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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · 9d

New scheduled task: Migrate personal projects away from Vercel.

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · 23d

By no means everyone, but far too many for far to long now.

Illustration of a frog relaxing in slowly boiling water.

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · 25d

RIP github.com/dashboard-feed 💀! We all knew it was only a matter of time till it was retired. 😥

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Aug 13

Delete old emails to save water?! I can't, I just can't! - www.thejournal.ie/uk-governmen...

British government asks people to delete old emails to reduce data centres' water use

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems’.

www.thejournal.ie

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Aug 11

I still love my Zoom H4n pro, but boy does it eat AA batteries! Powering it with a 10000mAh power bank via USB to power cord saves me worrying about battery failure during longer recording sessions, and saves a ton on AA batteries.

Zoom H4n pro Handy Recorder connected to a Nestout 10000 mAh power bank via a short USB to DC 4.0mm x 1.7mm 5v Power Cord.

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Aug 7

Every time I see the word, 'difficult' in a budget related headline... Difficult? Difficult for who??? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reeves and Starmer to roll the pitch for tax rises in a difficult autumn budget

Exclusive: The Guardian has been told that discussions about increases include a near-certain gambling levy

www.theguardian.com

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jul 30

I remember when the internet screamed every time you accessed it! 👴

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jul 28

UK Online Safety Act - Cartoon from early 2000's by American cartoonist John Jonik.

Political cartoon by American cartoonist John Jonik - Uncle Sam pushes forward a box labelled 'Control of Internet Speech' and a man labelled 'Corporate Media' asks 'How would you like this wrapped?' with rolls of paper labelled 'Anti-Terrorism' and 'Protect Kids' hanging behind him.

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jul 15

Encrypting your data prior to upload can nerf so much of big tech's nefarious AI practices. A drive to offer users convenient, native data encryption is desperately needed.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jun 6

"I paid you a small fortune"
"And this gives you *power* over me?"

a man wearing a mask is talking to another man in a suit

Alt: Bane laying his hand on Daggett's shoulder - The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

media.tenor.com

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · May 12

I'd expect nothing less from the, "human capital stock" guy!

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 8

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Mar 22

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Mar 17

Not me! No, no, I never require this gitmoji...! - gitmoji.dev

Picture of the poop 💩 'gitmoji' - via https://gitmoji.dev/

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Mar 15

Absolutely incredible performances from everyone in #Adolescence.

Standout performance from the kid that plays Jamie, Owen Cooper.

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Feb 19

100% agree. I don't even disagree with the premise of planetary colonisation. I think it's something cool to aspire to as a species. But pioneered by Elon?! Hell no!

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Feb 19

But no! Let's instead, expend those precious resources, energy and time to travel to and colonise an inhospitable planet featuring none of the aforementioned life-sustaining requirements! Galaxy brain indeed!

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Feb 19

We inhabit a planet that (currently) has breathable air, drinkable water and abundant resources.

Enough to sustain us for generations, IF we collectively commit to taking care of it.

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jan 28

I guess the name gave it away! 😂 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Experts urge caution over use of Chinese AI DeepSeek

Oxford professor advises against putting private data on platform in case it could be shared with Chinese state

www.theguardian.com

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jan 22

My paranoia has instructed me that a 3rd and 4th Yubikey is indeed necessary!

Picture of a pair of Yubikeys in my hand

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Jan 21

hitting my rhythm at the back end of January 🏃

Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Dec 17

Same here. 😥

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Colin Wilson @colinwilson.uk · Dec 14

Dark mode is a godsend for scrolling sites/apps just after waking.

a man wearing glasses is clapping his hands in front of a black background that says my eyes

Alt: a man wearing glasses is clapping his hands in front of a black background that says my eyes

media.tenor.com

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Dec 13

PLEASE do not feed raw milk to your cats. Or your kids. Or yourself. #H5N1

Steve Valeika @zoonotic1.bsky.social · Dec 13

There are two fatal cases of H5N1 in cats in California. Both cats had been fed raw milk from the recalled lot in the ongoing outbreak associated with Raw Farms. The milk wasn’t tested. But an astute veterinarian tested the cats for flu based on clinical suspicion.
#VetMedsky #IDsky #OneHealth

Cats in L.A. County die after drinking recalled raw milk

Los Angeles County health officials are investigating the deaths of two cats who became ill after drinking recalled H5N1 bird flu-infected raw milk.

www.latimes.com

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