Ten authors, five books

A top ten of authors I have read a lot of | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 day ago

My computing history

Computers I have used through the ages | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 2 days ago

On bubbles and battles

Pick your battles and choose your companions wisely | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 3 days ago

"You get what you pay for"

A lesson learned in childhood to be unlearned | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 5 days ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W19

Community, gardening, and the greatest song contest ever. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 6 days ago

Popular posts

Top ten URLs on my website right now | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 8 days ago

#TIL: Bicarbonate of soda to reduce smells

I was today years old when I learned how to fix a stinky cabinet | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 9 days ago

Review: Liquid silicone soft case slim

Just another developer's blog | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 9 days ago

Quoting Julian Oliver on deadbots

Rather than such software being the fruit of recommendations from therapists and psychologists, to meet real needs, tech is instead forced upon the vulnerable by a predatory market. — Julian Oliver | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 9 days ago

YouTube ads aren't "interactable"

The adverts I see on YouTube are kind of useless. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 12 days ago

When was the last time tech blew your mind

Highlights in a personal history of technology | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 13 days ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W18

New flowers and old television | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 13 days ago

Your database is wrong, not language

Punctuation in databases | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 13 days ago

The Perfect Album

Jumping on another Hemispheric Views bandwagon | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 14 days ago

#TIL: Long-press enter = emoji menu

I was today years old when I learned this productivity hack | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 17 days ago

Hong Kong Nostalgia

Found this painting and found hints of an interesting backstory. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 19 days ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W17

Cover versions, onboarding, and light aircraft | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 20 days ago

A tester walks into a bar

I did not come up with this joke but I love it so much. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 23 days ago

Nonymous Blogging

Responding to Kev Quirk | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 27 days ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W16

Native wild flowers, mice, and lush pop music | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 27 days ago

Improving page load times with pagination in Eleventy

This is probably a very obvious one for everyone; the less content on the page, the quicker it will load. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 29 days ago

Burn folder for RSS feeds

Creating a folder I can ditch with impunity | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Skewed value proposition

Seeing money and effort being invested in an ass-backwards fashion | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Solving FizzBuzz in CSS

Can we solve a classic programming challenge without using a "real" programming language? | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Book Review — Lost Boy

One of my sporadic book reviews | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W15

A busy week at work and some cool new music | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Robotics and the Gender Pay Gap

Robotisation fuels inequality. Who knew?! | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Fixing a typo shaved 4 minutes off my Netlify build time

Caching images across Netlify builds | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Owning media was always renting

Nothing ever lives forever | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Your design is a suggestion

Upcoming changes in a major operating system allows users to further alter your design. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W14

Hello Oriental, Storm Kathleen, and Bank Holiday | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Quoting Brad Frost on communication

The best thing any designer can do is to communicate and closely collaborate with the people who are building things in the actual medium. — Brad Frost | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Adieu, Friday Random Ten!

End of an era | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Friday Random Ten for 5th April 2024

Ten random songs from my collection | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

The Banality of Evil

On the train this morning, I finished my chapter too close to my destination to start a new one so I started being nosey… | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Quoting David Pierce on The Google Cycle

It’s one thing to sunset a bad or unpopular app, but Google is killing a good and well-liked one because it’s easier to show you its existing ad inventory somewhere else. — David Pierce | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

RIP Corona Virus API

The government shut down an API I was using | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Failing at Firefly

Adobe Firefly wouldn't give me what I wanted. Its fault or mine? | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W13

DIY and photography confidence | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Silent Sunday

I have always lived near water… | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Everything is video

'Video is everywhere nowadays' says old man shaking fist at cloud | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Friday Random Ten for 29th March 2024

Ten random songs from my collection | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

8BitDo Commodore 64 retro keyboard

Ooh, look! A shiny new keyboard! | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

The Five: Great Mancunian bands that aren't Madchester

Manchester has a wealth of genres in her repertoire. Why fixate on jangly indie? | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Designing for older adults

Vitaly Friedman has written A Guide To Designing For Older Adults over on Smashing Magazine. I work in the healthcare communications industry and a large proportion of my work is designing tools and experiences for healthcare professionals; doctors, nurses, and consultants. In 20 … | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Weeknotes: 2024-W12

Back to work, identifying birds, and deadly Irish music. | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Friday Random Ten for 22nd March 2024

Ten random songs from my collection | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago

Quoting Edward Zitron on petty kings

Altman and his ilk believe they're the new Leonardo Da Vincis, but they're little more than petty kings and rent-seekers trying to steal the world's magic. — Edward Zitron | Continue reading


@thomasrigby.com | 1 month ago