Seth Larson1d ago
alexwlchan

Creating a personalised bin calendar: https://alexwlchan.net/2026/bin-calendar/

I wrote a quick post about how I create my a fridge calendar that tells me about bin day.

Python stdlib + CSS = 🚮 💚

Creating a personalised bin calendar

Every year I use Python and a bit of CSS to create a fridge calendar that tells me about bin day.

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Show threadJames Truitt (he/him)1d ago
@alex Neat! I’ve spent so much time mucking around in bootstrap lately, it’s nice to see a reminder of how simple and effective a little vanilla CSS can be
Show threadSeth Larson1d ago
@alex I love it! I need to buy a printer so I have a whole new programmable interface I can play with: paper! 📰
Show threadalexwlchan1d ago
@sethmlarson you may enjoy this bit of PostScript fun from a few years ago: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/48476/programming-languages-through-the-years
Programming Languages Through The Years

In this challenge, users will take turns completeing three fairly simple coding tasks in programming languages that are allowed to be progressively older. The first answer must use a programming

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Show threadSeth Larson1d ago

@alex Oh my, you should definitely be proud of that!! I didn't know you were a code-golfer :)

Here's my own submission, an HTTP client that fits on a business card:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tinycode/comments/kvuoqj/wrote_an_http_client_in_python_that_can_fit_on_a/

Show threadOnno (VK6FLAB)1d ago
@alex how do you programmatically deal with the holiday exceptions, since ultimately, bin day is the same day every week, it's the exceptions that cause grief.
Show threadalexwlchan1d ago
@vk6flab I just enter whatever the council-supplied bin calendar tells me my dates are, which has the exceptions built in