Ryan Brooks

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Interim CTO & Rubyist with a dev & ops origin story. Camembert lover/buzzword hater.

Currently #RemoteHack.
Ex JSOxford, OxRUG, MoJ, GDS. Only personal opinions here

Bloghttps://ryanbrooks.co.uk
Githubhttps://github.com/spikeheap
RemoteHackhttps://remotehack.space
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/spikeheap

This is handy: the Energy tab in Activity Monitor tells you which apps are stopping a Mac from sleeping 🤩.

Turns out the Songsterr website has been preventing sleep/screen lock all this time. I guess that's handy for some people, but annoying if there's a tab minimised with it that keeps things awake.

The Percy Pud 10k run is a #sheffield institution. There’s nothing quite like chasing down a Christmas tree after you’ve been overtaken by Santa.
Which bright spark at Denon signed off on forcing a click-through Black Friday ad *every time you turn the amplifier on*, without even an opt-out?🫠
When your child’s book is also the opening of a horror movie

A perfect morning to run up to Stanage Edge and take in the views. I feel very lucky to have the #PeakDistrict so close to home.

#Sheffield

Some pretty whacky light installations at #sheffield botanical gardens. Five stars, shame it’s the last year for the show.

"Starting on November 3, 2025, we’ll also use data from members in your region to improve the content-generating AI that enhances your experience and better connects our members to opportunities."

Now's a good time to check your LinkedIn privacy settings. I was surprised to find I hadn't opted out. Fixed.

This is the headline I’ve been craving. Well played.
There’s nothing jarring about overlaying iOS status symbols & time over the scrolling page text in the iOS beta. Totally usable 🫠
A close second is getting graphics on slides that clearly have no meaning. Who needs a roadmap when you can have a Roladwop?