Tom Usher

Hope you've had a good one!

[BUG] Can't install `camelcase` and `decamelize` · Issue #8203 · npm/cli Is there an existing issue for this? I have searched the existing issues This issue exists in the latest npm version I am using the latest npm Affected packages registry.npmjs.org/camelcase registr...

Cloudflare adding a rule to their default WAF ruleset to block URLs containing the word 'camel' was not on my April Fool's bingo sheet github.com/npm/cli/issu...

Have you made a typo? Have you exhausted all the evidence? Have you re-examined your assumptions?

I think the text that appears to dissuade you from using hints in Case of the Golden Idol should also be presented before you’re allowed to reply to someone’s Bluesky post

Congrats Jake, well deserved!

It triggers a lot of anxiety having so many eyes on something I wrote, but I was not expecting people reaching out with kind words via email or Bsky/Mastodon. That little bit of extra effort has a big effect, definitely something I'll be keeping in mind next time I read or watch something I enjoy.

In an attempt to blog more, I ended up writing about the damaging influence of algorithmic feeds, and how we can take back control. usher.dev/posts/2025-0...

Really enjoyed it, love your style of presentation!

Great game. Kuhhandel Master is worth picking up too - it adds a few new cards and auction mechanics that I think improve the game.

I'll have to add that to the list for when my kids are older, it can go in the same talk as how to change what device Bluetooth earphones are paired with, and when to use 2.4GHz Vs 5GHz WiFi. Although they'll probably be teaching me this stuff soon enough.

You're absolutely right - poor phrasing on my side here, perhaps I should have highlighted Wagtail as an alternative if you interested in working on/with a CMS where sustainability continues to be a priority.

It's so sad to see the efforts of this team be dismissed with so little care. If you want to keep building sustainable websites, it's time to give Wagtail a go. wagtail.org/sustainabili...

Tesco's Clubcard Unpacked is a thing that exists and has revealed that we purchased 39 packs of crumpets and 32 cucumbers last year. Just thought you'd like to know.

#gamesdonequick is currently showing a simultaneous 4-player ruin of Super Mario, with all four player feeds superimposed on each other. Incredibly cool tech. www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick

I've been informed that there's a specific socket where a Lightning cable is not available so I've hung up my everyday-wear cape in shame.

Yes my wife may have birthed and fed two kids, but I made sure that there are appropriate charging cables for all our devices in convenient places around the house, so credit where credit is due.

I don't know where I first read it but I still say "eXtract Ze Vucking File" to myself to remember the order of flags for `tar -xzvf`

Amazing accomplishments, don't know how you manage it all!

A table of various cheeses, dips and crackers.

The cheese begins.

A photo of an unopened brown box labelled Home Assistant Voice Preview

That was quick!

If this is official voice hardware I'll be both disappointed to throw away all that work hacking on a custom solution and very pleased I no longer have to.

Nice, this turned out great! I have a load of bits in a drawer ready for a WLED project that I haven't got around to, so maybe this will give me the kick I need to get started.

Added this provocative note to my Llama 3.3 post concerning the CO2 impact of training the model, which Meta calculated as 11,390 tons CO2eq

"I believe that's equivalent to around 20 fully loaded passenger flights from New York to London (at ~550 tons per flight)." simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/6/l...

Caves of Qud is out. A landmark work of complexity and craft. I can’t easily convey the love I have for it and its dev team, all I can say is that you owe it to yourself to buy it and spend time in its world. It is a completely unique videogame.

Matilda's style of design seems like a natural fit with Wehrlegig - looking forward to this one.

Looking forward to giving this a go. LiteLLM has been the best option so far and as much as I appreciate the work goes into it, it's not the most fun to work with.

This is going to be a killer feature when it lands in Django core. Jake's doing an amazing job driving this work.

Shepherd - YouTube

Bywater Call - Shepherd

YouTube video by Uri Tuchman This Machine Is So Ludicrous I Had to Built One - Making a Rose Engine

My favorite YouTube subgenre is surreal artist-animator-composer-metalworkers.

I didn't - it built it with a separate metadata table and then I went in and adjusted everything to use metadata fields. I wonder if I had given it the release blog post as context whether it would have got it right.

I continue to be surprised at how easy tools like Cursor make building these toy apps - I wouldn't rely on this sort of code in a production app, but for getting an idea off the ground it's quite amazing.