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James B

@jarofgreen.co.uk
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Developer in Scotland www.jamesbaster.co.uk

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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 17/08/2026
Does this sign mean you should keep the dog on a lead or the small bags of poop on a lead? Silly example that illustrates something I try and do in my technical writing: every time I use the word "it" I stop and check if it would be clearer to explain what "it" is. Usually, it is.
Sign with a picture of a dog and the text: Dog Walkers please clean up after your dog & keep it on lead
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 11/09/2025
Well this is the oddest bunch of password requirements I've ever seen. No < > ? Are they scared people will HTML inject them through a password? They do one way hash these things right? AndNoSpaces?
A screenshot of Docusign asking for a password to finish signing up, which includes "Must not include the characters <, > or spaces."
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 15/07/2025
Few hours coding on rainy day yesterday, got a structure of data started, an iCal importer basically working & laid the groundwork for supporting events in multiple timezones. I'm going to strongly push importing from other (good) sources in this project - & it'll provide open data feeds of course.
A screenshot of a GitHub repo, showing a YAML file with details of an event feed leading to a MD/YAML file with details of an event.
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 27/06/2025
Arf an hour until we release our new game, Second Guessing! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of a seal, just sitting infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 26/06/2025
It's the final cat-down ..... only one day to go till we release our new game! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of a cat, just sitting infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 25/06/2025
We'll be there in 2 shakes of a lambs tail ..... or a bit later, as this lamb has clearly grown up. Only 2 days till we launch our game tho! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of a sheep, just standing infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 24/06/2025
3 days till you can have a gander at our new game! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of an goose, just standing infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 23/06/2025
Time is galloping past ... 4 days till we release our game! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of an horse, just standing infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 22/06/2025
Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck five, days till game live, Hickory dickory dock. #SecondGuessing
A drawing of an mouse, just sitting infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 21/06/2025
6 days till we launch our game! Lets paws for a second ... can you help? Know any well known quotes with numbers? Eg "These go to eleven" (Spinal Tap), "There were four lights" (Star Trek), "It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs" (Star Wars). Thanks! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of an cat, just sitting infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 20/06/2025
Ow'l be there soon .... 7 days till we launch our game! #SecondGuessing
A drawing of an owl, just standing infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 19/06/2025
I did warn you about the posts 😀... 8 days to go till we launch! BTW Thanks so much to @patchworkbear.bsky.social who worked on graphics, ideas and puns! Thanks to all my friends who have play tested it & given feedback! The puns resume tomorrow! #SecondGuessing
The logo for the game Second Guessing, a stopwatch with the hand pointing at 8
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 18/06/2025
You won't have to wait till the cows come home ... only 9 days till we release our game! (Actually you will, as cows tend to come home at evening and it's many days to go. Ignore me. If you weren't already.) #SecondGuessing
A drawing of a cow, just standing infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 17/06/2025
10 days till we release our game! Am I going to post something every day? Probably, yes. Is the game going to be worth all this hype? Hmmmm .... we'll see. Am I still going to post anyway? Absolutely, yes! It's fun! Coming soon! #SecondGuessing
The logo for the game Second Guessing, a stopwatch with the hand pointing at 10
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 16/06/2025
Please bear with us while we put the finishing touches on our game ..... only 11 days to go! (And it bears repeating, it will be totally free to play!) #SecondGuessing
A drawing of a bear, just sitting infront of a background
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 15/06/2025
12 Days till we launch our new game, Second Guessing! #SecondGuessing
The logo for the game Second Guessing, a stopwatch with the hand pointing at 12
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 31/01/2025
Partner read this morning, saying didn't understand. Me: "What if there were 5 types of nothing? How would you tell the difference between nothing & nothing? & nothing?" Partner started thinking about all the different types of nothing, got a philosophical headache and appreciation of programming.
Programming Languages: "We are just a way to operate computers in a way that makes more sense to humans"
Programming Languages [Takes a big joint hit]: "What if there were 5 kinds of nothingness?"
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 28/01/2025
Much as I complained about having to merge GitHub accounts recently, I do like the little ghost!
Screenshot of a GitHub issue with a black and white Ghost icon and the name ghost
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James B @jarofgreen.co.uk · 07/04/2024
UK election rolls round .... it's the return of Dodgy Lib Dem graphs! If you take the triange of the top of the Lib Dem box - actually ok. I imagine they would say triange is a rhetorical flourish to show they are on the up, but on an passing glance I'd say it's deliberately misleading.
A graph showing 2022 Council Elections results by first preference across Edinburgh, but with some misleading graphics.
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