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bendaubney

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Oxfordshire, UK • Finds stories in data • Opinions my own, etc • He’s just this guy, you know?

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A final post for , wrapping up what I've learned about my digital self:

https://bendaubney.blog/2024/05/31/what-i-learned.html

As mentioned in the post, a humble and sincere thank you to @anniegreens for suggesting this month-long challenge in the first place. I didn't expect it to be quite so revelatory.

bendaubney,
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@sarajw @anniegreens Ah that’s very much like Jasper Fforde’s website too!

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An odd post today as we creep towards the end of the month:

A love letter to omg.lol, and why I'll probably stop using it before too long despite that love.

https://bendaubney.blog/2024/04/30/looking-back-with.html

(Contains plenty of envy and admiration for @cory, @sarajw, and @robb, amongst others)

bendaubney,
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@sarajw This is all really good advice, thank you!

Something I deliberately glossed over was the fact that as an observer it looks like your site is exactly what you want but I know that you’ll be continually editing, tinkering, wondering which value you’ve changed which has knocked everything over, sobbing, restoring old backup versions, etc.

I really do need to just get on with it, really.

bendaubney,
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@robb That’s incredibly kind, thank you!

bendaubney,
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@keenan @sarajw Extremely tempted.

Sort-of half tempted to have a temporary blog where I blog about making a blog, in an Xzibit “yo dawg I heard you like blogs” kind of way.

bendaubney,
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@cory @sarajw @barrysampson @robb A few people have pointed to that template today.

In a way I hope you don’t start over again because your site is almost conceptually how I’d like my site and it’s good to have a reference point!

bendaubney, to random
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Current mild obsession: the millennial pause.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennial_pause

Videos/voicenotes etc where there’s a second or two of silence at the start, particularly prevalent amongst younger people.

It becomes really obvious once you first notice it.

bendaubney, to random
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My wife saw this and said “don’t you dare even ask me to stand under that sign”

bendaubney, to random
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I don’t drink much anymore but met some family at a brewery earlier and couldn’t resist bringing a few cans home. This one’s especially nice.

bendaubney,
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@jake4480 It was pretty good!

It’s a shame I’m not much of a drinker. There’s a booming small brewery culture in the UK nowadays. All sorts of interesting things being made.

andycarolan, to random
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Gridserve… it’s nice here! There’s a coffee shop too.

bendaubney,
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@andycarolan Ooh, details of where this is so I can look it up on Zap Map, please!

bendaubney,
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@andycarolan Cor! That looks like a good one! I’m used to finding places where there might be two chargers if I’m lucky, not one like that which has almost thirty!

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A good reason not to use anymore, and a reason I haven't - stuff like this ends. They're sunsetting it in July, all links will no longer work. https://songwhip.com/faq/sunset

bendaubney,
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@jake4480 BOOOOOO

bendaubney, to random
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Hot take:

AI models in and of themselves: probably good.

AI models trained on copyrighted data without permission or citation, deployed to churn out endless content for SEO or to create meaningless and vacuous responses and descriptions: definitely bad.

AI models generating art in any form: the bleakest future imaginable.

bendaubney,
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“Don’t worry! EmotionAI can create a heartfelt card for your significant other so you can spend an extra seven minutes being productive!”

Give me a break.

bendaubney, to random
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Absolutely over the moon to learn that my nice local cinema is showing my all-time favourite film next month! And because I’m a member it’s stupidly cheap too!

Which is to say: I’ve just spent £1 booking a ticket to see Being John Malkovich on the big screen in June.

Cannot. Wait!

bendaubney,
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@jake4480 It’s the best. I’ve seen it so often but only once at a cinema when it was first released.

bendaubney,
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@jake4480 Have you ever seen the sort-of sequel, Adaptation? Massively underrated.

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Didn’t think I'd see a take this bad today and yet here we are
https://www.manton.org/2024/05/21/when-your-company.html

bendaubney,
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@robb 😬

I’ve known I need to migrate from micro.blog for a good few months. He's been properly all-in on AI for a while now. Need to accellerate my decision.

sophie, to random
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What would the name of your fish and chip shop be?

(Mine: Cod is a DJ)

bendaubney,
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@sophie In honour of my favourite Kendrick Lamar album:

Good Cod, M.A.A.D Scampi

jake4480, to random
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Thinking about burrito flavored gelato

bendaubney,
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@jake4480 How about this one? https://www.tastingtable.com/1221683/new-salt-straw-ice-cream-features-bone-marrow-fudge/

andycarolan, to random
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Maybe it's time for the internet to fork… One for AI, and the rest of the capitalistic crap that the majority of people didn't ask for, and another for actual humans.

bendaubney,
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@andycarolan Proposal: the Internet stays as it is, but the World Wide Web becomes that human-centric world you’re thinking of.

jake4480, to art
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Unveiling epic art of the one true King

🎥 via Apogee

Old rich white guys unveiling a painting with the true King on it, DUKE NUKEM

bendaubney,
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@jake4480 Haha!

bendaubney, to random
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Today’s post for : Why we need listlogs in order to make a happy web

https://bendaubney.blog/2024/04/30/listlogs-express-joy.html

Contains nods to recent posts from @bjhess, @amerpie, and @cory

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