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David Brownman

@xavd.id

1.6K followers 262 following 274 posts

Software developer, tinkerer, enthusiast. Currently slinging bits at Stripe. For my media reviews, see: @david.reviews. Blog & more: xavd.id

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 03/04/2026

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 15/02/2026

Unfortunately I'm seeing a 404?

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 21/10/2025

This feels good and normal

A piece of stock news that says "AWS Outsge Disrupts Major Global Sites for Over 12 Hours" followed by the AMZN stock +1.83%

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 29/09/2025

Real life @xkcd.com 1105 sighting! xkcd.com/1105/

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 15/09/2025

Fastmail makes this super easy!

App UI showing, among other things, "new masked email address"

App UI showing "new masked email address" and the address "blue.world5788@fastmail.com"

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 17/07/2025

I'm a software guy by trade, so it's always exciting to fix a household item by taking it apart. Pictured is my venerated #Kobo, who reset itself and refused to connect to WiFi or a computer after being left unattended for a year. Popped it open, got the SD card in my computer, and restored it!

The inside of an e-reader, showing a circuit board and battery.

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 03/07/2025

Fun fact: As of today, we are now closer to 2050 than we are to 2000.

A screenshot showing that it's 8,950 days from Dec 31, 2000 to today, July 3, 2025

A screenshot showing that it's 8,948 days from today, July 3, 2025, to Jan 1, 2050

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 29/06/2025

Along the way, I took more notes than I've ever taken for a game. I used #Obsidian, naturally. (⚠️ Some spoilers in image; don't look at the labels too closely) The graph turned out great. I loved seeing how interconnected everything was!

A graph view of an Obsidian vault. There are many notes, including a pink one in the center. Everything is very interconnected.

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 03/04/2025

Truly fascinating line in a job description I was sent recently.

A job description that includes the preferred qualification "demonstrated AI integration experience (must be actively using AI to write more than 50% of code)"

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 30/03/2025

And lastly, I made a change to desktop to use space a little better there as well. If there's a subtitle (as there is for all games and books in series), the text will now wrap around that side box instead of starting below it. These are all small changes, but I think they're worthwhile. Enjoy! 5/5

A screenshot where the text has a big gap above it to accommodate for the width of a smaller box in the corner.

The same screenshot, but with the text wrapping around the smaller box to use space more efficiently.

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 30/03/2025

This improvement was _extra_ noticeable on my simpler review boxes, like those seen on genre-specific pages and review system explanations. There's now some new empty space above the review text, but something always has to give. 3/5

A screenshot of a website where the text is restricted to a single column on the right side of the page.

A screenshot of a website where the text gets the full width of the screen.

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 30/03/2025

It was especially noticeable on reviews whose body text was taller than the poster image. All the text was shoved into a single column (which got really narrow on mobile layouts). In the new layout, the review text gets the full width and extra info is moved to the top area. 2/5

A screenshot of a website with an image on the left and a bunch of text, including a game review, on the right.

A screenshot of a website where the body text gets the full width of the screen and extra information is next to the image.

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 21/12/2024

Great post as always! Super minor nit: the image of Bletchley park at the very bottom is wider than the viewport, so the whole page has horizontal scroll to it. It also makes the rainbow header not hit the top right corner. Just FYI!

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 24/11/2024

This is so neat! Big and little versions of the same thing.

The same building, but little and made of twigs

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 24/11/2024

Seeing the New York Botanical Garden's holiday train show, pictured here in miniature!

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 16/11/2024

"Dont worry", says the App Store, "Only one of these is an ad!"

The top of the App Store showing 2 entries for Google Gemini, but only one is marked as an ad

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 02/11/2024

Is there not a way to customize which Bluesky push notifications I get on my phone? I don't need likes or follows, but do want mentions and DMs. The equivalent of this screen:

A settings screen listing types of notifications, like "mentions", "favorites, and more.

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 25/10/2024

Whoa #TIL that #iOS can identify plants for you now?? This is on the release 18.0.1 channel, no betas or #AI involved. Neat!

A photo showing a flower and a system prompt identifying it as a torch lily

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David Brownman @xavd.id · 19/06/2023

Did you know? Big Sur is incredibly pretty. Also, you can finally get Oberon in Northern CA!

A view overlooking the ocean and a mountain

An Oberon beer perched in front of a view of the ocean

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