ewanspence

@ewanspence@mastodon.scot

Storyteller in online, media, and tech; podcasting, smartphones, music, Eurovision, retro gaming, cat whispering, and more (he/him). Based in Scotland. #cats #podcast #podcaster #tech #smartphones #eurovision #music #unsigned #EdFringe #openformats #writer

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ChrisPirillo, to random
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looking for these pieces in good condition

ewanspence,

@ChrisPirillo can't help you here, the Death Star sold in the UK was an all-cardboard affair.

ChrisPirillo, to random
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settle this debate and tell me what these things are called

ewanspence,

@ChrisPirillo ice poles.

ewanspence, to Podcast

It's been missing since 2019, but this year, the welcomes back @BedlamTheatre with an eclectic and varied programme. I sat down with venue manager Marie Rimolsrønning on the to find out what it takes to come back.

https://thepodcastcorner.com/2023/07/31/the-edinburgh-fringe-show-2023-bedlam-theatre-returns-to-the-fringe/

gruber, to random
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Threads is the most fun, most interesting new product of the year, and no one in the E.U. can use it, or will be able to use it anytime soon, because their own elected officials passed a law that effectively bans it.

Nice job. Have fun over here in the library.

ewanspence,

@gruber So you're happy that Threads grabs, to take one worry... health data, location, web browsing history, and search history, in states where abortion is effectively outlawed?

GDPR prevents that, and we're rather proud of it over here.

tanepiper, to random
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Oh dear the Dutch emergency broadcast system has come into effect and they are directing people to check Twitter...

ewanspence,

@tanepiper this will not be a unique thing. I wonder how many public bodies around the world have Twitter as a key part of any comms plans?

Edent, to random
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Using Windows 11 for the first time in ages and... Wow...

Interface looks so clean and modern - except when you a few steps deeper in the settings and it is pure XP.

Animations are so smooth and gorgeous - except for fairly critical ones which look like a zoetrope.

Battery efficiency is outstanding - expect for the times when it randomly turns on the fans full blast for no reason.

It is clear that Microsoft don't actually enjoy producing a desktop environment.

ewanspence,

@Edent How far down do I have to dig before I get the comfortable and usable Norton Commander?

ewanspence, to Podcast

may be closing the popular app, but the app should be congratulated for using open standards that make it easy to move your subscriptions to another app.

https://ewanspence.co.uk/blog/2023/06/how-to-import-and-export-podcasts-from-stitcher-with-opml/

ewanspence, to random

So when head writer asked what she wanted to do, she didn’t demand any certain characters be her scene partner or pitch any ideas. This blew me away! She could do anything at all that she wanted to do. But what she did say surprised me, in a delightful way. She simply said, “You people know what you’re up to. I’ll do anything you write for me.”

They did this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNRoje-V9GE&t=1s

Edent, to random
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🆕 blog! “MAS*H - War Is Heaven”

I finished watching Frasier over lockdown - the miserable tale of a self-destructive incel - and decided to continue watching old American sitcoms. I thought Cheers was a hellish dystopia populated with malicious tormentors. So now on to MAS*H. It's hailed as a masterpiece of comedy. But, really, it's an exercise in military propaganda. The […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/05/mash-war-is-heaven/

ewanspence,

@Edent The differences between seasons on Mash is immense, and I'd argue that Seasons 1-3 are the 'kighthearted sitcom', 4-5 is the 'okay we should not be glorifying all this' and from 6 onwards it becomes more dramadey and anti-war.

I'd be interested on your thoughts if you jumped into, say, season 7.

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