Head of Engineering, .NET dev, former C# MVP. Previously at Huddle. Presents at user groups and conferences. Lives in New Forest. Food, music and cycling over at @westleyjam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3modvy5rues2qSigh, the marketing optout page of a big comparison site leaks registered emails. Tells you if preferences can't be loaded. I only noticed because I checked all my emails. Under a minute to guess an outlook.com email that matched, not somebody I know. If you create websites, please don't do this. https://outlook.com15 Jun 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3modvy5rues2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3mjwlgdoblc2mBluetooth. Because USB became too reliable.20 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwlgdoblc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3m4froipln22pOo, a @kevlin.bsky.social in a jukebox exhibit at the Railway Museum in Utrecht30 Oct 2025 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4froipln22phttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3m3wwzputa22aI'm afraid this is a complete UX fail for me for the new look @metoffice.gov.uk web site design, especially on a mobile screen. Not as clear, you have to scroll to see the temperatures and hourly detail. Understand 'now' details which being useful to some. But I have a window to see outside...24 Oct 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wwzputa22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3lxh6alvvvk2hMy mistake to update the native Clock app in Android. It has been hit with the ugly stick very hard. I used to code software for clocks on broadcast TV (GMTV, Sky News). This auto sizing that moves the items below it is shocking. I threw out kerning and adjusted for every number, aren't that many.28 Aug 2025 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxh6alvvvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3lv3vm5bt7s2kA #kevlinhenney on BBC South Today weather bulletin last night, did feel for the poor weather presenter waiting for the 'hourglass' to go away. @kevlin.bsky.social29 Jul 2025 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv3vm5bt7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3luzuewc4mc2oIn October I will be speaking at Techorama, in Utrecht, about the real world example of using an incident plan to mitigate against the effects of the worldwide IT outage created by an update to CrowdStrike. Even my local railway station was affected. Get more info here - techorama.nl28 Jul 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzuewc4mc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3lkijuwvczs2iTaken around 9pm five years ago on cycle home after three of us 'tidied up the office' as we would be working from home for a bit. We had no idea what was coming.16 Mar 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkijuwvczs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3lhtliyheg22hI know @transportforlondon.bsky.social have UX designers so why did they ignore them on accessibility between clean Oyster app start screen and the horror that is the TFL Go app. The start screen is messy as hell and ignores my previous view and shunts that button off the screen?10 Feb 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtliyheg22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3lcav3ccwqc2oI just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1 I am perverse, did it in Excel - https://github.com/westleyl/AOC-2024 I also have solved Game of Life in Excel in the past, using a single formula. https://adventofcode.com/2024/day/101 Dec 2024 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcav3ccwqc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3lbcnzmxtls2pThe starter packs on BlueSky can be the only explanation how my follower count is now 10x a month ago. I suspect this is the standout feature, compared to mastadon clunky import from t'other social network. Mastadon just didn't get the same engagement.19 Nov 2024 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcnzmxtls2phttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3l4awhhdnyu2fInteresting that all your crypto assets are currently not considered personal property (in the UK) - https://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/New_Law_To_Consider_Crypto_As_Personal_Property.php16 Sep 2024 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4awhhdnyu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/westleyl.bsky.social/post/3l3ilobrd6q2pWeening myself off the network I joined back in March 2008...06 Sep 2024 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:pot4seaidn4f6m7qlbtmayyi/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3ilobrd6q2p