Stood out in the rain today, refreshing and cooling … making the most of the lul.
Woody, Woody, Woody … what the hell are you thinking?
In the middle of Hurricane Hillary ….
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This is actually the first time that tropical storm watches have been issued on the West Coast of the United States," said Elizabeth Adams, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in San Diego. Typically, when a tropical storm makes its way to the southwestern U.S., it has severely dissipated, weakening to a depression or storm remnants, she said.
But not this time.
Hang onto your hats. In all senses of the expression.
It’s a start …
The problem with the metaverse … (Is that still a thing?) (What is it these days?) … is that it is ‘singular’. Companies pushing for it think that they are delivering it. They are not. They are delivering access to their own particular online Universe.
The Metaverse requires interoperability, much like the fediverse … so that one account … somewhere .. identifies you and then you can use that account to jump around the metaverse wherever and whenever you wish.
The track record of those companies on the internet is ‘not good’ … at best through to ‘appalling’ … and onto .. well, this is a family show .., so will leave it to your imagination as to how bad it gets!
When you look at the rampant attempts at lock-in on the web - I really have little hope for those organizations suddenly seeing the light and offering interoperability in the ‘metaverse’.
David Merfield and Blot Once More Deliver. Simple Solution - but QUITE BRILLIANT
Blot Delivers. Again.
🖇️ Back in 2020 I wrote this. Then just a few days ago 🔗 I asked again … this time I also pinged David.
The nub?
How it would be really useful when on a public page on a blot site - e.g. this one - to be able to have a single click that takes you to the file in dropbox - which you could then edit and save, so updating the site.
The current method is to take note of whatever the content is - open up dropbox and navigate to the file, which may - or may not - be as easy as it sounds. For me - because of how I structured my dropbox - it is generally a pain in the neck.
No More.
Thanks to David I know have a bookmark that he wrote for me.
Now I can click on that book mark and voila - there is the dropbox file.
Let me know if you would like the code.
The Copenhagen restaurant, which charges 3,950 Danish kroner (£453) per person for a tasting menu of mostly foraged vegetables, will next month collaborate with a Mexican restaurant in Marylebone and a cocktail bar in Sea Containers House on the South Bank.
Why is it taking this ‘pop up’ approach? Well apparently it has closed. No word whether close to a thousand pounds for ‘dinner for two’ sans beverages was a contributory factor.
🔗 AI bots are better than humans at solving CAPTCHA puzzles
… well, they could hardly be worse - if I am any measure.
A lot of people look at Italy as a great place to go for a low cost vacation.
Meanwhile ….
Vivek Ramaswamy. The millionaire entrepreneur may have “no previous political experience to his name” and “virtually zero name recognition,” but Ramaswamy does have “the number one factor in winning over the pundits and viewers.” And that, he writes, is “an unnatural dose of confidence.”
💬 Mark McKinnon
Aaah yes - exactly what we need - someone who knows nothing - but is ‘supremely’ ‘confident’ that he can ‘fix it’.
🎛️🎙️ About ’That’ Film
I wrote about it back in mid July. 🖇️ Smelt fishy then. Still smells fishy.
Kafka’s podcast goes ‘off piste’ - but well worth it as it explores what exactly was/is going on with the movie - that’s in part one. In part two - the ‘other side’.
The Full Podcast:
… and while we are on conspiracy theories, apparently Musk’s X is designed around Freemason and Illuminati symbology.
Then again … maybe it’s true.
I first read about DEW being ‘the cause’ of the fire the day after the fire started (and I rarely see crackpot stories, unless I am searching.) … more than a week later ….
🔗 🌺 Hawaii fires: spread of conspiracy theories reveals tech firms’ failings.
.. and a quick search will reveal the distraction from the real problem that is developing.
I love how Text Expander works on iOS … BUT … their alpha numeric keyboard absolutely SUCKS.
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I read this
In May, YouTube became the most popular channel on TV compared with any other streaming platform or network, and nearly 45% of YouTube’s viewership in the U.S. happens on televisions.
About 90% of my youtube watching is on a TV - and the balance is really just revisiting and sharing stuff I think is worthwhile. Never been a big thumbs up person on a video (sorry creators) .. BUT I wonder how such a shift hits that particular metric - since that action - while not impossible - is quite a bit more finicky when using. TV to watch.
🔗 😂 Top jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016 - British Comedy Guide
… don’t let the date fool you. STILL FUNNY.