Posts by darkling@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #B1pDwln2C5LPEobQdk by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-01T01:11:39Z
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@Computer Wait... I thought this was 2020 still?
(DIR) Post #B1qIHSuy9HVLlOOjZo by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-01T13:34:53Z
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@futurebird This is not a million miles away from what some cultures do. I've had a friend ask me if I want him to have a word with his aunties about making a match for me.
(DIR) Post #B1qv20FCN4KShaTh1U by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-01T20:48:57Z
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@futurebird Pronounced "pillow frrrp".
(DIR) Post #B1sCSmjgay1Z0L3Ro0 by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-02T11:39:05Z
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@futurebird I'm pretty sure that MS *is* doing that. Their hearts-and-minds people go around offering all sorts of funding and free licenses as the lure, with an apparently reasonable hook attached, like "use this language and toolchain exclusively for all of your output". It's a small step from there to "use Copilot everywhere; and we *will* be checking your usage stats".I've been in the meetings where they make these offers you can't refuse. I come out wanting a long shower and strong soap.
(DIR) Post #B1u4bhBkBAoJ5XpuAS by darkling@mstdn.social
2024-01-24T11:14:15Z
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@andrewt My memory palace is a magnificent edifice, full of utterly useless facts. The section for people's names is down three flights of stairs in the service tunnels, and is flooded most of the year.
(DIR) Post #B1xTIwgVQBInyWGDpo by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-05T00:41:21Z
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@futurebird @WTL This list is reminding me of a careers advice test I took back in school...
(DIR) Post #B20ulPUnAzevfySWAK by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T16:33:10Z
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@futurebird I think we need to know more about this Bronx Science.Is it the science of the Bronx, or is it an approach to scientific endeavour?
(DIR) Post #B21Xu4DcEC25YerM7U by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-06T23:51:44Z
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@futurebird @catmisgivings The (I think NYC) accent that really surprised me, when I heard him for the first time, was Isaac Asimov. I just hadn't expected him to sound like a cabbie from some film.
(DIR) Post #B24RYwxzyjVmjbyx7I by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-08T09:24:49Z
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@futurebird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOoBE4rMUHw
(DIR) Post #B25cLNvEFvKQw1NfFY by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-08T23:00:21Z
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@futurebird Enough physical buttons to have a qwerty keyboard on them.
(DIR) Post #B27scy8Wqqsfl2vbe4 by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-10T01:12:13Z
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@futurebird A pleiosaur fossil. Carrying a placard reading "stop nuclear testing now".(source: Terry Pratchett, of course)
(DIR) Post #B28nDpSjevqx0GX50q by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-10T11:46:22Z
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@futurebird I rage-quit Google about 18 months ago -- not that I was using the account for anything much anyway. It was precipitated by a supplier at work creating a new account for me for... some reason on other. When I logged in to it, Google automatically linked that account to my earlier one, without asking, and with no obvious method of unlinking them again.I also took the opportunity to ditch LinkedIn at the same time, just because.
(DIR) Post #B28nc7ZtxQQM8bT4Ge by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-10T11:50:46Z
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@futurebird It's not been too difficult for me in general, because I've *never* used the big services much, if at all. LinkedIn was the only "social" media site I was ever on. I ditched GitHub in favour of Codeberg in the autumn. I have my own domain name, and have been running a website and my own email on it for nearly 25 years.At this point, for me, it's more about avoiding clicking on YouTube links than wresting control back from the dominant services.
(DIR) Post #B2DqQSdT6yQncm4F5k by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-12T22:13:40Z
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@futurebird One thing I remember from my first (and only) visit to Toronto -- in early December, many years ago -- was the decorative cabbages planted in small plots outside people's homes. I had no idea that they were a thing.Brassicas, eh? Weirder and much more annoying than beans...
(DIR) Post #B2EwrdWvVXwq7BJDdY by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-13T11:02:41Z
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@futurebird I think you're seeking rationality where there is absolutely none.
(DIR) Post #B2K6ohCpM5jvyiwZwu by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-15T22:47:45Z
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@Computer Thanks, but I prefer Uncle Al's Auto Stop and Gunnery Shop.
(DIR) Post #B2PJ03TN4vMbSnfGkK by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-18T10:57:49Z
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@futurebird Charge the phone on the street? No.However, we do have USB charging points on many of the buses. (Run by a company whose major shareholder is the council).
(DIR) Post #B2YWACUPBAylt3VQhM by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-22T21:37:43Z
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@futurebird @foone They're the same length as regular ones, but they *seem* longer.
(DIR) Post #B2etVY1tT8pTz8civI by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-25T23:27:33Z
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@futurebird @cstross Dog owners are all: "This is the Baron Tristram Mr Floppy Tail, and he loves long walks, fetching his stick, and sleeping next to me on cold nights."Cat owners, on the other hand: "What? Oh, yeah, that's Bob. He's an arsehole."
(DIR) Post #B2h100zhQpOyV3zZT6 by darkling@mstdn.social
2026-01-27T00:00:54Z
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@futurebird The road to heck is paved with good kitty treats.