Posts by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AXkriaMq6FkfqBO8Xo by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-07-16T08:43:06Z
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I’m not sure what a viral post looks like here on Mastodon. It’s hard to gauge on terms of raw numbers. But I’ve had a few recently that have been reposted a whole bunch of times. The one commonality: my mentions are full of discussion, not rage. The discourse is thoughtful. This is in stark contrast to certain other online venues.
(DIR) Post #AXlkLoWgmoi2ZX9MJc by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-07-16T11:37:01Z
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@baldur I once posted on Twitter that it would be nice for cyclists to offer the same consideration for pedestrians that they would like from cars. This came after one again went within probably 5cm of running down our small dog, belting along at top speed on a path from the station, next to a road *with* a cycle path. My mentions were unusable for days. I got everything up to actual threats of physical violence. Maybe that could happen here too, but it just doesn’t feel like it.
(DIR) Post #AYMd7twYoXCR0ZhCoS by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-08-03T19:55:20Z
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@clive Perhaps brains break on seeing a C name. I’d say roughly 90% of folks from the US pronounce my name in a weird way. (Creg.)
(DIR) Post #Aa8w5Nx8nTzUFTYHmy by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-09-23T21:22:28Z
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@bynkii @clive Same. Multiple times in both ears. Right ear is worse. Tends to be worse in winter. Sometimes I also have a low rumbling bass, like a car engine turning over. I use White Noise+ on iPhone at night now. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/white-noise-relaxing-sounds/id1129993224
(DIR) Post #Aa9Tr0zmkgxvR26lrU by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-09-26T07:24:28Z
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@clive @bynkii There are quite a few good ones. I particularly like White Noise+ because the interface is really smart – a grid you drag sounds on to and decide how loud/complex you’d like the loops to be. Plus it has a single IAP buyout vs a monthly charge only. I also sometimes use BFT’s white noise (mountain rains) when working as a focus aid, again to drown the tinnitus.
(DIR) Post #Aa9TvEKj6XnXxYugEq by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-09-26T07:03:49Z
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I reiterate my previous thinking that school uniforms are outdated and should be consigned to history: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/25/why-do-we-force-our-kids-into-ties-and-blazers-when-not-even-bankers-wear-them-any-moreBy all means provide guidance regarding clothes. But kids should dress for comfort and the weather. And we should be long past dated ideals about gender conformity.
(DIR) Post #Aa9WrEMfLW6YlEbYsC by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2023-09-26T07:58:57Z
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@vik I wore one to a friend’s wedding, because he specifically asked and knew I didn’t usually wear one. I didn’t wear one to my own wedding.
(DIR) Post #AhTpkbMzbL2jklKq5g by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-01T19:59:21Z
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*curls up and turns to dust*
(DIR) Post #AhTpkczfZ1Zin0RF0y by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-02T09:56:50Z
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@apzpins I had someone recently say that for them the PS3 is retro. My first console was an Atari 400. :/
(DIR) Post #Ahrma4M45bR9FNhzbU by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T10:50:47Z
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No-mow May not very exciting compared to last year as yet. Half the front garden isn’t doing anything. Too much rainfall, I imagine. Hopefully it’ll pick up a bit if by some miracle this week’s forecast comes to pass. (Which is very much in “believe it when I see it” territory.)
(DIR) Post #AhvOnawsb5DXpdgVrk by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-04T11:32:22Z
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Column! Sorry, Netflix: I don’t want your ‘with adverts’ plan – here’s why • https://www.stuff.tv/features/sorry-netflix-i-dont-want-your-with-adverts-plan-heres-why/
(DIR) Post #Ai0VEWc8OMlhir0OZM by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-04-18T14:45:44Z
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Weird that Delta appeared to be omitted from App Store search. I get get there via direct URL only. Any ideas, @rileytestut?
(DIR) Post #Ai2hyP3yNzzpOGabQ0 by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-06T09:33:32Z
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“without an insect-rich ecosystem, there would be no gardens at all”A nice reminder for people. Although one I fear too few hear. From: @hkrnhttps://mstdn.social/@hkrn/112389232592638283
(DIR) Post #Ai9cIHI9kXRFSg2L1U by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-22T15:52:35Z
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So who else in the UK is currently watching a live stream of a door?
(DIR) Post #AiI130aFdjmDPuzn28 by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-25T21:59:03Z
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@chrisphin How safe is the seat? Are you East or Central?
(DIR) Post #AiI133HvaJtznxRhOC by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2024-05-26T17:08:24Z
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@chrisphin EC predictions are a bit… well… but even there it looks unlikely an SNPvs Lab scrap might let in the Tories. https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Arbroath%20and%20Broughty%20Ferry
(DIR) Post #AuzE8f9evxAgDb19BA by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2025-06-10T09:04:59Z
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New (and serious) blog post about Liquid Glass – Liquid Glass: Apple vs accessibility. “Millions of people are now a coin flip away from whether or not they’ll be able to comfortably use their devices in just a few short months from now.”https://reverttosaved.com/2025/06/10/liquid-glass-apple-vs-accessibility/
(DIR) Post #Awar3dAm4gVfjXtcrQ by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2025-07-28T09:48:56Z
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Just saw someone whose Google account was shuttered. They’d been… using Sheets to track movies they’d watched.A question people should ask themselves, but rarely do: What would you do if, tomorrow, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Dropbox, and every other cloud provider you use closed your account without warning? Then maybe spend some of today safeguarding against that eventuality.
(DIR) Post #Ax5SYMPdsraMQDG6YS by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2025-08-11T17:35:10Z
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Then: UK govt loses mindNow: Wikipedia loses legal challengeNext: UK loses Wikipedia access?This legislation is way, way beyond porn and stated scope. There is no good reason to age gate an encyclopaedia *at national level* under the guise of protecting children.https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08/11/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations/
(DIR) Post #AyKmTZqnazPd8bj1mq by craiggrannell@mastodon.social
2025-09-18T11:08:23Z
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Really starting to get tired of the internet claim that the video game crash obliterated gaming and then the NES swooped in to save us all. That’s to some degree the case in the USA (although not the entire story), but isn’t remotely the experience people in eg Europe had at the time. The mid-1980s was a fantastic time for video games, with an industry in rude health across a range of formats. Here in the UK, the NES barely registered at first. And we didn’t see a crash.