Saturday, August 1, 2026

Revolut top up getting more complex


One of the appealing features of Revolut used to be the ease of use. For example, to top up by a small amount (e.g. 10 euros) all you had to do was type in the amount to the Revolut app and click the "Top Up" button - Revolut remembered your bank details from previous top ups. Even if you wanted to top up by a large amount (e.g. 100 euros) you simply had to fill in your bank PIN on a single extra page.

Recent security "enhancements" mean you are brought through 8 extra screens to verify details for any top up no matter how small.

I see the need for security in any financial app, but this is ruining a previosly excellent user experience. 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

A significnt update to wordle_cheat


A while ago, I wrote the wordle_cheat program. It works by calculating a list of possible words that match the clues that you have been given.

While I find the program really useful, the original version tended to over suggest i.e. it would suggest match words that I never heard of. The problem was with the dictionary I was using - it contained many obscure words that I ass a native speaker of English never heard of.

Luckily, I found a dictionary on the internet which matches the one Wordle uses to decide if a word is valid. Once I merged it with the wordle_cheat program I found it is now giving fewer, but much better suggestions.

Why not give it a whirl?