Ben Seymour @bseymour@octodon.social

Our birdbox had it's first ever family this year - and today, we've been seeing the first flights of the chicks.

Live streaming via periscope (also so I can watch without disturbing them):
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1MnxnaXdWjeJO

@AverageMarcus yes indeed... though I've not currently got any android devices

#ReflectingOnTheWeekend as I head into London.
https://octodon.social/media/PS7UCxuygUzs_nI48F0

"First do it, then do it right, then do it better."

In the spirit of Addy Osmani I'm pushing live v0.1 of
http://unslump.me/ warts'n'all.

While the API basics are in place, supporting search/categories, most front-end links are inactive.

Next up is probably Auth and Submit. https://octodon.social/media/GU5Ns47GFY2TER6Cql8

#ReflectingOnTheWeekend as I head into London. What a corker of a long bank holiday weekend.
https://octodon.social/media/F2zGLPSW3XgwFACNd84

@jellydiver I always carry a paper notebook, for ad hoc thoughts (and sketches + doodles). I otherwise use Evernote a lot, detailing each step in research and dev projects... and also a 'plus24' journal where I detail some of the good things from each day. Otherwise pseudo photo journaling - I spend the time to curate the photos we take, and make 'reflecting on the weekend' collages each Monday morning.

@AverageMarcus that was exactly what I would love too.... and certainly happy to support some enterprising developer/team if they were to crowdsource the funding for it

@AverageMarcus I'm using two approaches - there is an ipad app 'Oyakodon' which lets you swipe between accounts (though has adverts).
And on desktop, as each instance is a separate domain I keep different tabs logged into each instance - using a browser that I don't usually use (Safari) and with notifications allowed.... which is working surprisingly well.

Well #mastodon continues to (predominantly) impress, and so I'm going to try joining some other instances (as well as probably setting up my own instance now that I know about the activities of @hugo ) - though I'm not yet sure how sustainable that will be...

I now also exist on toot.cafe as bseymour@toot.cafe

It looks like the export/import of followers/blocks has worked well, so I'll start trying to thread the accounts together.

'How will it end?'

@FadingAway as always, some good arguments both ways... I can imagine only a very small subset of people having a high level of interest in my family activities, and could end up with a poor signal/noise ratio on my stream for them... but then, I also agree with you, it's my one life - all interrelated.

@TQ i might follow your lead, and see if it might also be interesting to consider a related group for people who want to teach kids to code?

I've also been slowly trying to put together something at https://codeparents.org/

and also wrote some of my thoughts on the matter : http://12devsofxmas.co.uk/2017/01/day-7-getting-kids-into-coding/

(btw, really liking then bi-lingual approach)

I'm undecided if I should include #family activities on #mastodon (they're a pretty key part of my life, and the context in which most other things are undertaken)... or if I should setup a separate personal instance for those.

Any thoughts?

But for now:
‪#ReflectingOn the Easter Holidays as I head into London.
https://octodon.social/media/6OEX4nXQM2jacwuFsds

@twistedonion ah, I was fortunate as an early backer to get a lifetime deal on the service... otherwise, you're right, the yearly subscriptions could have put me off too.

@TQ I've certainly got some KS projects very long overdue. This one was recommended by a friend who knew the team - and I think will be available independently of KS if ever you're tempted.

@TQ it was originally a kickstarter, with their first batches coming to fruition. First impressions are really positive... I'll start trying it for real later in the week... will post how I get on with it.

https://timeular.com/

@hugo I had been considering firing up a digital ocean droplet to run my own private instance on, but if you're planning to do the ongoing updates and general management that could be a real time saver...

My ZEI time tracker from Timeular just arrived, and it looks and feels fantastic.
https://octodon.social/media/rqj7y-rUau-ULZ2qV5c

@hugo looks interesting Hugo - are you supporting own domain yet?

Playing Frustration always makes me think of Queen's sublime Hot Space album.

https://octodon.social/media/pD2gPKm2tEmC9_k4YDk