# Weeknote #4

Source: https://jonleverrier.com/notes/weeknote-4
Published: 2020-05-17
Topics: Weeknotes

Weeknote #4 for the week ending 17th May 2020.

## At work

- In this current climate, it can be really hard making strategic decisions. Especially when it feels like the landscape is changing from one day to the next
- Like a butterfly across a path, I came across a thread by Andy Budd that [summarised things perfectly](https://twitter.com/andybudd/status/1260860835834073088)

## After work

- I've been playing with when [image transforms](https://docs.craftcms.com/v3/image-transforms.html) happen on my website, making sure that my service worker only caches the final output
- I researched how best to implement WEBP, which led me to discover I'd been using the GD image library on my production server and not Imagick. I had noticed that the GD generated images looked "dull" in comparison, so it was nice to get to the bottom of the problem

## Links and inspiration

- Andy Budd tweeted [how corporate decision making is broken](https://twitter.com/andybudd/status/1260860835834073088)
- Ben Sauer tweeted [virtual conferences and meetings are suffering from what you might call "The Tiller Effect"](https://twitter.com/bensauer/status/1261693749681422337)
- I've been enjoying the work of Brighton based Street Photographer, [Chris Harrison](https://twitter.com/uppercasechris)
- Ikea launched a [backgrounds website](https://backgroundsbyikea.com/) that you can use in your video calls
- Old friend Martyn Harvey released his first ever EP called ["Bioluminescent Friends"](https://jonleverrier.com/notes/bioluminescent-friends-by-amu)

## Life

- The week started with the easing of lockdown restrictions here in France
- It also started with a "once in every 100 years " weather warning. Ironically, we were advised to stay indoors. Thankfully, it was nothing more than rain and wind - something I'm quite used to being British
- Because of social distancing and class sizes, "school" would be 2 days out of 5, which would equate to a total of 10 days before the summer holidays arrive
- Bordeaux Metropole sent us our free washable face masks, which are to be worn on public transportation
- We headed to [Entre Deux Mers](https://www.entredeuxmers.com/) for our first family weekend out post lockdown, choosing to travel inland rather than towards the sea