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ianbetteridge, 1 day ago to random

Uploading this because I know everyone here will find it useful at some point.

ianbetteridge, 1 day ago to random

I see Dorsey is well into his “two croissants short of a breakfast basket” stage.

ianbetteridge, 1 day ago to random

Over on Bluesky, J Edward Rando has decided that my posting something about going outside and blocking people who pass along antisemitic shit under the disguise of opposing Israel’s actions in Gaza means I am insufficiently committed to The Cause, which can only be furthered by shouting at people online.

ianbetteridge, 2 days ago to random

When people talk about the iPad becoming more like a Mac, what they mean is "becoming more open, like the Mac"

https://ianbetteridge.com/2024/05/07/on-the-ipad-becoming-a-mac/

ianbetteridge, 2 days ago to random

If you spend some time looking outside, you'll probably see what I saw a lot this week: small birds, hopping along, with their beaks full of sticks, feathers, and plants, all gathering materials for their nests. Life goes on.

ianbetteridge, 2 days ago to random

No. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/06/hung-parliament-uk-general-election-rishi-sunak

ianbetteridge, 3 days ago to random

Bernard Hill has died. 😞

ianbetteridge, 3 days ago to random

I’m sure that Nick Bostrom’s move from AI doomer to “maybe AI is going to save us” has absolutely nothing to do with AI making a lot of money for people who he wants to fund him.

https://www.wired.com/story/nick-bostrom-fear-ai-fix-everything/

ianbetteridge, 4 days ago to random

One of these days I am going to have to write up how I’ve turned Obsidian into the best environment for writing I’ve ever used. Today is not going to be that day though.

ianbetteridge, 6 days ago to random

I defy anyone of a certain age and former proclivities to listen to Primal Scream’s “Come Together” and not get the whooshes

ianbetteridge, 9 days ago to random

Who could possibly have predicted that lying to investors in a way which boosts your stock price "as a joke" isn't protected speech?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/29/24144317/elon-musk-supreme-court-twitter-sitter-sec-tesla

ianbetteridge, 9 days ago to random

I don’t know much about Scottish politics, but it sounds like the SNP is finally facing the question all nationalist parties eventually face: apart from independence, who are you? Are you really an economically and socially progressive party. Or is independence your only thing and every other policy is up for change depending on how many votes you can muster from it?

ianbetteridge, 11 days ago to random

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ianbetteridge, 11 days ago to Football

Ahh, watching the Derby v Carlisle match and the commentator has now had to apologise twice for shouty Derby accents swearing very loudly indeed. #football

ianbetteridge, 11 days ago to random

"Heineken said it was 'incredibly important that we act responsibly and sustainably at all times'"

But not this time, no sir. This time we're just going to level the site before we actually have to.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz5d6mj5gp8o

ianbetteridge, 12 days ago to random

Same thing happened to me, although the reset@was much smoother and it took about 5 minutes. https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/04/26/janky-apple-id-security/

ianbetteridge, 17 days ago to random

Am I the only person that thinks Spielberg's version of "War of the Worlds" is actually... not terrible?

ianbetteridge, 17 days ago to random

No, Mr Commenter, your approach to the DMA that ignoring what's actually written in the law in favour of "using logic" to define Spotify as a gatekeeper really isn't going to cut much mustard with me.

ianbetteridge, 17 days ago to random

Sigh. When I write that Spotify is “not a gatekeeper” (under the DMA), Mr Commenter, telling me I’m wrong and citing Spotify’s market share sure is a good way to flag yourself as someone who doesn’t know a thing about the DMA.