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danofthewibble

@danofthewibble@mastodon.social

I am paid to argue for a living. This thing isn’t my living, so I try not to argue here. I used to do a failed humour website, and now I don’t. It was at https://www.the-wibble.co.uk and now it’s just a holding page.

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TechCrunch, to random
@TechCrunch@mstdn.social avatar

Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network https://tcrn.ch/3wb2PHO

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@john @TechCrunch at the moment, SkyBridge lets you use e.g. Ivory with a Bluesky account. It’s a bit clunky and some things don’t work “properly”, but it does basically work. Specifically, the two protocols are separate, so you don’t see Mastodon stuff in your Bsky feed and Vice Versa.

danofthewibble, to random
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

Anyone with experience of transferring ownership of UK domain names able to help a local animal charity? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/SmPMgMYZeBmkjFjK/

tanepiper, to random
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

Want to buy: Konix Speedking with a 9-pin

(No seriously this was the best 8-bit controller)

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper could never get in with them. Always preferred my cheapo Cheetah 125.

danofthewibble, to random
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@ivory Sirs! Ivory doesn’t play mp3s, or even show that there is an mp3 here. (You can hold down on the embed and copy to get a link to open in browser.)

Can this be fixed? https://graphics.social/@metin/111421090296824404

rhipratchett, to random
@rhipratchett@mastodon.social avatar

Well this is rather lovely.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@rhipratchett out of interest, is it all new content, or is it using some existing material, with a narrative wrapper? Like a clip show, but I assume a really good clip show which is worth watching in its own right, like the Simpsons used to do.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@rhipratchett excellent stuff. Wouldn’t have minded either way, but nice to know! Good luck with it; it’s on the Christmas list.

davidallengreen, to random
@davidallengreen@mastodon.green avatar

Recommendations please, for the best ginger biscuits.

Assume I am aware of McVities ginger nuts, and main supermarket own brands.

This is an important question.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@davidallengreen I miss those ones that had chewy bits of ginger baked in. Those were the best.

tanepiper, to random
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

I was playing about with Dall-E 3 and it came up with the "Javeloper".

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper that’s Doctor Who Davidmatt Tennantsmith!

ivory, to random
@ivory@tapbots.social avatar

Tapbots was founded 15 years ago today! Okay, yesterday to be exact. But to celebrate this moment in our timeline, we are finally releasing some Tapbots and Ivory goods over on Cotton Bureau! So head on over, peruse the merchandise and buy (or don’t buy) something for yourself before they are gone. Either way, we wouldn’t be here today without all of your support, so thank you very much! 🙏

https://cottonbureau.com/people/tapbots

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@ivory Will there be a Bluesky client/native support in Ivory in the future, or have you been justifiably burned by your previous experience with the whims of sinister corporations?

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@ivory I’ll continue using Skybridge to cludge Bluesky into Ivory for now then. A shame, but totally understandable.

davidallengreen, to random
@davidallengreen@mastodon.green avatar

The government's concrete problem is not an abstract one.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@davidallengreen though it is flexible.

tanepiper, to random
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

When you post a A-Team reference in your Slack channel then realise every developer your team wasn't even born when you were watching it

A gif of a camera closing in on the face of Mr T from the A-Team

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper approximately 90% of my references are lost on my colleagues. Sob.

danofthewibble, to random
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

Lovely stuff. The BBC pays hypernerds to find out whether changing their on-screen graphics will save people some money in energy bills. Turns out, it does, so they did it. https://social.bbc/@BBCRD/110870984042333521

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@chris that’s amazing, isn’t it? Hats off.

tanepiper, (edited ) to random
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

Lazyweb: Which option would you go for?

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper go for the bigger screen. External storage is cheap and easy, and iCloud makes it less necessary anyway.

davidallengreen, to random
@davidallengreen@mastodon.green avatar

The value of X

Making sense of a re-branding, from a lawyer’s perspective

New post, by me

https://emptycity.substack.com/p/the-value-of-x

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@davidallengreen all that to lead to a pun at the end. 10/10.

tanepiper, to twitter
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

The rebrand vibes #X

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper crikey. Lynx Musk is still a thing in the continent?

losttourist, (edited ) to BritishTV
@losttourist@social.chatty.monster avatar

UK readers probably remember (or are at least aware of) this country's first famous celebrity chef, Fanny Craddock.

You might also have heard the well known anecdote about how she stormed out of the Parkinson talk show studio after finding out that fellow guest Danny La Rue was a man in drag. It's cited in The Guardian, on Wikipedia, just about everywhere.

Except, as this latest impeccably-researched post in the really excellent Dirty Feed UK TV blog explains, it never happened and never even could have happened.

https://www.dirtyfeed.org/2023/07/fanny-i-want-fanny/

PS if anyone knows if the blog's author, John Hoare, has a presence in the Fedi, I'd love to follow them here.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@losttourist He is her, sorta - @dirtyfeed - but not “personally” here much.

grumpygamer, to random
@grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

I know there are a lot of worse things going on in the world... but fuck leaf blowers.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@grumpygamer is there anything more futile?

tanepiper, to random
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

Wait what, submarine dude's wife had family on the Titanic? I wonder if there's a cursed family heirloom...

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper https://youtu.be/9uXa1R2e4a8

danofthewibble, to random
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

The former Twitter policeman just put his foot through the TV screen.

paul, to random
@paul@tapbots.social avatar

I stopped using Google on iOS because of AMP. Recently started using it again and about to stop because it keeps asking me to log in. Just show me what I’m searching for!

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@paul There is/was a good iOS extension which removed AMP and turned them back into proper links. Wanted a bit much on a monthly basis though.

danofthewibble, to random
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

Anyway. Legally not Bucks Fizz, as you’ll note from their complicated introduction.

paul, to random
@paul@tapbots.social avatar

It's surprisingly difficult to find a cheap (< $30) set of BT over the ear headphones that work right on a Mac. I got one set like 5+ years ago and finally broke, have tried 4 diff ones so far and they are all annoyingly buggy, have bad battery life, or bad range.

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@paul Sony CH510s have always stood me well. Sometimes MDR-ZX220BT. Essentially the same - one has micro USB, one has USB-C. Usually on Amazon for around £30, depending on your colour preference.

tanepiper, to random
@tanepiper@tane.codes avatar

Recently got "Gartner Hypecycled" - and the only thing the guy from Gartner couldn't do was answer any of my questions...

danofthewibble,
@danofthewibble@mastodon.social avatar

@tanepiper and we all knew that as soon as they announced it. Weird thing about these big tech companies. Never listen when they’re told about the lemons.

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