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Darren Radford

@inkyd.bsky.social

150 followers 540 following 800 posts

British-American, ex-alien, would-be writer, mainframer, cat whisperer. If uncertain, always take the path to the left. There is not enough Stegosaurus representation. Show me your Stegs.

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 12h

Ok, this is a clever headline.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance Minds International. Continue reading...

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 1d

I remember the other three but who’s the blue one?

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 6d

Candidate for IL-09, Kat Abughazaleh

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 14d

I see what you’re doing. You’re trying to get me to buy a book with a handsome cover and the sort of stories I like, but let me assure you: it might work.

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 14d

To Wonder and Starshine for me.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 18d

Saving America from Trump and preserving our democracy explicitly requires that people who voted for Trump change their mind. Which in turn requires that those who didn’t vote for Trump show grace and empathy to those whose change of heart came from being hurt by the guy they voted for…

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 19d

If that person wasn’t joking, that’s a cynical and transactional view of social media. Not everyone is here to get attention to make money.

Even back on Twitter, I’ve always thought you were just being friendly and wise out loud.

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 23d

I think it was the 80s textual RPG “The Tebbitt” that used the phrase “nonplussed at his plus-fours”; it baffled me for years!

Screenlight @screenlight.bsky.social · 23d

The last time I used “nonplussed” was in the phrase “understandably nonplussed” in a Queens College essay on Tess of the d’Urbervilles [sp?] a million years ago. My clearly astonished fiction teacher gave it a big Yes in a circle. I guess that reaction is another bit of nonplussedness.

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 23d

Ready for preantepenultimate?

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 24d

I finally made the jump from Windows to macOS earlier this year and have no regrets.
(This is not advice for you; just solidarity in tossing Windows)

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 25d

Seconded. I read this recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Danielle Anne Baum @dabaum.bsky.social · 25d

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 25d

It’s a nonsense phrase designed to distract.

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 25d

What would acceptable evidence for a presumption look like?

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 26d

Why are there no pics of Artoo in your feed?

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 26d

Artoo! What a great name for a budgie!

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 27d

Clines + Porter = instant pre-order. Say no
more!

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · 28d

It felt like a series ending, but there is to be a season 4.

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 9

Major Tom didn’t suck but he did blow

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 8

The proverbial bull in the china shop is “strong”, but nobody thinks that’s a good thing.

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh, huh, I’m wrong about the movie but that’s an interesting coincidence with the correct answer.

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 5

The movie is Repossessed, right? But who’s the spouse?

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 4

I should read or see Wuthering Heights someday just so I can my only experience of it isn’t the semaphore version Monty Python did and a Kate Bush song.

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 3

You’ve probably already checked for extensions, but I’ll post this anyway.

1. Remove Suspicious Extensions
Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions.
Look for extensions you don’t recognize or don’t use.
Click Remove for any suspicious or unnecessary extensions.
2. Reset Chrome Settings
Open Chrome and go to Settings > Advanced > Reset and clean up.
Click Restore settings to their original defaults.
Confirm the reset. This will disable extensions, clear temporary data, and reset your search engine.

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Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Sep 1

But what does Dina think of Stegosaurus under-representation?

Darren Radford @inkyd.bsky.social · Aug 30

And isn’t it ironic?

Politico @politico.com · Aug 29

An activist has started using artificial intelligence to identify ICE agents beneath their masks — a use of the technology sparking new political concerns over AI-powered surveillance.

Can Washington do anything about it?

AI is ummasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?

A new twist in the debate over surveillance tech raises tough questions for policymakers.