Chris Wilson
@abitofcode.com
Problem solver. Full stack/Svelte development. Creator of Sketchshare & SuperTurboActionPig. Occasional conf speaker. Currently a software developer at the University of Manchester. Drinks Yorkshire Tea grown on the slopes of Huddersfield. Spot the mistake
Pinned
Apparently I can’t be taken anywhere
September 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Apparently I can’t be taken anywhere
My daughters gone off to University and is now concerned that I'm not giving the cats enough attention. They seem all right to me
September 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
My daughters gone off to University and is now concerned that I'm not giving the cats enough attention. They seem all right to me
A quick one-off Python tool I wrangled together with ChatGPT a while back lets me find photos on a drive by drawing an area on a map. I originally made it to collect timelapse images from walks. but it came in very handy last night when my daughter wanted photos from specific places.
September 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A quick one-off Python tool I wrangled together with ChatGPT a while back lets me find photos on a drive by drawing an area on a map. I originally made it to collect timelapse images from walks. but it came in very handy last night when my daughter wanted photos from specific places.
Ouch, I remember seeing this the first time around 1983 #zxspectrum #microdrive
September 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Ouch, I remember seeing this the first time around 1983 #zxspectrum #microdrive
I’m starting to think these may have outlived their usefulness 😭
#declutter
#declutter
September 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I’m starting to think these may have outlived their usefulness 😭
#declutter
#declutter
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A lot of people of various ilks are going to be confused when OpenAI and Oracle go bust, SpaceX and Anthropic at best fall below to 10% of current valuations, and LLM use nonetheless keeps growing and getting cheaper because hosted open weight models are fully competitive with hyperscalers already
September 4, 2026 at 5:18 AM
A lot of people of various ilks are going to be confused when OpenAI and Oracle go bust, SpaceX and Anthropic at best fall below to 10% of current valuations, and LLM use nonetheless keeps growing and getting cheaper because hosted open weight models are fully competitive with hyperscalers already
My @iosdevuk.bsky.social water bottle has been used daily for years, then it met the dishwasher 😭
August 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My @iosdevuk.bsky.social water bottle has been used daily for years, then it met the dishwasher 😭
Free label layout and printing tool from a CSV file is available here abitofcode.com/tools/labels/ Fixes some thing that drive me nuts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
Building a Simple Label Printing App for Spreadsheet Address Labels
YouTube video by Abitofcode
www.youtube.com
August 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Free label layout and printing tool from a CSV file is available here abitofcode.com/tools/labels/ Fixes some thing that drive me nuts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
Cat status: super fluffy
July 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Cat status: super fluffy
Reposted by Chris Wilson
before agentic coding:
*writes code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
after agentic coding:
*has robot write code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
*writes code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
after agentic coding:
*has robot write code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
July 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
before agentic coding:
*writes code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
after agentic coding:
*has robot write code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
*writes code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
after agentic coding:
*has robot write code*
*doesn't release*
*gets busy, reviews a month later*
what the fuck who wrote this over-complicated shit
Unfortunately going to have to miss this years conference. Ridiculous value for money, but both daughters need University accommodation in central Manchester next year. See you all on the other side 😭
Come to iOSDevUK the UK's longest running iOS conference, taking place between 7th and 10th September. For info and tickets, see www.iosdevuk.com
iOSDevUK
Aberystwyth • 7th-10th September 2026
www.iosdevuk.com
July 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Unfortunately going to have to miss this years conference. Ridiculous value for money, but both daughters need University accommodation in central Manchester next year. See you all on the other side 😭
“making sense of Swift concurrency” 🤣🤣🤣😭
Come and find out about Swift concurrency with Anne Cahalan at iOSDevUK in September - Inside the Actor Studio. With over 10 years of experience making iOS apps, Anne will helping you make sense of Swift concurrency and Swift actors. www.iosdevuk.com
July 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
“making sense of Swift concurrency” 🤣🤣🤣😭
To be fair to Paredes he hadn't realised the final whistle had been blown
July 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
To be fair to Paredes he hadn't realised the final whistle had been blown
Making a point each time of asking for ehs-TRAY-yah, barmaid countering each time with EstrELLA. #spendingF*cksLikeWater
July 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Making a point each time of asking for ehs-TRAY-yah, barmaid countering each time with EstrELLA. #spendingF*cksLikeWater
Been giving away too many F*cks recently so rotated this back into my reading
July 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Been giving away too many F*cks recently so rotated this back into my reading
7.30am and it's already 29.1ºC 🥵
June 26, 2026 at 6:28 AM
7.30am and it's already 29.1ºC 🥵
The TRUE STORY of Hoover: From Honest Engineering to Planned Obsolescence
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEs...
The TRUE STORY of Hoover: From Honest Engineering to Planned Obsolescence
YouTube video by how-2-repair.com
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The TRUE STORY of Hoover: From Honest Engineering to Planned Obsolescence
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEs...
SpaceX is valued like people are buying the dream, not the earnings.
A third of the S&P 500 is tied up in seven tech giants betting hard on AI.
Once companies like this go public, ordinary savers can end up exposed through 401(k)s and index funds by default
Stable retirement planning, apparently.
A third of the S&P 500 is tied up in seven tech giants betting hard on AI.
Once companies like this go public, ordinary savers can end up exposed through 401(k)s and index funds by default
Stable retirement planning, apparently.
June 12, 2026 at 7:52 AM
SpaceX is valued like people are buying the dream, not the earnings.
A third of the S&P 500 is tied up in seven tech giants betting hard on AI.
Once companies like this go public, ordinary savers can end up exposed through 401(k)s and index funds by default
Stable retirement planning, apparently.
A third of the S&P 500 is tied up in seven tech giants betting hard on AI.
Once companies like this go public, ordinary savers can end up exposed through 401(k)s and index funds by default
Stable retirement planning, apparently.
Reposted by Chris Wilson
Teaching Staff 📣
See our latest guidance on how to prepare your taught course materials for 2026/27.
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/services/teaching-services/reading-lists/preparing-course-materials
See our latest guidance on how to prepare your taught course materials for 2026/27.
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/services/teaching-services/reading-lists/preparing-course-materials
June 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Teaching Staff 📣
See our latest guidance on how to prepare your taught course materials for 2026/27.
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/services/teaching-services/reading-lists/preparing-course-materials
See our latest guidance on how to prepare your taught course materials for 2026/27.
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/services/teaching-services/reading-lists/preparing-course-materials
Decided my diet will allow the occasional Guinness zero. It’s got lectrolites
May 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Decided my diet will allow the occasional Guinness zero. It’s got lectrolites
Fixing annoying things with code #1: mail merge and label printing.
I’ve been building a small browser-based app for turning CSV address data into printable PDF label sheets, with layout controls, overflow warnings, placement tests, and final PDF export.
Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
I’ve been building a small browser-based app for turning CSV address data into printable PDF label sheets, with layout controls, overflow warnings, placement tests, and final PDF export.
Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
Building a Simple Label Printing App for Spreadsheet Address Labels
YouTube video by Abitofcode
www.youtube.com
May 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Fixing annoying things with code #1: mail merge and label printing.
I’ve been building a small browser-based app for turning CSV address data into printable PDF label sheets, with layout controls, overflow warnings, placement tests, and final PDF export.
Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...
I’ve been building a small browser-based app for turning CSV address data into printable PDF label sheets, with layout controls, overflow warnings, placement tests, and final PDF export.
Demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbK...