Hoping for the iPhone Duo. Excited for this weeks events both for Nintendo and Apple.

Some hopes for games: a new Metroid 2D and Ocarina of Time is a full remake with new content.

This is what I'm thinking for this spring in terms of the garden. I'm going all in on herbs.

Claude also gave me some good quotes on price.

Chives: 1–2 pots, $5–8 each
Mint: 1 pot, $5–8
Dill: seed packet, $3–5 (seedlings don't transplant well)
Basil (Nov): punnet of seedlings, $5–7
Rosemary: 1 pot, $8–15 depending on size
Thyme: 1–2 pots, $5–8 each
Oregano: 1 pot, $5–8
Sage: 1 pot, $6–10
Tomatoes (Nov): 4 seedlings, punnet $5–7 or $6–10 each if you buy named varieties in individual pots

All up somewhere around $60–90 for the herbs, a bit more if you go for larger rosemary/sage plants for a head start. Prices vary a fair bit between Bunnings and independent nurseries. 

My golf buggy sadly broke last week so I need a new one.

Not ideal given we never really have much expendable income.

What I like the look of are the Stinger carts. The Stinger SG-2 Compact seems really nice and is likely the one I'll get. It will be nice to have a proper phone holder and a sand bucket hook which I didn't have with the old cart.

I nice little hack I learnt for watching Top Gear last night. If you set your VPN to the UK and sign in to BBC iPlayer you get all the seasons.

In the last few days I've been vibe coding an outliner app based on this idea I had a few weeks back.

I built the Mac app with Electron and the iOS app with React Native. I'm syncing the data with Yjs. It's a simple app so a lot of the code can be shared.

What building this app has affirmed to me is that we now live in a world where vibe coding for individual purposes is freaking awesome. Again the app is simple but I can build something with relative ease with the exact features that I want.

I didn't realize Big Walk's map was based on Wilsons Prom. It looks like a super fun game to play with mates and has reviewed really well.

I've recently upgraded my golf bag.

I have a new putter and 3 wood which are arguably two of my most important clubs.

I purchased a Wilson Infinite Zero Torque 606 Putter. I've used it for a few rounds and I like the look and feel. I find I'm hitting putts slightly straighter and with better distance control.

I also bought a Cobra OPTM X Fairway which I haven't actually had a chance to use in play yet. I hit it pretty well in the simulator so keen to give it a go. If I can hit it as straight as my hybrid and get 20-30 metres extra distance on some holes that would be amazing.

So my whole bag is now:

• Cobra OPTM X Fairway (4 wood)
• Callaway Elyte X (4 hybrid)
• Callaway Rogue ST Max OS Irons (Steel Shaft 5-PW)
• Renegar wedge (60° "Lob" Steel Shaft)
• Wilson Infinite Zero Torque 606 Putter

Ball wise I prefer to play with Bridgestone Tour B XS.

Really my clubs are now solid. The only thing left is potentially some wedges to fill the gap between my pitching wedge and the 60. Honestly though, I kind of like hitting my pitching wedge with half swings to fill this gap.

Some more photos over the past week or so. Been a challenging few weeks but having Emma, Spuddy and Till with me has been what I needed.

I played a bunch of Mina the Hollower over the weekend and the game has really clicked for me now. I'm about 70% of the way through. There was definitely a decent learning curve. I've also relied a bunch on guides, but it really has been great overall!

Maybe I should also look at the Ping G440. I think the Qi10 will be cheaper because it's an older model but it's worth testing both.

The advice I had myself from yesterday wasn't good.

• Off the tee hit your shot that's worked for many years, open up your hips (pointing left) to look like your playing a fade, feel like you're swinging in a straight line through the ball
• Tee the ball low, on practice swing feel like you're brushing the grass or at least taking a bit of a divot
• Swing with confidence, don't need to hit the ball hard just be in control and swing without thoughts
• I quite like the look of the Qi10 Fairway, maybe I go hit a few balls with it at a Drummond golf or somewhere like that just to check, I could also book a fitting at my local club
• I feel like with the Qi10 and a new putter it will give me a lot more confidence on course

I've updated the blog to have a uniform set of standards for styling anchor tags. It was previously a bit of a dogs breakfast with lots of different urls everywhere. Things are much more clean now. It was the perfect task for AI.

I also added a dark mode yesterday which is not super necessary but a fun little feature.

An app idea I'd like to build.

A combo of the Mac app Bike with the convenience and feature set of the iOS and Mac app Tot.

I basically want outliner functionality (Bike) with the convenience and sync engine of Tot.

It should handle urls perfectly and have limited notes; kind of like what Tot does.

I think it wouldn't be too hard to vibe code. At least starting off with the Electron Mac app could be kind of interesting.

Two best friends. Even though Till tries to bite him and she a tuft of his fur in her mouth every day.

I had my first morning practice session really ever at golf this morning. A couple of things:

• Work on my bunt hybrid, I've been missing a lot of fairways recently and need to get back on track, what seems to work is gripping lower on the club and not swinging too hard, also ensuring that the ball is teed low and I take a little bit of ground on the way through, even if it only goes 150 metres if I'm still in the fairway it's a good result
• There's no need to do a big change in my grip, just make sure it doesn't get too strong
• I want to eventually get a new putter (Wilson Infinite ZT Putter) and I'll get a new 3/5 wood too, I'm not 100% sure what 3 wood I'll end up getting, to the some money for this I'll sell my external computer display which I've barely been using for work
• I probably should have some lessons when I get this new club to build up some confidence

Do I feel actively called out here? Yes very much so.

By all means, prompt AI. But don't just relay the output. Read it, understand it, validate it, and then write a response in your own words (a decent certificate that you've done the prior steps). Making that effort is value you can add.

Take code review in particular. Shipping some code can be done with close to zero effort now: Copy/paste the ticket description into Claude Code. Don't look at the code or read what Claude has written. If there's any feedback from reviewers, copy/paste that into Claude Code as well. If necessary, iterate.

That works. But who has done the implementation? The reviewers did, using Claude Code, and you as a meat proxy.

These songs are still as good as they ever were. This makes me laugh every time.

This looks like such a beautiful golf course. A Scottish golf trip would be epic.

Went to Sydney for work this week. It's a gorgeous city. Melbourne is still better though.

I rolled some putts today at Drummond Golf. I really liked the Wilson Infinite ZT putter 606 model. I liked the weight and the feel of the club (35 inch shaft length). It's also at my price point (~$300). Will try and save up for one to get it soon.