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\n\nA chilly one in the valley this morn!
\nHere are 2 freebies for you dearest Apple; \n\n1. Instead of Siri telling me I have a long notification and asking if I want it read out β summarise it first so I know if itβs worth listening to now \n\n2. Double Tap on Apple Watch (while the display is asleep / wrist is down) should tap back the time (or maybe speak it) for times where itβs hard to look at a watch: dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/8c529e42-d441-44cb-9eda-1dcc22466688","date_published":"2024-11-02T20:22:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-02 20:22","date_timestamp":1730578930,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"46745018","content_html":"Made a dinky little app to help my partner keep track of their dinky little sewing patterns and put it on the App Store in case anyone else needs help organising their (totally under control) patterns collection β https://apps.apple.com/au/app/patternmate/id6464105499
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/2c143be7-95fe-447d-a65f-bb4bb6c65ddb","date_published":"2024-10-03T22:23:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-03 22:23","date_timestamp":1727994233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"40067882","content_html":"One of the most joyful things of everyone playing \"Elden Ring\" again is that the \"caption this\" meta game is on fire!
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/9C6A4214-8B09-44B2-BB1E-A1BAC52FA7E2","date_published":"2024-06-21T22:47:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-21 22:47","date_timestamp":1719010024,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"39863949","content_html":"\nA chilly one in the valley this morn!
\n![](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fdnitza.com%2Fmedia%2F06-2024%2Fdf92145d-b86e-48bc-993c-e4a32c39a904.jpeg\")
The neighbourhood we're due to move in to is having a \"welcome back sun\" party at the local shops. I think we're going to be right at home counting down the days until DST π
\nπ: dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/352DBA1E-052C-410F-80C0-4F915F9CA1A8","date_published":"2024-06-07T12:24:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-07 12:24","date_timestamp":1717763085,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"38845321","content_html":"TIL Apple likely sends their WWDC marketing blast to anyone with an Apple ID. I found this out because my 85-year-old grandmother got the email delivered to her. I'm sure she's incredibly excited to hear what Mr. Cook and his friends have to show us this year.
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/B66F7B22-0162-47E7-BC35-990973301021","date_published":"2024-06-04T07:09:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-04 07:09","date_timestamp":1717484986,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"38662528","content_html":"The worst thing about this whole AI thing (yes worse than the metric tonne of water needed for every operation) is that it's co-opted the darn β¨ emoji! was right there, but noooo. dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/EE977BBF-FD47-43BD-BC0A-8EF375D8B30F","date_published":"2024-05-31T20:58:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-31 20:58","date_timestamp":1717189084,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"38600770","content_html":"![](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fdnitza.com%2Fmedia%2F05-2024%2Fa9e71b82-d44e-4cc7-8c61-4956481d8866.jpeg\")
Visited by this cutie the other morning!
\nWe've been re-watching Scrubs (on DVD) and Grey's Anatomy over the last little while. How bloody good were TV soundtracks!
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/48327A54-7E60-4465-AD18-EA2FADF38B24","date_published":"2024-05-26T09:31:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-26 09:31","date_timestamp":1716715895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"37838668","content_html":"RSpec's \"bisect\" flag wins the day (yet again!) to help pin down exactly which spec was causing our whole suite to flake out consistently!
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/99B6F671-7820-4FB1-8769-42956EC70230","date_published":"2024-05-20T06:35:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-20 06:35","date_timestamp":1716186931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"37731158","content_html":"Slaps roof of Ruby \n\n This bad boy can hold so many Kotlinisms! \n\n https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18980: dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/24C55AF2-2BE5-4323-B6D6-93A8DB7581E9","date_published":"2024-05-18T08:57:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-18 08:57","date_timestamp":1716022632,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"37255082","content_html":"\"Animal Well\" is such a beautiful, quirky, and delightful little game. It somehow re-captures the thrill of exploration that newer entries to franchises in the genre haven't seemed to manage in recent years! 10/10 (though only a few hours in ): dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/331D85AC-3D5D-41C7-A4A4-AF4DFB409ECE","date_published":"2024-05-11T06:20:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-11 06:20","date_timestamp":1715408404,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"36342143","content_html":"![](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fdnitza.com%2Fmedia%2F04-2024%2F41968dbd-d207-48bd-839e-5f19e864b4b9.jpeg\")
My \"quit hitting yourself\" deck worked perfectly first try, never to be repeated ever again.
