Derek Peden

It’s good to get outside

Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside

Reports BBC

Now that there’s an iOS app I have created a PixelFed account. But the app is so buggy and keeps logging me out.

True enough. Friday night has finally taken its toll. Absolutely.

Nespresso Machine has died after a 5 year run. It looks to be terminal and nonrecoverable.

Insomnia | noun

Being sufficiently rested and relaxed that you don’t feel tired while simultaneously knowing that you’ll be absolutely fucked for the next 24 hours unless you fall asleep soon… that means now brain… anytime now… take your time… just nod off…

I’ve had 2 types of support this week and relied on both. The first is a wrist splint following last weekend’s tumble on the ice. The 2nd in my partner helping, listening and doing whatever mundane simple thing I’ve been suddenly been unable to accomplish. You are, and have been amazing.

Today’s High is -1C (or 30F if you’re a barbarian). Expected for January and should be more frequent occurrence.

Marques Brownlee on BlueSky:

2025. Back to basics. Clearly define your goals. Say no to anything that dilutes your focus. Execute. Continually refine.

I couldn’t agree more. This year and every year.

Haha Amazon. Hilarious.

Ok so it turns out that sleeping with a split and the pain/discomfort is just another thing to contend with. This is going to feel like a long few weeks and I’m glad it’s a minor injury compared to what many others have had to endure.

End of the first day dealing with a potential fracture. Far from ideal and still a bit of pain but I’ll get there.

Accessibility is for all of us

A million here, a million there. Someday it will add to up real money.

But personally I don’t see Tim Cook’s reported donation of $1M to Trump’s inauguration as the story, or even the CEO’s of other US companies also donating the same amount. It’s not the donation value, the timing of the donation or any statement about their individual political views.

The real story is that they are all being pushed, into the same donation to avoid repercussions against the companies they lead. The companies cannot afford to take sides in a divided America. Neither can an individual CEO (unless your name is Elon or Jeff). But if everyone is throwing in money for crazy Uncle Donald’s party then you can’t afford not to donate and risk being ostracised or worse penalised.

They can afford the million dollar donation. But what they can’t afford is presidential retribution wrought upon their company by presidential temper tantrum. I don’t like it anymore than anyone else but we have live in the reality of the world, even when we don’t like it.

It’s called winter and isn’t news.

More fake news from Apple Intelligence.

Apple falsely claims Luke Littler won darts final that has yet to happen

I know it’s not intended for someone to fact check this but maybe that needs to be part of the process, at least until Apple can stop it’s own tool from just making shit up.

Cross posting social media content is the only sane way forward. But including Tumblr maybe step too far.

My brain may not be super enthusiastic about returning to work tomorrow but my liver and stomach certainly are. Sobriety and healthier choices for a while.

I’ll not think about work until tomorrow. I’ll not think about work until tomorrow. I’ll not think about work until tomorrow. I’ll not…

The view today is spectacular. Lucky to live here, with this view within a short walk.

I’m always a bit fragile on the 2nd of January

I’ve not yet shared my blog with friends and family. At the time I started on micro.blog this just wasn’t possible and I had no idea of what this might become.

Many years later I recognise I still haven’t done so. Maybe this is the year to do so.

Family. The priority for 2025.

Johnnie Walker has passed away at 79. This is another loss. And so sad that retired in October and only had a few months to enjoy the result of a career which spanned nearly 6 decades.

The year hasn’t been without its low points and tragedies. However at this time of year and in terms of what I’ll say publicly, I’ll focus on some of the positive highlights over the year:

• Time with my partner: she makes me smile ever single day
• Time with family, and getting closer to my extended family some of whom just feel like family
• Thawing a frozen shoulder
• Starting my fifth decade, with plenty of health and happiness
• Assembling a wooden marble run
• Clearing what was the old garden and making it our garden
• Taking the drone up, and filming the local area
• Enjoying a comedy night, local independent cinema and the even closer nightlife for a few drinks
• Replacing my ancient, 2014 Intel MacBook with an admittedly already outdated M3 Macbook Pro
• Handing down the aforementioned Intel MacBook to my nephew who was absolutely delighted - it is truly better to give than to receive
• Similar to the MacBook, parting with my CD player, amp and speakers with my niece similarly delighted
• Enjoying some brilliant TV in 2024, in Fallout, Black Doves, Silo, to name a few
• All the time we spend together. As I said, you make me smile every day

I’m finding iCloud sync to be incredibly slow today, with some data just not transferring between devices. I’m hoping whatever this is, that it’s just temporary