2026-06-27 09:51:08
I'm in bed, I have the windows wide open, and the fan on full blast, and I'm actually starting to feel cold. I'm very glad we're finally reaching the end of this heatwave.
2026-05-31 08:00:00
There's just under 14 hours until the UEFA Champions League Final. Let's hope Arsenal can finally bring home the trophy. 🏆
2026-05-31 08:00:00
So I guess that's what losing the Champions League feels like then.
At least we're still Premier League Champions.
2026-05-29 08:00:00
Britain is typically a cold, wet, and gray place. But whenever the sun comes out, the country seems to come alive. The pub gardens are full, people are out having picnics, kids are out playing, and people generally are more upbeat.
But I have to say, the past week or so has killed me. I don't want to get into international comparisons, or try to claim how "intense" British heat is, but I've had to deal with ~30°c (>25°c indoors) heat for about a week, and with very inadequate fans as the only solution to combat our well insulated buildings.
I'm pretty sure I find it worse than most though, I wear t-shirt and shorts in 15°c. There's not much else I can do at 30°c.
2026-05-10 08:00:00
I've been trying to organically spend less time on my iPhone. For a few weeks my average daily usage dropped from over 6 hours to around 4 hours a day, but it has been creeping up again.
However, I remembered the post by my friend, Elliot, who pointed out (among many great points), that a better metric to try and reduce was pickups. I can see that in the past few weeks my pickups have gone from around 80 a day to 120 a day, with the two most common apps used after pickup being X and Instagram.
While I don't plan on stopping using these apps completely, it does feel like they're my goto solutions for any moments of free time.
So the other day, after seeing constant ads on Instagram, I decided to try to use Blank Spaces. If you don't know what it is, it's essentially a set of widgets that you can turn your iPhone into a "dumbphone".
This now means on my Home Screen, I have seven apps I can launch from the Blank Spaces widget, and four from my Docks.
Widget:
Dock:
It's not as restricted as I've seen others, and I don't have any form of notes app. But that's because I want this to be realistic.
The only contender that I can think of as a future addition is Instagram. Admittedly, I can get lost in Explore and Reels, but it's also where most friends and family are.
In case people are interested, the wallpaper is one I took myself while on a boat ride in Guilin, China. I beleive it was the Li River.
2026-04-19 04:09:01
I came across a rather interesting idea (via Intial Charge):
I added a widget to every page here that lets anyone in the world immediately send me a notification. Type a message, hit send, and it’ll pop up on my phone, watch, and computer near instantly.
Is this a good idea? No. But it’s a funny idea, and that’s all that counts these days. Scroll to the bottom of this page if you want to give it a try.
I liked the idea so much, I decided to implement it here on this blog! So at the bottom of a post (while I still think it's a good idea), you'll be able to send a message directly to my phone.
For those interested, it uses ntfy.sh to send the messages.
