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David Oakley 3d ago

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Marcin Wichary 3d ago

Here we go: https://unsung.aresluna.org/the-curse-of-the-cursor

The curse of the cursor – Unsung

A blog about software craft and quality

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David Oakley 6d ago

@uesp “I was an adventurer too, ‘til I took an arrow to the knee”

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David Oakley 6d ago

@colinstu @mwichary Double-height was certainly what I was thinking - maybe if Marcin’s new column was on the right instead there’d be a way? 🤔

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David Oakley Mar 16

@mwichary You didn’t fix the cursor keys to be their proper height? (Somehow)

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David Oakley Mar 8

@nic @nina_kali_nina In Stoke we could get North West and Wales. If I missed Doctor Who on Saturday, BBC 1 Wales broadcast it on a weekday evening 👍🏻. Crap fuzzy reception on my B&W portable but the only option pre-VHS!

David Oakley Mar 4

Mishell Baker gladly Mar 4

Hello Fediverse! Any #ESO #ElderScrollsOnline players out there who are, like me, excited about the upcoming new Seasons/Tomes and would like some nerdy, upbeat, Tamriel-loving casual player types to get together with for group activities?

Holler at me if so!

David Oakley Mar 3

Michael Tsai Mar 2

Octavo 1.0
https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/03/02/octavo-1-0/ #mjtsaiblog

Michael Tsai - Blog - Octavo 1.0

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David Oakley Feb 23

@verge Doesn’t seem to be available in the UK yet, sadly

David Oakley Feb 23

Casey Liss Feb 23

Holy shit this is so hot.

https://hawksley.org/2026/02/17/timeframe.html

(via @ccgus)

How I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard - Joel Hawksley

Over the past decade, I've worked to build the perfect family dashboard system for our home, called Timeframe:

hawksley.org

David Oakley Feb 20

DW Innovation Feb 20

“I believe our website is a necessity in our current political climate. It should have existed before, when I and millions of other girls who grew up playing games were made to feel out of place by #media and advertising that was laser-focused on teenage boys.“

🎮 Zoe Hannah and Maddy Myers founded "The Mothership", a #feminist gender and identity-focused, subscription-based #gaming publication.

Myers herself for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/26/why-im-launching-a-feminist-video-games-website-in-2026-mothership

Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026

I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership

The Guardian