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\nTonight, we wear mandarin-hats.
\nThe latest season of \"Fargo\" has some solid Lynchian vibes π§βπ³π: dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/2132E976-247A-4F49-8E99-5F13238C976E","date_published":"2024-04-22T00:46:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-22 00:46","date_timestamp":1713746765,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"35933729","content_html":"Just a typical Sunday π¦: dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/517c990b-7163-4e81-97da-5b8ae9504046","date_published":"2024-04-20T18:00:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-04-20 18:00","date_timestamp":1713636006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"34172399","content_html":"Gigantic moon in Canberra this evening! No photo will do it justice of course π ","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/f6d72b94-fb7d-43c7-84fa-4ac1c5c7e123","date_published":"2024-03-25T09:35:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-25 09:35","date_timestamp":1711359304,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"33479552","content_html":"Well that's a wrap on Super Mario Bros. Wonder!\n\n\nI think I spent upwards of 200 lives in the special world alone, with at least 100 of those going to this absolute pain of a level\n\n: dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/4fd8c794-8543-468d-a63b-e247760e7f5e","date_published":"2024-03-14T07:42:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-14 07:42","date_timestamp":1710402166,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"33263849","content_html":"So incredibly close to 100%-ing Super Mario Wonder. Just have the last 20% left, the special stages, which will definitely take 80% of the time. π
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/61810462-B2DB-4795-97FC-5DBCB6BE6BBE","date_published":"2024-03-11T00:07:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-11 00:07","date_timestamp":1710115677,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"30325652","content_html":"First pizzas of the year. I tried a different recipe than usual with a lower hydration %, and not refrigerating the dough and they came out waayyy better! π ![\"a](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fdnitza.com%2Fmedia%2F02-2024%2F6e36ef8d-9a5a-4742-a75f-4dccff124806.jpeg\")
@warner haha! If youβve read or watched any sci-fi within the cyberpunk sub-genre in the last few decades, youβve pretty much got the gist of the book π
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nitza/28417940","date_published":"2023-12-27T13:08:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-27 13:08","date_timestamp":1703682490,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"28127218","content_html":"@z428 yeah, itβs my first time reading this one, but definitely not the last! I have the remaining books from the trilogy downloaded, ready to dive in to. It still amazes me how ahead of his time he was.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nitza/28127218","date_published":"2023-12-20T22:28:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-20 22:28","date_timestamp":1703111320,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"28070887","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781473217379/cover.jpg\")
Finished reading Neuromancer by William Gibson the other week! As a fan of modern sci-fi films and games it was really interesting to see where so much of the inspiration came from. From \"the matrix\" in the titular The Matrix, to the twin AI constructs in Deus Ex. 10/10 would read again.π
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/b9d5bfca-4f51-463c-a63c-7b2e1b8a5ad9","date_published":"2023-12-19T21:06:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-19 21:06","date_timestamp":1703020015,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"27987986","content_html":"There is a fly stuck in the roller of one of the blinds in my house. It's trying to escape, and the buzzing sound sounds like someone chainsawing off in the distance. Any attempts to remove it are useless, so I just need to wait for this bug to perish for it to stop playing my house like a musical instrument. dnitza.com
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/97bf82c6-8be3-4a53-9098-30794b3d69c8","date_published":"2023-12-18T08:00:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-18 08:00","date_timestamp":1702886439,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"27235942","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780748122967/cover.jpg\")
Currently reading: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey πβ only a few chapters in, and very excited for the many books ahead.
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/afd5536d-f011-4ca8-a35c-ec8be5aad0e5","date_published":"2023-12-02T00:34:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-02 00:34","date_timestamp":1701477272,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"26041126","content_html":"Can't believe I'm only just now finding out how similar Alan Wake is to Twin Peaks!
","summary":"","url":"https://dnitza.com/post/73929edc-b5cf-4337-92d8-11218515f9a4","date_published":"2023-11-07T06:17:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-07 06:17","date_timestamp":1699337862,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"20554783","content_html":"@dominikhoecht hah! I thought the same thing β but this is the most affordable thing that Teenage Engineering makes π
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nitza/20554783","date_published":"2023-07-05T09:44:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Daniel Nitsikopoulos","url":"http://dnitza.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F51%2F8539.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"nitza"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-05 09:44","date_timestamp":1688550281,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}