A Graham
@agraham999.bsky.social
Founder of OCL with Rupert Hine. 30+ years technologist, designer, author, producer, artist advocate. Worked with Sonos, Apple, Discovery, Atlassian & more.
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A Graham
@agraham999.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Any org that services marginalized communities must have an executable plan to nuke their database. Keep nothing stored locally. Everything needs to be encrypted in the cloud so it can be remotely eviscerated if, ahem, someone comes for your lists & you should perhaps store this data overseas.
Floor is in in our little guest cottage. It’s so cute.
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Floor is in in our little guest cottage. It’s so cute.
We have a billionaire, actively building AI tools to eliminate jobs, while simultaneously desperate for population growth, no hope for young people or aspirational dreams of things like homeownership, how is society, not completely and utterly fucked, and very rapidly?
December 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We have a billionaire, actively building AI tools to eliminate jobs, while simultaneously desperate for population growth, no hope for young people or aspirational dreams of things like homeownership, how is society, not completely and utterly fucked, and very rapidly?
Funny how Apple/Google maps still list/show the Rose Garden as being there, but were able to instantly update their maps to reflect the Gulf of America.
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Funny how Apple/Google maps still list/show the Rose Garden as being there, but were able to instantly update their maps to reflect the Gulf of America.
Democrats never get enough accomplished because we are always cleaning up Republicans messes. Guarantee the demolished White House will require a Democrat to fix.
December 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Democrats never get enough accomplished because we are always cleaning up Republicans messes. Guarantee the demolished White House will require a Democrat to fix.
I’m on a short trip TO Assisi staying in a stone farmhouse, somewhat similar to my own, so it is interesting to compare…because this one is FREEZING. It was definitely the smart move to put underfloor heating during our renovation and use the thermal mass of the stone to keep the house warm.
December 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I’m on a short trip TO Assisi staying in a stone farmhouse, somewhat similar to my own, so it is interesting to compare…because this one is FREEZING. It was definitely the smart move to put underfloor heating during our renovation and use the thermal mass of the stone to keep the house warm.
The Great Hole-y Shirt mystery has been solved. For some time now I’ve been getting holes in my shirts in THE EXACT SAME SPOT. Couldn’t figure it out until the other day when I realized…my belt buckles have been rubbing against the kitchen counter and ruining my shirts.
December 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Great Hole-y Shirt mystery has been solved. For some time now I’ve been getting holes in my shirts in THE EXACT SAME SPOT. Couldn’t figure it out until the other day when I realized…my belt buckles have been rubbing against the kitchen counter and ruining my shirts.
Lamborghini flew past me today…minutes later I saw them pulled over by the police. Can’t tell me karma isn’t a thing.
December 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Lamborghini flew past me today…minutes later I saw them pulled over by the police. Can’t tell me karma isn’t a thing.
AI slop being generated en masse for SEO purposes, AI LLM trained on all of this slop, returning slop results…it’s a race into ignorance.
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
AI slop being generated en masse for SEO purposes, AI LLM trained on all of this slop, returning slop results…it’s a race into ignorance.
I don’t think you truly understand the brand value at all… the values and positions of the founders of the company were always part of the appeal.
“A spokesperson for Magnum said the firm wanted to build and strengthen Ben & Jerry's "powerful, non-partisan values-based position in the world".
“A spokesperson for Magnum said the firm wanted to build and strengthen Ben & Jerry's "powerful, non-partisan values-based position in the world".
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I don’t think you truly understand the brand value at all… the values and positions of the founders of the company were always part of the appeal.
“A spokesperson for Magnum said the firm wanted to build and strengthen Ben & Jerry's "powerful, non-partisan values-based position in the world".
“A spokesperson for Magnum said the firm wanted to build and strengthen Ben & Jerry's "powerful, non-partisan values-based position in the world".
I survived the initial bubble of the dot com era, and I’ll say it again, the winners in AI are not going to be the platforms, it’s going to be the tight verticals, that know how to perfect very specific solutions. stocks.apple.com/A1AHKcl1gR2y...
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says OpenAI is headed for 'Netscape fate' — Business Insider
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stocks.apple.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I survived the initial bubble of the dot com era, and I’ll say it again, the winners in AI are not going to be the platforms, it’s going to be the tight verticals, that know how to perfect very specific solutions. stocks.apple.com/A1AHKcl1gR2y...
