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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 21m

What kind of monster grips their records over the grooves?

Oh, wait.

Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 32m

Surely only a matter of time until code explicitly designed to be a data leak is included in an LLM for precisely this purpose.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 35m

Baffles me that anyone with an understanding of the risks would allow this to happen.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 12h

DIY is Praxis.

A Praxis DIY shop in the Netherlands.

Yes, it's a joke.

Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 13h

Both more recent than the Fela Kuti song!

Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 13h

Philomena Cunk will be along any moment.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 14h

[Note: What's the best way to add alt text to something when you don't want it to be searchable?]

@stuartb*nd.bsky.social

Substitute the * for an o if you must.

Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h

One for the blocklist, @coldwarcliff.bsky.social

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h

Ah fuck it, I'm blocking him. He's resorted to petty name-calling. Waste of time.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h

Because it could be a real hipster name for a porter.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h

To watch or to drink?

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Reposted by Owler Nook

saskwatch @saskwatch.bsky.social · 15h

An update from Lemn:

Screenshot of facebook post from Lemn Sissay posted yesterday: "You may have noticed my poem RAIN has left the building on the corner of Dilworth and Oxford Street, in Manchester. Have no fear. It will return brighter and stronger. @globalstreetart are making sure of that. Watch this space.
#landmarkpoetics"

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h

Ah that's great news. Thank you!

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 17h

I am closely following the instructions given to me by the bike's owner, so that it is fully insured.

But also: it's a heavy bugger without e-assist, and while a determined thief with an angle grinder would eventually win, they might end up with something unrideable.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 18h

Ride #7 to Stepping Hill for an appointment. Misjudged the weather and arrived a touch damp. (Forgive the pic, I was in a rush.)

Really wish there was a better cycling route to Stepping Hill from, well, anywhere. Someone should write a dissertation about it, perhaps.

A picture of the ebike locked up with a D-lock against a bright red bike stand. A pair of brown trainers have crept into the shot.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 19h

I've got a pretty robust setup (Firefox, Ublock and Ghostery) but there comes a point where it's easier to read another way. And it's one they apparently approve of!

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 21h

Now reading the MEN via Borrowbox because the website is giving me the option of allowing ads (= unusable site) or paying for an ad-free version.

I assume they get paid for the Borrowbox version, so it's a win-win. And the print version feels much calmer than the website.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 22h

I'll probably never know. This is from his profile page.

Post under a fake name with no face, and you forfeit the right to be taken seriously.
You are not part of the conversation, you are background static.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 23h

Do you agree that one death from a car is too many? Or is it OK for cars to kill people?

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 23h

With the exception of ebikes that have a 3.7mph throttle, intended as a walk assist.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 23h

I've set up a Greater Manchester channel on Nooki, the new alternative to Reddit.

Please don't make me regret this.

nooki.me

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I dunno.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not fussy. Either I would like my neighbours to take home their bins (three days since bin day), or I would like the people parking on our road not to block the pavement by moving the bins onto it.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d

Bad news for Nelson Mandela.

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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d

The thing everyone said would happen has happened. Well done to the government for its complete ignorance of all things tech.

404 Media @404media.co · 1d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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