks notes* web stuff..
WordPress and Laravel mostly over the next few days. I've been doing more on my own site too, mostly front-end interactive shenanigans. Always so easy to get distracted by that though! Need to focus more on content a bit more there.
WordPress and Laravel mostly over the next few days. I've been doing more on my own site too, mostly front-end interactive shenanigans. Always so easy to get distracted by that though! Need to focus more on content a bit more there.
anime.js is a JavaScript library I've been using recently to make web designs pop, give them the "wow" factor (insert other cringe buzzwords here as appropriate) - it's pretty cool!
Anyway, here's 12 examples of what you can do with it.
solarise.dev/dev-diary/an...
Anyway, here's 12 examples of what you can do with it.
solarise.dev/dev-diary/an...
May 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
anime.js is a JavaScript library I've been using recently to make web designs pop, give them the "wow" factor (insert other cringe buzzwords here as appropriate) - it's pretty cool!
Anyway, here's 12 examples of what you can do with it.
solarise.dev/dev-diary/an...
Anyway, here's 12 examples of what you can do with it.
solarise.dev/dev-diary/an...
This is cool! A gradient generator with a twist (or warp) - make fancier gradients for all sorts of use cases.
Photo Gradient
Generate beautiful gradients from colors or from a photo
photogradient.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is cool! A gradient generator with a twist (or warp) - make fancier gradients for all sorts of use cases.
Read a post by someone doing that obnoxious thing where they try to upset you with an emotive hook?
“Hey! Here’s why you’re failing! You suck if you’re not doing these 5 things”
Just block ‘em. They’re not your friend, they’re like energy vampires. Don’t invite them in. Push them away.
“Hey! Here’s why you’re failing! You suck if you’re not doing these 5 things”
Just block ‘em. They’re not your friend, they’re like energy vampires. Don’t invite them in. Push them away.
May 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Read a post by someone doing that obnoxious thing where they try to upset you with an emotive hook?
“Hey! Here’s why you’re failing! You suck if you’re not doing these 5 things”
Just block ‘em. They’re not your friend, they’re like energy vampires. Don’t invite them in. Push them away.
“Hey! Here’s why you’re failing! You suck if you’re not doing these 5 things”
Just block ‘em. They’re not your friend, they’re like energy vampires. Don’t invite them in. Push them away.
I finally finished my new professional site the other day.
As usual, I got *very* carried away and it’s probably 90% shinier than it truly needs to be but I had a great time with it, I always enjoy creative web stuff.
I feel lucky that I get paid to do stuff I love, I’m thankful for that every day
As usual, I got *very* carried away and it’s probably 90% shinier than it truly needs to be but I had a great time with it, I always enjoy creative web stuff.
I feel lucky that I get paid to do stuff I love, I’m thankful for that every day
May 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I finally finished my new professional site the other day.
As usual, I got *very* carried away and it’s probably 90% shinier than it truly needs to be but I had a great time with it, I always enjoy creative web stuff.
I feel lucky that I get paid to do stuff I love, I’m thankful for that every day
As usual, I got *very* carried away and it’s probably 90% shinier than it truly needs to be but I had a great time with it, I always enjoy creative web stuff.
I feel lucky that I get paid to do stuff I love, I’m thankful for that every day
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Me to myself whenever I'm doing literally anything with LLMs
May 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Me to myself whenever I'm doing literally anything with LLMs
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#gamedev tip: Whenever you are wondering if your LODs are too aggressive, consider that the visitors in Episode One's pod race were colored Q-Tips. And for basically every object, there's a distance at which it can be replaced with a colored Q-Tip.
May 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#gamedev tip: Whenever you are wondering if your LODs are too aggressive, consider that the visitors in Episode One's pod race were colored Q-Tips. And for basically every object, there's a distance at which it can be replaced with a colored Q-Tip.
Oh your product has a brand new interface, you say? You've moved everything around? You've dropped a bunch of new features in there too and I bet AI is involved throughout? Oh that sounds simply super. I can't wait.
In other unrelated news, I'm updating some Trello tasks this morning.
In other unrelated news, I'm updating some Trello tasks this morning.
May 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Oh your product has a brand new interface, you say? You've moved everything around? You've dropped a bunch of new features in there too and I bet AI is involved throughout? Oh that sounds simply super. I can't wait.
In other unrelated news, I'm updating some Trello tasks this morning.
In other unrelated news, I'm updating some Trello tasks this morning.
Seriously looking forward to playing the new Doom in a couple of days, then a few days later getting sidetracked from playing the new Doom by work and then a month later feeling guilty that I don't have the time to devote to finishing the new Doom also that I suck at it.
May 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seriously looking forward to playing the new Doom in a couple of days, then a few days later getting sidetracked from playing the new Doom by work and then a month later feeling guilty that I don't have the time to devote to finishing the new Doom also that I suck at it.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I’m making another silly little interactive web thing at the moment. This one has typography flying all over the place!
It’s fun making stuff like this in a world where everything has to be Very Serious Actually and have three different payment tiers associated with it.
It’s fun making stuff like this in a world where everything has to be Very Serious Actually and have three different payment tiers associated with it.
May 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I’m making another silly little interactive web thing at the moment. This one has typography flying all over the place!
It’s fun making stuff like this in a world where everything has to be Very Serious Actually and have three different payment tiers associated with it.
It’s fun making stuff like this in a world where everything has to be Very Serious Actually and have three different payment tiers associated with it.