iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 29/09/2026

Mine survived since 2004 and I finally completed it a couple of months ago

Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 24/09/2026

Implementation-wise, it's written in Go. There's no frontend framework. The server sends HTML to your browser (the way God intended). JavaScript is minimal—I think under 50 KB gzipped—and most of that is actually just the list of stations so the search drop-down works client-side.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 24/09/2026

I've only really tested this in an Android simulator though so you'll have to let me know if it works. PWAs aren't very well supported or documented so there was a lot of trial and error.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 24/09/2026

It's a "progressive web app" which means you should be able to add it to your home screen and it'll sort of behave like a real app. Android users, if you accept cookies & refresh, an install button should appear on the home page. iOS doesn't support that so it just gives you instructions.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 24/09/2026

I must emphasise that it's not a journey planner, i.e., it only does direct trains, not changes. And it only looks 30 mins ahead. The use case is when you're near/at a station and many trains go to your destination (particularly useful at busy stations like Waterloo and Clapham Junction).

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 24/09/2026

Ok I think it's ready… Introducing Next Fastest Train. It helps you find the next fastest train. :) nextfastesttrain.com

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 23/09/2026

This is nearly ready to go live 🔜 Currently working on the cookie policy/consent message 🍪😪

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 17/09/2026

I think it’s really important to understand that LLMs cannot, themselves, take over the world, inflict pain, or cause catastrophic damage. It is the people using them. It’s men. It’s always men.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 17/08/2026

Because everything in my rack takes DC power 😓 I now need 8 x C14 to UK socket adapters

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 16/08/2026

I did it! I finished The Simpsons Hit & Run!!! I’ve been playing the same save file since 2004 🫨

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 04/08/2026

If AI mania is making you feel like you’re going insane, this article might help. > I am very confident that almost every report at a company about “massive AI productivity gains” is untrue as a matter of brute fact. ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/ai-mani...

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AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making — Ludicity

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 03/08/2026

TIL that double-sided DVDs exist. I don’t think I’ve ever come across one. 📀

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 23/07/2026

The corporate urge to use nouns as verbs and verbs as nouns will be the cause of my demise

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 09/07/2026

One thing I’ve learned from social media this week is that London needs more blimps

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 07/07/2026

Incidentally, I’m looking at the packaging and realising the plural is “pains au chocolat” and not “pain au chocolats”

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 07/07/2026

M&S’s frozen pastries have been life changing

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 29/06/2026

It’s 17° outside so why is it THIRTY TWO DEGREES in my BEDROOM 😮‍💨

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 12/06/2026

I've open-sourced a Go caching library I've been working on. It does request coalescing (duplicate call suppression). It's like a blend of sync.Map and singleflight.Group. github.com/jakewright/g...

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GitHub - jakewright/gocache: In-memory cache with request coalescing

In-memory cache with request coalescing. Contribute to jakewright/gocache development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 23/04/2026

I really think it should be illegal to wear earphones while driving

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 23/04/2026

The bad drivers are out in force today

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 15/04/2026

“AI is going to take over your job” The AI:

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 06/04/2026

A few months ago Apple stopped releasing iOS 18 updates for devices that support iOS 26. But I knew if I waited it out they’d be forced to issue security updates eventually. 😼 Be warned though that this update re-enables automatic updates!

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 05/04/2026

Yeah I kinda suspect they won't fit side-by-side. Tapo could work but would need to daisy chain it to another extension lead. I'm trying to plug 16 things into a double wall socket and want about 5 of them to be "smart". 🫠

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 05/04/2026

I’d get Zigbee/Matter ones so no huge concern on the network front. Good point about heat though. Could probably do 3 instead of 6; evenly spaced 🤔

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 05/04/2026

Those network-controlled PDUs are expensive. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just buy a bunch of cheap IKEA smart plugs and do this?

An image representing six IKEA GRILLPLATS smart plugs connected to a KOPPLA 6-way extension lead

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 30/03/2026

I had the same revelation last year! I also discovered gold kiwis a few years ago and can’t go back 🤤

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 17/03/2026

Live now for the next 45 mins or so twitch.tv/jakewrightuk

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jakewrightuk - Twitch

Jake Wright Live

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 17/03/2026

Going to do a short live stream later. I’ve been buying more obsolete tech (modem) that we can talk about.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 17/03/2026

MIDI 1.0 is the gold standard for protocols. Introduced in 1983, still fit for purpose 43 years later. You can take a synth or a drum machine from the 80s, connect it to a brand new keyboard or controller, and it’ll just work. 👏

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 17/03/2026

Denon apparently forcing HEOS account creation to use all AVR network features. I already have updates disabled on my receiver but I might remove its internet access entirely. old.reddit.com/r/hometheate...

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Denon now forcing HEOS account creation

Denon 960H, got a good deal on it for a backyard setup. The new Ul will not let you use AirPlay or any other network feature, including just...

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 10/03/2026

Just ordered an ADSL modem … gonna be surfin’ the net in no time

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 10/03/2026

I have long believed that tech companies tend to over-hire. I expect we’ll continue to see redundancies and layoffs attributed to “AI” but these will either be (a) due to misplaced confidence in the abilities of AI, or (b) because the company had too many employees in the first place.

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 10/02/2026

Working on a thing 👀 🔜

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 01/02/2026

I upgraded to 32 GB last year with RAM that I had luckily bought before the prices started skyrocketing. But it was just to future proof it because it was running just fine with 8 GB. 🤷‍♂️

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 01/02/2026

I made some Grafana dashboards for my Synology NAS 👨🏻‍💻

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 25/01/2026

Tried out some other text editors (want simple, lightweight, not IDEs) including Zed and Nova. Both buggy. Sublime Text—after nearly 20 years—still seems like the most solid & reliable option. 💪

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 21/01/2026

New profile picture who dis

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 16/01/2026

> “Ask me anything about your Uber account (powered by AI)” > asks most basic question > can’t answer, tells me to use the non-AI UI

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 06/01/2026

Cheers ebay I'll buy something nice

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Jake Wright @jakewright.net · 22/12/2025

I watched Up for the first time on Saturday. For what is otherwise quite a lighthearted and silly film, the backstory goes way too hard my god I still haven’t emotionally recovered. 🥺😭

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