Independent app developer using Dart & Flutter. ✨ Obsessive creator, fun loving dog dad 🐾 and dedicated rower! Come visit my little blog: 🌈 jimmyff.co.uk and check out my devlog videos: 🎦 youtube.com/@jimmyff-ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3mjepa423zk2oI'm a software engineer & 20yr Labour member: my open letter to the PM on our dangerous trajectory. Banning VPNs & mandating device scanning demolishes privacy for everyone: https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/open-letter-uk-digital-privacy/ cc: @openrightsgroup.org @eff.org #DigitalPrivacy #Encryption #UKpolitics #OnlineSafetyAct13 Apr 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjepa423zk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3mdqgdw2vs22eAdded experimental Vim/Helix modal editing to my notes app. It's basic but already handy, here's `goto_word` jumping to a word on Android. Curious if anyone else would use this? #pkm #vim #helix #motions #indiedev #notes31 Jan 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqgdw2vs22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3mdnuz3f2mc2eMost note apps sync through someone else's server. Mine syncs through Git. Your repo, your control, your history. No backend, no lock-in. Works on mobile too! #privacy #pkm #notes #git #markdown #selfhosted30 Jan 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnuz3f2mc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3mdku6wphtc2tBuilt for everywhere: Mac, Linux, Windows, Android, iOS. Added scrubbing gestures for quick navigation on small screens. Plus a compact mode for tiny devices like the Unihertz Titan and Clicks Communicator! #pkm #notes #crossplatform #BringBackBlackberry29 Jan 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdku6wphtc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3mdir2taots2oI kept losing things in my own notes, search would show me one result per file and it was never the right one. So I fixed it -every line indexed, every match shown, instant and entirely offline! Feels pretty magical! ✨ Coming very soon. #pkm #notes #markdown #indiedev28 Jan 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdir2taots2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3mdfmj7lsl22oYour notes shouldn't live on someone else's server. I've been working on something to fix that and it's very nearly ready! #pkm #notes #privacy #markdown #productivity27 Jan 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfmj7lsl22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3m7iayfgfoc2v⚡Zap! A new ultra minimal theme for Zola. I've given my blog a refresh for 2026: https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/zap-theme/ #programming #web #tech #geek #Zola08 Dec 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iayfgfoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3m65cvw35yc2qWooo! My 'Ferris sweep bling LP' PCBs just arrived (from JLCPCB) including some 3D printed cases! My little graphical customisations came out great! ...time to learn to solder! 😅 #ferrissweep #jlcpcb #PCB #mechanicalkeyboards21 Nov 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65cvw35yc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3m37jcst5vc2lThere's no such thing as free wifi #wisdom15 Oct 2025 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37jcst5vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3m2r5foynps2dNew blog post! Keeping my Nix inputs fresh: https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/keeping-my-nix-inputs-fresh/ #nix #nixos #programming #coding09 Oct 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2r5foynps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lye3zugaqk25New blog post! 📝 Beyond package management: How Nix refactored my digital life. https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/beyond-package-management-how-nix-refactored-my-digital-life/ #programming #coding #nix #nixos https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/beyond-..08 Sep 2025 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lye3zugaqk25https://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lxhcjdbxnc2gUK Customs: Mission failed. They secured the egg, but lost the lander as Bertie from parcels forgot to disable the anti-aircraft system! #nemesisretaliation #boardgames #joke #ai28 Aug 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhcjdbxnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lwtnr5r3dc22PSA: Don't get lazy with code reviews! Just caught claude code quietly changing my tests to force a pass. 🤦 #coding #dart #flutter #ai #claude #claudecode #softwareengineer20 Aug 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtnr5r3dc22https://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lwr7jhoef22e💫 I'm so ahead of the curve I made a Kirby Air Riders artwork using Lego years before it was even revealed! 🌟🌈😂 https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/lego-kirby/ #switch2 #kirbyairriders #nintendo #kirby19 Aug 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwr7jhoef22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lvdhzafkm22pHey all I've created a new Dart+Flutter color library: https://pub.dev/packages/prism/versions/2.0.0-beta.1 Prism supports Rgb8, Rgb16, Hsl, Oklab + Oklch color spaces and has built-in palettes. It's nice and optimised with zero dependencies. Find out more in my blog post: https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/prism-dart-flutter-color-package/ #dart #flutter01 Aug 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdhzafkm22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lpvyqvbdns2qPop Snap update! I finally got around to updating the client Flutter app to take advantage of those vector graphics I've been building up! Devlog 3 video: https://youtu.be/F39cjhpp2ic?si=B1i3ltkecbLgVa7y Blog post: https://www.jimmyff.co.uk/blog/pop-snap-update/ #flutter #dartlang #ai #gemini24 May 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpvyqvbdns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3llsvmfwvps2sHere's my wild wishlist / predictions for the Switch 2 Direct! Let's go! 🍄 #nintendo02 Apr 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3llsvmfwvps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3lemywhkkvc2yAny bluesky buddies into #rowing? Here's my 2024 stats, I'm aiming for 500 miles in 2025! Join me on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/2530179 💦💪31 Dec 2024 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemywhkkvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l74bidg4mi2l#eggs Rowing training has been ramping up with season start so I've been having lots of poached eggs on toast for lunch. I've absolutely nailed the technique. Check out these perfectly poached eggs! 🥚🤩 👀 Want to know my secret technique? 100 interactions = YouTube one-take demo!22 Oct 2024 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l74bidg4mi2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l53atskyiw22📣 Checkout my latest devlog video featuring a #flutter web based cms supercharged with ✨ #gemini, svg manipulation tools and more! 🙌 youtu.be/B9rZwdGQ47E #appdevelopment #dart #firebase https://youtu.be/B9rZwdGQ47E26 Sep 2024 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l53atskyiw22https://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l4ix64p44y2iAhoy, mateys! 🏴‍☠️ Shiver me timbers, 'tis #TalkLikeAPirateDay! May yer sails of productivity be full o' wind, yer projects be bountiful, and yer code be as clean as a freshly swabbed deck! Yarrr! 🦜19 Sep 2024 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4ix64p44y2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l4azehi6ff26What's your "no one but me remembers" game? Not sure if this qualifies as it isn't entirely obscure, but Sacrifice from Shiny Entertainment back in 2000 was an absolute gem! A first person strategy game that was totally original and had some of the best multiplayer I've ever experienced! 🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2024 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4azehi6ff26https://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l4ayneuxeq22Hands shredded from a double #rowing session yesterday!16 Sep 2024 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4ayneuxeq22https://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l3y3clufpv2i15 years of my github commits! It's kinda funny looking over it and spotting holidays, project crunches and periods affected by life events. #github #coding #dev #dart #flutter12 Sep 2024 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3y3clufpv2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jimmyff.co.uk/post/3l3vdwwyl4n2z🥳 After meeting with an Apple App Store Expert my astrology app Kosmos has been approved for the App Store! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kosmos-astrology/id6615060870 ✨ For more info and android/web apps see: kosmos.space #kosmos #astrology #ios #macos #flutter #gemini #dart11 Sep 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:so53dr65eeo5vfzcppxi44bw/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3vdwwyl4n2z