Christopher Phin

@chrisphin
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Uses language suitable for miners rather than minors. Proud xennial. Podcasting, tech, publishing, ebikes, art and design, queer shit. (I did warn you about the language.) 🩷💜💙
Websitehttp://chrisphin.com
LocationDundee, Scotland
Pronounshe/him or they/them
Ebike channel‪@EbikeNuggs‬
Christopher Phin2h ago

Having recently changed my home network, I’ve been dealing with adding devices to a new SSID. Phones and laptops are easy¹, some devices are a little trickier but fine (such as joining a reset device’s network and logging into its internal server), some a little ticker still involving arcane apps, and some, usually HomeKit, I have no idea how I made it work.

And then there’s devices that make me 🙄 such as ‘my hoover’ and ‘a plant pot’…

¹ Also! You can make a QR code of your Wi-Fi for guests!

Christopher Phin3h ago
Jeremy BurgeMar 16

It's something that most people don't consider - and shouldn't have to, really. How does a new currency symbol end up supported by every computer and phone in the world?

The process to ensure our text communications interchange consistently now and for decades (and centuries?) to come isn't taken lightly by anyone at Unicode.

And the fact that it is so human-dependant, is what also makes it interesting. https://blog.unicode.org/2026/02/from-central-bank-to-code-point-roadmap.html

From Central Bank to Code Point: A Roadmap for Currency Symbol Implementation

I n the past year, several new currency symbols have been proposed for encoding in the Unicode Standard: February 2025: The Saudi Central Ba...

Christopher Phin2d ago
Who’s got two thumbs and a licence to fly in Dundee city council parks?
Christopher Phin6d ago
I keep failing to make #Knotwords a habit, but I always love it when I open it up. The mini puzzles fit nicely into my brain.
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I was mistaken yesterday. The new router doesn’t replace two devices, it replaces three. Yummy.
Christopher PhinMar 19
5× faster, 5× cheaper — and it’s more convenient! Wanna nerd out about my new 5G broadband and home network topology with me? https://youtu.be/qZ1u8gYXoPA
5× faster, 5×cheaper! New network and broadband

YouTube
Christopher PhinMar 16
Found a photo of my original #AppleWatch :)
Christopher PhinMar 16
Ebike NuggsMar 16

Got a new toy :)

A thing I clocked today is that I can change settings as I film with the drone, so in this example its position is set to high and rear as I start, then high and to my right along the harbour, then flat to my rear to avoid the entrance, then high to my rear so it wasn’t buzzing the pedestrian.

We’re not going to talk about my kickstand being down the entire time, ’kay?

Christopher PhinMar 15

So our kid wants to make a Mothers’ Day podcast. Adorable. But I’m a hundred miles away, so I start to walk my wife through getting set up. The old keyboard is temperamental so: ditch it and use the new one. She’s like: there’s no mouse. Shit, I took that with me. Direct her to the old Mighty Mouse in a drawer with ‘and you’ll need a USB-C adapter’. She manfully finds all this stuff, then sends me this with ‘is this right?’

Reader, it is not right, but it is both understandable and adorable.

Christopher PhinMar 5