Everyone makes mistakes in software development; the important thing is that you go back and fix them: https://kechpaja.com/blog/2026/04/21-fixing-mistakes.html.
Our industry has been unreasonably lax about this for too long, and it is starting to show.
The weekend was rainy so I spent some time mending my favorite skirt. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I can confirm there are no holes now. The pocket area is starting to be more patches than skirt, though ðŸ¤
It used to be my daily skirt, then my hiking skirt, then my gardening skirt, now the "let's learn visible mending" skirt. I really like it.
I can’t fix everything, but I can fix this sweater.
#MakeDoAndMend #visibleMending #sewing #moveSlowAndFixThings #solarpunk
It feels very satisfying to solve an issue that was reported more than seven years ago, in a test case that has been skipped for almost as long: https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/61000
Fixed in @WebKitGTK as a side quest while trying to improve the page favicons API with the ultimate goal of enabling it for @WPEWebKit as well.
cf5a858 [GTK] API test /webkit/WebKitFaviconDatabase/get-favicon often times out https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188110 Reviewed by NOBODY (OOPS!). A test case that loads a page that has ...
I've been in a grumpy mood, so I went outside to take this picture.
This is to remind myself that years ago this place was a gravel parking area and now is a hugelkulture full of earthworms, surrounded by daffodils and herbs, and where kale is happily overwintering. Soon new plantings will go in.
Sometimes is easy to loose track of the small wins.
I can’t fix everything, but I can fix the pants my husband ripped falling on ice on his way home from a city council meeting.
#MakeDoAndMend #moveSlowAndFixThings #visibleMending #sewing #solarpunk
@bluesabre @xubuntu Appreciate Xubuntu team's mature approach towards legacy app and platform support: keeping the LTS as stable as possible, but with a clear, transparent sunset plan. Kudos to the team!
Repair? Where? At Fairfax County Repair Café, of course!
We'll be at Pohick Regional Library on Sunday, September 14th, 2025. Doors open at 10:30am, and stay open until 12:30pm.
New to Repair Cafe? Bring a broken item or a question, and let's work together to figure it out. Repairs and consultations are free, and we have snacks to share.
#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #FairfaxCounty #NoVA #FallsChurch #Burke #SpringfieldVA #NorthernVA #NorthernVirginia #DMV #PlasticFreeDMV #MoveSlowAndFixThings #SolarPunkSunday
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