Meanwhile this 70-something Asian guy in my gym.
December 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Meanwhile this 70-something Asian guy in my gym.
My brined olives are entering their second stage of brining, and I started a new batch of black olives which should be ready in a couple months.
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My brined olives are entering their second stage of brining, and I started a new batch of black olives which should be ready in a couple months.
Just fill up on the crudités.
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Just fill up on the crudités.
Like if you wanna fuck off to Thailand, but still make massive donations to Reform UK to influence British politics, fuck you. What a piece of dog shit.
Never understood the argument that if you tax rich people too much, they will leave their country and all the things they love about it. I say good. If you’re not willing to contribute your fair share to the social contract, then we don’t need you.
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Like if you wanna fuck off to Thailand, but still make massive donations to Reform UK to influence British politics, fuck you. What a piece of dog shit.
Never understood the argument that if you tax rich people too much, they will leave their country and all the things they love about it. I say good. If you’re not willing to contribute your fair share to the social contract, then we don’t need you.
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Never understood the argument that if you tax rich people too much, they will leave their country and all the things they love about it. I say good. If you’re not willing to contribute your fair share to the social contract, then we don’t need you.
There’s a TikTok content creator I follow which shows the UK property market and what’s funny is you’ll always see these £2M houses with 7 bedrooms…
And 2 bathrooms.
I feel at that price you could’ve squeezed an extra bathroom in there.
And 2 bathrooms.
I feel at that price you could’ve squeezed an extra bathroom in there.
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
There’s a TikTok content creator I follow which shows the UK property market and what’s funny is you’ll always see these £2M houses with 7 bedrooms…
And 2 bathrooms.
I feel at that price you could’ve squeezed an extra bathroom in there.
And 2 bathrooms.
I feel at that price you could’ve squeezed an extra bathroom in there.
My experience in Europe, especially after Brexit, is that a lot of countries like to complain about their involvement in the EU, but none of them actually wants to leave it & go on their own. Only (some of) the Brits were dumb enough to do that.
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My experience in Europe, especially after Brexit, is that a lot of countries like to complain about their involvement in the EU, but none of them actually wants to leave it & go on their own. Only (some of) the Brits were dumb enough to do that.
The value of AI is not going to be found in bolting AI onto your existing product, or the platforms in general trying to be everything to everyone, it’s going to be vertical markets where someone comes up with a clever idea and builds it on top of existing platforms. It’s middleware.
December 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The value of AI is not going to be found in bolting AI onto your existing product, or the platforms in general trying to be everything to everyone, it’s going to be vertical markets where someone comes up with a clever idea and builds it on top of existing platforms. It’s middleware.
Someone who once visited me, tried to convince me that the appeal of Nigel Farage was his charm, to which I said…he’s a racist bigot… so if you find him charming…🤔
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Someone who once visited me, tried to convince me that the appeal of Nigel Farage was his charm, to which I said…he’s a racist bigot… so if you find him charming…🤔
Yesterday we had a flurry of activity as they came to start the final landscaping on our property. They brought an orange tree, three lemon trees, a lime tree and a new, but old, olive tree. Next week they’ll lay down some additional sod, and then in the spring, they’ll put the orchard in.
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Yesterday we had a flurry of activity as they came to start the final landscaping on our property. They brought an orange tree, three lemon trees, a lime tree and a new, but old, olive tree. Next week they’ll lay down some additional sod, and then in the spring, they’ll put the orchard in.
RIP Steve Cropper. What a talent, lost.
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
RIP Steve Cropper. What a talent, lost.
QTP with an album you’d rate a perfect 10/10 🎶
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
QTP with an album you’d rate a perfect 10/10 🎶
One of my workers here in Italy brought me lemons from his trees, so of course I’m making…
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of my workers here in Italy brought me lemons from his trees, so of course I’m making…
Frankly, surprised how long it’s taking to get to guillotines.
Are we in a game of chicken to see how far a handful of freaks can push things until we bring back consequences and / or guillotines? How have we hyper-normalized them saying this shit out loud in public?
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Frankly, surprised how long it’s taking to get to guillotines.