Gareth Hughes
@garethhughes.dev
he/him
Amateur Photographer, Engineering Manager, People Leader and Software Engineer.
Will probably mostly be posting #photography.
#dotnet #javascript #gamer #photography #aussie #yorkshire
🧑🏻💻 https://garethhughes.dev
📷 https://gareth.photography
Amateur Photographer, Engineering Manager, People Leader and Software Engineer.
Will probably mostly be posting #photography.
#dotnet #javascript #gamer #photography #aussie #yorkshire
🧑🏻💻 https://garethhughes.dev
📷 https://gareth.photography
Doing a rewatch and Star Trek: Enterprise is actually pretty damn good.
August 23, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Doing a rewatch and Star Trek: Enterprise is actually pretty damn good.
Trying out NX Studio to replace Lightroom.
Not bad.
Not bad.
May 31, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Trying out NX Studio to replace Lightroom.
Not bad.
Not bad.
What I've been working on for the last month.
Introducing Squirrel Notes
How I build and releasd Squirrel Notes with Claude Code and Copilot. Use it for free at Squirrel Notes. !Squirrel Notes My first foray into AI-assisted software development Background As a currently h...
garethhughes.dev
March 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
What I've been working on for the last month.
I've been having a lot of fun building a notes app, specifically for people who are a bit scatterbrained and struggle to focus.
app.squirrelnotes.dev
app.squirrelnotes.dev
Squirrel Notes
A note-taking app for unfocused minds
app.squirrelnotes.dev
March 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I've been having a lot of fun building a notes app, specifically for people who are a bit scatterbrained and struggle to focus.
app.squirrelnotes.dev
app.squirrelnotes.dev
Operation Epic Fury. We are being led by actual children.
March 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Operation Epic Fury. We are being led by actual children.
No, we do not support this turbo nonce or his stupid war. #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social very disappointing.
@albomp.bsky.social very disappointing.
February 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
No, we do not support this turbo nonce or his stupid war. #auspol
@albomp.bsky.social very disappointing.
@albomp.bsky.social very disappointing.
That's the second ganglion cyst removed. Hopefully this will let me resume yoga in a couple of months!
February 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
That's the second ganglion cyst removed. Hopefully this will let me resume yoga in a couple of months!
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I spent months building a code editor notepadexe.com, and the feature people are most excited about is... copying images to the clipboard
⌘⌥C your code. Paste a masterpiece. Your Keynote will never look the same.
⌘⌥C your code. Paste a masterpiece. Your Keynote will never look the same.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I spent months building a code editor notepadexe.com, and the feature people are most excited about is... copying images to the clipboard
⌘⌥C your code. Paste a masterpiece. Your Keynote will never look the same.
⌘⌥C your code. Paste a masterpiece. Your Keynote will never look the same.
Am I being precious or are these red flags for Engineering teams?
- Have to use Teams
- No local admin
- Long approval process for any software to be installed / used
I just don't see how you can have any sort of innovative engineering culture without any flexibility for engineering teams.
- Have to use Teams
- No local admin
- Long approval process for any software to be installed / used
I just don't see how you can have any sort of innovative engineering culture without any flexibility for engineering teams.
September 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Am I being precious or are these red flags for Engineering teams?
- Have to use Teams
- No local admin
- Long approval process for any software to be installed / used
I just don't see how you can have any sort of innovative engineering culture without any flexibility for engineering teams.
- Have to use Teams
- No local admin
- Long approval process for any software to be installed / used
I just don't see how you can have any sort of innovative engineering culture without any flexibility for engineering teams.
So the UK is just straight up arresting protesters now? How far we've fallen.
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So the UK is just straight up arresting protesters now? How far we've fallen.
Apple really trying to make Windows 11 look good with MacOS 26.
September 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Apple really trying to make Windows 11 look good with MacOS 26.
Hollow Knight: Silksong (Original Soundtrack), by Christopher Larkin
53 track album
christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
"While the protests were condemned as hateful by the federal government, some politicians attended, including the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, and party member Senator Malcolm Roberts in Canberra and the federal MP Bob Katter in Townsville."
Cunts, they're called cunts.
Cunts, they're called cunts.
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
"While the protests were condemned as hateful by the federal government, some politicians attended, including the One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, and party member Senator Malcolm Roberts in Canberra and the federal MP Bob Katter in Townsville."
Cunts, they're called cunts.
Cunts, they're called cunts.
I wish I had never put my phone number on my CV. Considering changing my phone number and getting a burner for recruiters.
August 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I wish I had never put my phone number on my CV. Considering changing my phone number and getting a burner for recruiters.
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I don't think the world needs this. It's all still a net negative. Fortune cookies that suck up energy and water 🫠 #TLsky
ChatGPT just gave me a hard truth that I probably needed to hear and I am shook www.techradar.com/ai-platforms...
ChatGPT just gave me a hard truth that I probably needed to hear and I am shook
Don't hold back, ChatGPT
www.techradar.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I don't think the world needs this. It's all still a net negative. Fortune cookies that suck up energy and water 🫠 #TLsky
Training for City2Surf was always going to be unsuccessful and as if to confirm that I hurt my back quite badly almost immediately.
But I'm working through that and have managed to achieve a training consistency I haven't managed since COVID.
But I'm working through that and have managed to achieve a training consistency I haven't managed since COVID.
August 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Training for City2Surf was always going to be unsuccessful and as if to confirm that I hurt my back quite badly almost immediately.
But I'm working through that and have managed to achieve a training consistency I haven't managed since COVID.
But I'm working through that and have managed to achieve a training consistency I haven't managed since COVID.
Reposted by Gareth Hughes
live action catbus looking pretty sweet
August 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
live action catbus looking pretty sweet
Really hope that Switch 2 updates are being worked on for the Xenoblade games. I wanted to jump back into 3 but it looks so bad on my TV and in handheld.
August 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Really hope that Switch 2 updates are being worked on for the Xenoblade games. I wanted to jump back into 3 but it looks so bad on my TV and in handheld.
Turns out I need a certain number of hours per week of video game time or my mental health goes in the toilet.
In related news the new Donkey Kong game is fantastic
In related news the new Donkey Kong game is fantastic
July 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Turns out I need a certain number of hours per week of video game time or my mental health goes in the toilet.
In related news the new Donkey Kong game is fantastic
In related news the new Donkey Kong game is fantastic
Unpopular opinion: Tears of the Kingdom is overwhelmingly tedious.
July 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Unpopular opinion: Tears of the Kingdom is overwhelmingly tedious.
How is this still connected to the mouse setting? This should have genuinely been a day 1 hotfix situation.
July 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
How is this still connected to the mouse setting? This should have genuinely been a day 1 hotfix situation.
Bringing dogs to the office? How about we fucking stop that immediately.
July 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bringing dogs to the office? How about we fucking stop that immediately.
I love when having to work on waterfall projects, people will be in a completely fucked project for years, have absolutely no idea what they're doing but then still completely reject any different way to approach a problem.
July 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I love when having to work on waterfall projects, people will be in a completely fucked project for years, have absolutely no idea what they're doing but then still completely reject any different way to approach a problem.