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chidgey, 22 days ago to random

I have officially stepped back from wearing a smartwatch as my daily watch for the first time in nearly a decade. My wife bought me this as a 21st Anniversary present. ❤️

scottwillsey, 28 days ago to random

I think I’m driving people away with the lex game scores because I’m losing followers, but I’m also a huge believer in using social media how you use it.

We all post what we post and other people make their decisions to follow or not accordingly.

I’m ok with it. 😂

chidgey, 8 months ago to random

Prepping this house for having the flooring ripped up and replaced is a special kind of therapy I didn’t realise I needed…

chidgey, 9 months ago to random

It’s quite satisfying watching what remains of Twitter collapse in on itself under the weight of its own BS.

chidgey, 9 months ago to random

First new (new) episode of Causality recorded in the new recording booth ❤️ #Enjoy https://engineered.space/notice/AZ9dkQv6xTtJRDhbCi

chidgey, 9 months ago to random

Notes for Causality Ep51 are now complete. 9 Pages. Ready to record…off to the new recording booth ❤️

chidgey, 10 months ago to random

Having fun with my “new” toy…although it’s the highest rated Stereo 3D camera of all time, it was made 13 years ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujifilm_FinePix_Real_3D

chidgey, 10 months ago to random

Corporate rebranding is normally something that’s done to try and address a new demographic you’re chasing hard, sometimes to distance yourself from negative associations with your previous brand name, but it costs you a huge amount of brand equity. Brands take years to build so if you’re going to torch it, you’d better be sure. #TwitterFuckups

chidgey, 10 months ago to random

Utopia is one my favourite political satire shows since Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister in the early 80s except it’s an Aussie series led by Rob Sitch. Here’s a clip I came across: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgV4a3BaiyA

chidgey, 10 months ago to random

I’m now trialling Mona for the Fediverse, both on macOS, iPhone and iPad. So far so good. 14 day trial to see if it works. So far, it’s much nicer than I recall. Timeline sync has a slight lag but it does work, which is awesome!

chidgey, 10 months ago to random

@shadowfacts IIRC you've been/are a Pleroma Admin? If so, would you have any advice: why a single user on an instance is not receiving push notifications across the board (Web Push, any/all applications)? I’ve dug through every setting I can find and alternate accounts on the same server work fine. If not, please disregard and thanks for your time. :)

chidgey, 11 months ago to random

With my Dockers now also fixed, everything fully auto-starts. This has only become an annoying problem due to two things: A) NBN Fiber upgrades in our local area recently; and B) Power upgrades in our area recently.

chidgey, 11 months ago to random

Was is the only big business that accepts killing people as an outcome.

chidgey, 11 months ago to random

Will still need soundproofing, gyprock, acoustic tiles, flooring and then brackets for final fitout before I can use it. But it’s been something I’ve wanted to build for years and with support from fans of the show I’ve been saving for a while to make this happen. Another 3 weeks or so and it should be usable.

chidgey, 11 months ago to random

Just checked out Threads. Followed x3 people but my timeline is full of crap from no one I follow, they follow, or care about. Farewell Threads. You sucked from Day One.

chidgey, 16 days ago to random

And on the subject of the Doctor crying a lot, please note that as a sentient being I think it’s possible to be in touch with and aware of your feelings without bursting into tears all the time. Feels so much like an over-correction: from practically never to every episode. Yikes.

chidgey, 6 days ago to random

Was great speaking with @scottwillsey again on Pragmatic. Covering off our thoughts and concerns about AI Overviews and LLMs in general. ❤️ https://engineered.space/notice/AidREGPPX6T42kEe2q

RT: https://engineered.space/objects/689a126e-2588-4dd2-bb15-0f1b22601fa6

chidgey, 18 days ago to random

I wonder if consuming significant quantities of alcohol will improve the enjoyment level of the next Doctor Who episode?

chidgey, 19 days ago to random

Regarding Apple removing stickers from their product packaging, I think in my entire life I’ve used x1 sticker once: on my Hackintosh. I must have dozens I’ve accumulated if I could be bothered to look, which I couldn’t be. No loss.

chidgey, 18 days ago to random

So great to see VMWare Fusion now available for personal use for free. I’ve ditched Parallels for now since Fusion works just fine. I really got sick of the $99USD nag every single year.

chidgey, 17 days ago to random

Just created a WikiPedia account so I could flag something as needed a Citation because there’s no publicly available information to verify their claim. It demonstrates how easy it is for fringe entries to be modified without verification. I know I reference WikiPedia a lot but I always cross-check with formal reports where I can. Not everyone else does.

chidgey, 17 days ago to random

Feels good to have spent some time today working on notes for the next Pragmatic and a new episode of Analytical. New Causality on the tip of my fingers, just need to pick the topic!

chidgey, 17 days ago to random

Published a new article on my SubStack for those that are grappling with the AI Overviews from Google: https://open.substack.com/pub/johnchidgey/p/fact-vs-truth-ai-edition?r=2lm8y7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

chidgey, 16 days ago to DoctorWho

Dr Who, Ep3 Boom wasn’t too bad. Though the Doctor crying all the time takes a bit to get used to. Ep4 73 Yards was excellent! Millie flexing her acting skills for sure. The season is improving (thank goodness). #DoctorWho