Mastodawn

** CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR DEVS! **

Hi gang, what one or two things do you have as a developer/nerd/geek/technie that you think other folks like us would love? I want to build up a Christmas list for us all, to either suggest bits from to partners who like that sort of thing, or if you're buying your own nerdling a present, you have some ideas.

PLEASE PUT:
* thing/product/service/whatever
* why it's awesome
* link
* price

That way people can sift through easily.
Thanks! :)

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Hugh Aug 8, 2025

@tvaziri maybe “we did everything practically, and didn’t use VFX” will turn into “we did it all with VFX, and not with AI”

Hugh Aug 6, 2025

Christopher Phin Aug 5, 2025

Suddenly and viscerally obsessed with these letterforms. Why has that never occurred to me, and why is it the first time I’m seeing the idea??

(Font is ALS Lamon by Dmitry Lamonov.)

Hugh Jul 13, 2025

Disappointing

Hugh Jun 12, 2025

@Edent OpenBenches saves the day

https://www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/1l9n69g/anyone_near_richmondtwickenham_who_walks_the/

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Hugh Dec 17, 2024

@aredridel It brings a new meaning to "Kiki's Delivery Service"

Hugh Dec 17, 2024

@RustyBertrand @altbot No worries, and thanks! Appreciate what you post (and was surprised to see I don't follow you - your posts must be regularly boosted into my timeline)

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Hugh Dec 17, 2024

@RustyBertrand @altbot And looking back at my original message, I can see how it came across that I was directing the comment at you, as I just hit "reply" and it included you second, directly before my comment. I can assure you that this was not my intent, and I apologise that it came across that it was.

Hugh Dec 17, 2024

@RustyBertrand @altbot I'm sorry, I'm not sure I fully understand?

My comment was not on the image you posted, or whether there was or wasn't alt text on the original image. My comment was regarding the ai-generated description of the image, which I felt missed the point of what I understood the image you posted was trying to convey (and appreciated and agreed with)

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Hugh Dec 17, 2024

@altbot @RustyBertrand way to completely miss the point with the ai-generated description.

The whole point of this image, as I see it, is that 23/26 of the characters are white men, and then just the 3 at the bottom are either women or black, which is what the commentators are complaining about.