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billbennett

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I like to think that my 45 years of reporting on technology and business has left me sceptical rather than cynical but the behaviour of some tech companies is such that sometimes readers might be better served by the latter approach.

  • Jay Rosen, Chair of Journalism at New York University

See my New Zealand telecommunications and tech news website at https://billbennett.co.nz

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Who among us can't honestly say they don't need $46 billion to be motivated?

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"A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back"

You ain't kidding.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-has-lost-trust-with-its-users-windows-recall-is-the-last-straw

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@thomasbeagle In my opinion Windows has been awful for over a decade. I'm constantly surprised that the majority is happy to put up with it.

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The Act Party: where brutal political philosophy aligns with behaviour...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350302543/tears-and-resignations-after-train-wreck-act-party-election-campaign-sources

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In today's Download Weekly newsletter:

OpenSIgnal reports 3G use slowing as carriers ready network shutdowns. New Zealand, Australia front of queue for Amazon Kuiper LEO broadband. Graham to head One enterprise sales.

https://billbennett.co.nz/3g-use-slows-ahead-network-shutdown/

Read it for free online or subscribe to have the newsletter in your inbox every Friday.

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Download Weekly: 3G use slows as networks face closure: https://billbennett.co.nz/3g-use-slows-ahead-network-shutdown/

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Download Weekly: 3G use slows as networks face closure: https://billbennett.co.nz/3g-use-slows-ahead-network-shutdown/

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In my capacity as a journalist writing about business and technology I get a lot of press releases about enterprise computing. Most are incomprehensible jargon soups (and curiosly, every company sending releases claims to be the world leader in their field).

If I ever make a call to follow up one of these, frankly dull, stories , I quickly learn that the person who wrote the press release doesn’t understand what it’s all about either.

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Yeah, Preview does need attention. Like it or not we all have to deal with .PDFs, might as well make them work properly.

https://pxlnv.com/linklog/preview-rise-and-fall/

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Struggling to understand exactly what a ‘headless’ CMS is and why it might be useful. (It get the gist, but need more precision). Can anyone help or point me at an explanation.

From: @TechCrunch
https://press.coop/@TechCrunch/112558054940008073

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@lightweight @TechCrunch Ha, one reason I switched from WordPress to Ghost was because it can do exactly that.

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@lightweight @TechCrunch Just wasn’t up to date with the jargon…. ;)

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@xurizaemon @TechCrunch Thanks for that.

billbennett, to random
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This is where the magic happens.

https://soundcloud.com/spiteful-horses/this-is-where-the-magic-happens

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Four year ago there was a suspicion I might be a bot.

https://billbennett.co.nz/botsight/

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@mmasnick Hey Mike, I love your work but one thing baffles me: what is a brunchlord? I read it as
“Entitled, unthinking tech bro wanker” which fits in context, but I wonder if there is a nuance here that I’m missing?

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I had baked beans on toast for dinner tonight. It was/(they were?) delicious. Very delicious. Sometimes the old favourites - mine anyway- just hit the right spot. In my university days I would eat spaghetti on toast an awful lot. Can't quite bring myself to buy Wattie's tinned spaghetti these days, but somehow baked beans seem ok.

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@paulhellyer I’ve never understood why anyone would buy tinned spaghetti. Just mixing some low grade flour with second rate tomato sauce will get the same effect. On the other hand baked beans are totally underrated.

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Successfully repelled the rather elderly Jehovah's Witnesses at the door with minimal injuries!

billbennett,
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@lightweight @richardhulse @thomasbeagle when I was a student I once told a pair of Jehovah’s Witnesses they would burn in hell fire for their heresy. Went the full Tomás de Torquema Spanish Inquisition. It was mean of me, but I thought we wouldn’t get bothered again for a while. Oddly, the JWs seemed to be impressed by the performance.

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Very narked with Twelve South today.

The wonderful Book Book cover for my iphone finally gave up the ghost after many years of service so i popped onto Amazon Twelve South store and they had a Journal cover for £48 that would fit my XS Max (no Book Book anymore).

The case broke after 5 weeks - 5 days after the last Amazon return date. Emailed Twelve South Support who deny this being their case or any liability.

So the Amazon Twelve South Store must be fake. Beware.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/page/238EB427-A6D4-4241-91F6-84D74EB17896

billbennett,
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@simoncox Don’t know about UK consumer law, but in New Zealand and Australia the liability is with the seller not the manufacturer.

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@simoncox I suspect the UK consumer protection law isn’t that different from here. Under our law, if you pay Amazon, Amazon is liable. However, it doesn’t apply to overseas purchases. In your case did you pay Amazon UK in pounds or the US company in dollars?

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Men and other mammals live longer if they are castrated, says researcher - https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/31/men-and-other-mammals-live-longer-if-they-are-castrated-says-researcher "Cat Bohannon tells Hay festival audience it is not known why men go through life ‘smuggling two little death nuggets’" great t-shirt slogan...

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@glynmoody Thanks, but no.

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I've done the numbers... for most young New Zealanders the budget tax cuts won't even be enough to fund their one way tickets to Melbourne.

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When right-wing politicians talk about “the good old days” or some similar concept, most of the warm-glow memories they are invoking are from eras when everyone’s lives had been improved by left-wing governments.

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@rogerparkinson @paulhellyer Will there be anyone who remembers that fondly?

billbennett,
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@Daveosaurus When The Beatles sang “Taxman” it was “one for you, nineteen for me”, i.e. 95%.

billbennett,
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@Daveosaurus it was real, but only applied to a particular class of investments. I think income tax topped out at 75 per cent, but there could be additional extra charges in certain circumstances.

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