I want to love #Vivaldi, I really do, and the new design for v8 looks great. But the lack of ability to automatically switch to dark mode in Gnome is a deal-breaker for me (I think it's a bug). Here's a demo video of Vivaldi (right) and Firefox (left).
I missed "space bar to view images" from my MacOS days, but thanks to a recent post on OMG Ubuntu, I discovered Sushi and it works perfectly!
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/gnome-sushi-not-working-ubuntu-26-04
Extracted
Really enjoyed this one. It's part of a trilogy and this entire book pretty much just sets the scene. By the end, things are only just getting started, but I love how Haywood focusses on the 3 people...
Finally got to North Carolina - after 21 hours of travel I'm showered and in bed. 🥱
Is Bitwarden preparing for a sale?
I really hope this isn't true as I'm not sure what I'd replace Bitwarden with.
Replacing my ISP router with a UniFi Cloud Gateway Max
This was way more of a painful than I expected it to be!
Nice evening walk in the field with the pooches.
Upgrading My Home Internet to Full Fibre
I recently upgraded my home internet to full fiber. Was it worth the money?
TIL (thanks to @wimpy) that it costs ~£475 per year to publish and sign an app in the Apple store. No wonder every app in the app store costs a few $/month.
It's almost developer hostile. Let the devs keep the money they have earned, you money grabbing bastards.
Hey you, start communicating!
David talks about why it's good to reach out to authors when you read their content. Even if it's just to say hi.
Wife was away on a farming course today, so it was just me and the boys. The entire day was spent outside with the animals, playing and doing jobs.
We got McD's for tea and now I feel sick. The Biscoff McFlurry was a step too far.
Great day though.
I'm off GitHub
GitHub has now been officially replaced with Codeberg.
My Inital Thoughts On Thunderbird Pro
I was recently invited to try the Thundermail beta program ahead of their general release. Here's my initial thoughts.
Had fibre to the premises (FTTP) installed this morning - big upgrade in speed, both up and down, and my provider kept my static IP in place. Very happy.
Just need to see how quick it gets to over the next few days now.
Filled up my wife's car with diesel just now. £107 for 56 litres!! It's usually around £65-70 to fill up.
By comparison, my EV costs around £12 to "fill up" with electricity. I think we need to consider getting my wife an EV too!
(Sorry, Americans, I can't be bothered converting to freedom units)
Thoughts on Leaving GitHub
I've been thinking about leaving GitHub, and here's my plan.
My Fear of Flying
Some thoughts about my fear of flying and why it makes me uneasy.
Seriously considering a switch from #GitHub to #Codeberg after reading the post below, but I'm not sure I have the energy for it.
Who knows that you blog?
David talks about his reluctance to share details about his blog with a colleague, and asks whether other people with blogs tell their friends and family.
Project Hail Mary
Absolutely superb book. I couldn't put this one down - gripping from the very start with a story that fill of twists and turns. Loved it!