🔗 WWW
There are a lot of links out to different parts of the web on this site. I try to mark them all so they get listed here.
🔗 Lens distortion | Self Distract
All of which is a long-winded way to say each to their own. But telling me that because I’m a writer, I am incapable of knowing whether I’ve enjoyed a film or not, that is some intense bollocks there.
💬 William Gallagher
Concur.
Could be applied to many aspects of life …
Do not judge me based on your prejudices.
🖋️ The Story That Can't Decide What It's Lying About
An American AI broke into a system - without being asked. A Chinese AI defended the victim from the attack. The defense failed - but somehow the Chinese AI is. the hero? Colour me confused - pick a side - any side. They’re all wrong.
🔗 Your RSS Reader Is Robbing You
we can have our cake and eat it.
💬 Kevin Quirk
I agree … AND
There are ways they can work together. If you really feel this way - you don’t have to push everything into RSS, just drop in tasters … and then bring people back to your ‘place of beauty and serenity’.
At this point in my life, I just want my shit to work well and get out of my way.
💬 Kevin Quirk
You and me both Kev. Although ‘this point’ of ‘my’ life has been a line for as long as I remember.
🔗 Marked 3 on the Obsidian Community Repository - BrettTerpstra.com
.. Oh yes. No hesitation. Installed.
🔗 Peter Thiel Snags Top Prize from Politico’s Owner
The Axel Springer Award—previously bestowed on Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman—will go to the Palantir billionaire at a ceremony in Berlin on September 24. CBS News boss Bari Weiss will deliver laudatory remarks.
At least there is consistency underpinning the award. Oh .. and then there’s this …
The announcement left out another important fact: Thiel reportedly made a $50 million investment in a new venture capital fund started by the son of Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer’s co-owner and CEO. The son, Moritz, is known as–get this–the “German JD Vance.” Moritz previously worked as chief of staff at Thiel Capital.
Virality is an emergent pattern of circulation, not a button owned by a platform.
💬 Ricardo Mendes
Ricardo is talking about RSC, ‘Really Simple Conversation’, a twist on RSS that started with @Dave who is ‘still diggin’ and others like Ricardo @andysylvester @manton and @johnjohnston who are all forking, expanding and twisting some new worlds.
Those of us living in section ‘4635.0063.2384.0006’ of the internet are very happy..
The original philosophy that Dave espouses will be another post that I will push later. Because as he oft’ reminds .. it is all connected.
I am liking where 🔗 this is going - thanks for the post @AndySylvester - big fan of a UI that better fits me.
🎥 Watched 🔗 Death on the Nile ( ★★★ ) over the weekend. Hadn’t I watched it before? Yes of course - but not this one. Another one. I know you know the story - it’s nearly 100 years old so of course you do - just interesting to see the ensemble cast in a murder mystery based on a book written by the inventor of the ensemble cast in a murder mystery - all the way down to the end scene where what ever is left of the cast are stood in a room with the worlds greatest detective reveals the dastardly culprit.
You’ve seen the scene so many times - mainly in films and shows that are NOT Ms. Christie stories.
🎥 I watched 🔗 Rumble in the Bronx years ago and just watched it again last night - ★★★ - not for the acting - can I give negative stars❓ But absolutely for Jackie Chan’s fight choreography - amazing.
📺 Finished watching: 🔗 Unfamiliar Season 1: ★★★ for the second time last night. Not that it particulalrly deserved a second viewing - but clearly it didn’t not! First time just me, This time Jax wanted to watch and I had no objection. Not a bad story at all.
👁️ 🔗 Tête-à-Tête - Futility Closet - Royal fun in days of yore were - well fun.
🎵 🔗 Phil Collins - Face Value - Steven Wilson Remixes
.. an interesting choice for Mr. Wilson. He’s on record as ‘Genesis? No thanks’. So I guess it isn’t Phil that put him off.
🔗 1Password for Claude Lets AI Log In Without Seeing Your Passwords
… hmm - on the face of it - ‘sure’ - but after a second or two of contemplation - nah.
#PeopleFirst
A code of principles proposed at the 1889 National Hobo Convention:
- Decide your own life; don’t let another person run or rule you.
- When in town, always respect the local law and officials, and try to be a gentleman at all times.
- Don’t take advantage of someone who is in a vulnerable situation, locals or other hobos.
- Always try to find work, even if temporary, and always seek out jobs nobody wants. By doing so you not only help a business along, but ensure employment should you return to that town again.
- When no employment is available, make your own work by using your added talents at crafts.
- Do not allow yourself to become a stupid drunk and set a bad example for locals' treatment of other hobos.
- When jungling [camping] in town, respect handouts and do not wear them out; another hobo will be coming along who will need them as badly, if not worse than you.
- Always respect nature; do not leave garbage where you are jungling.
- If in a community jungle, always pitch in and help.
- Try to stay clean, and boil up wherever possible.
- When traveling, ride your train respectfully. Take no personal chances. Cause no problems with operating crew or host railroad. Act like an extra crew member.
- Do not cause problems in a train yard; another hobo will be coming along who will need passage through that yard.
- Do not allow other hobos to molest children; expose all molesters to authorities – they are the worst garbage to infest any society.
- Help all runaway children, and try to induce them to return home.
- Help your fellow hobos whenever and wherever needed; you may need their help someday.
- If present at a hobo court and you have testimony, give it. Whether for or against the accused, your voice counts!
Fits right in with just being a good human - maybe we should teach kids how to be a hobo in school?
Brian is billed as
one of the world’s leading digital futurists.
Not sure how valid the claim is - certainly one of the more famous names - but seriously - after a 40 minute conversation … ^^^ that ^^^ is the big takeaway❓
The detail beyond the image of 🔗 The Fene Cellist is available here.
I have pretty much close to zero interest in Football (both varieties) - but this visualisation of a game is just terrific.