tosbourn

Joined 17 years ago

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Nov 19
I am a full-stack software engineer based in the UK.

https://tosbourn.com is my company’s home on the web.

https://mastodon.ie/@pixmo is where you can come to chat with me.

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Comment · 1 year ago
`cq-` because, as you say, it is more descriptive.
Comment · 1 year ago
Seems to be back up now
Comment · 2 years ago
I was just coming on to say this.

I live somewhere where travelling by train is limited to basically local journeys, but love when I see this site get mentioned anywhere, because it reminds me of what the internet can be!

Comment · 2 years ago
Something I've been doing recently that has really helped me find the right word faster is using flashcards.

One side will say "Explain the concept of x" and the other side be a paragraph or so of the concept.

I use both sides, so I will look at the abstract and try and remember the "x" naming word for it.

I don't think how you do, however I do often learn things in my own way, describing things internally using the "wrong" terms, This helps me link my internal thought processes to correct terms faster.

Comment · 3 years ago
I'm excited to see the articles they produce.

I was a bit disapointed to see their RSS feed doesn't let you read the posts in your reader of choice.

Just some generic "click here to read more" descriptions and massive images.

I get that they're wanting to to sponsored stuff and for that they need stats and what have you, but I expected a bit better.

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