Thomas Baekdal
@baekdal.bsky.social
Author, Professional Writer, Magazine Publisher, and Media Analyst.
Me... predicting the future in 2008 ;)
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Me... predicting the future in 2008 ;)
Ohh... he skidded out and is now sideways across the main road... ;)
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ohh... he skidded out and is now sideways across the main road... ;)
There is something really distracting about being able to track package deliveries in real-time .... ;)
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There is something really distracting about being able to track package deliveries in real-time .... ;)
So what are you doing on a Saturday evening? Watching a movie, enjoying time with friends, cuddling with your partner?
Me? ... oh, you know, building the 'subscribe' page for my new site ... (I need a life...)
Me? ... oh, you know, building the 'subscribe' page for my new site ... (I need a life...)
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So what are you doing on a Saturday evening? Watching a movie, enjoying time with friends, cuddling with your partner?
Me? ... oh, you know, building the 'subscribe' page for my new site ... (I need a life...)
Me? ... oh, you know, building the 'subscribe' page for my new site ... (I need a life...)
Google: Let's give the voices for our voice assistant the name of colors... just to, you know, make things so utterly confusing that nobody have any idea what to do.
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Google: Let's give the voices for our voice assistant the name of colors... just to, you know, make things so utterly confusing that nobody have any idea what to do.
Happy moment today. This Coal Tit flew into my big windows last week, and was not moving for almost an hour. I took it inside to protect it, hoping it would recover. It did, and then it flew away. Today, it came back, eating happily from my bird feeders 🙂
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Happy moment today. This Coal Tit flew into my big windows last week, and was not moving for almost an hour. I took it inside to protect it, hoping it would recover. It did, and then it flew away. Today, it came back, eating happily from my bird feeders 🙂
A new study from Gallup shows that, in the US, the lowest amount of people ever now drink alcohol. Just 54% of the public says they drink alcohol.
Fun fact. I stopped drinking alcohol in 2003, and I have not had any wine, beer or anything similar for more than 20 years.
Fun fact. I stopped drinking alcohol in 2003, and I have not had any wine, beer or anything similar for more than 20 years.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A new study from Gallup shows that, in the US, the lowest amount of people ever now drink alcohol. Just 54% of the public says they drink alcohol.
Fun fact. I stopped drinking alcohol in 2003, and I have not had any wine, beer or anything similar for more than 20 years.
Fun fact. I stopped drinking alcohol in 2003, and I have not had any wine, beer or anything similar for more than 20 years.
I see a lot of my friends from UK talking about how the 'budget' is tomorrow. I can only assume you mean the European Space Agency budget meeting? ;))
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I see a lot of my friends from UK talking about how the 'budget' is tomorrow. I can only assume you mean the European Space Agency budget meeting? ;))
I had to rescue a bird today. This one flew into my big windows and didn't move at all (but it was breathing). So, I took it inside to recover, and after about an hour, it woke up again and started to move around. And after a few more minutes, I could take it back outside where it flew away again.
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I had to rescue a bird today. This one flew into my big windows and didn't move at all (but it was breathing). So, I took it inside to recover, and after about an hour, it woke up again and started to move around. And after a few more minutes, I could take it back outside where it flew away again.
There is a weird thing with all the image AIs that, when you ask it to create a stylistic version of an image of yourself, it somehow manages to always change the face in such a way that it looks like a different person. I mean, it's so very close... but also not quite right ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There is a weird thing with all the image AIs that, when you ask it to create a stylistic version of an image of yourself, it somehow manages to always change the face in such a way that it looks like a different person. I mean, it's so very close... but also not quite right ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Heh... my new site loads in 42 ms... That's the entire site, including getting all the data from the database, checking login, running security, processing the headers, building the html, rendering the page, etc.
I mean, Google.com takes 142ms to load.
I mean, Google.com takes 142ms to load.
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Heh... my new site loads in 42 ms... That's the entire site, including getting all the data from the database, checking login, running security, processing the headers, building the html, rendering the page, etc.
I mean, Google.com takes 142ms to load.
I mean, Google.com takes 142ms to load.
I made my first website back in 1997, and back then, things were simple. You just made it to the most used display size and that was it. But now we have to make it responsive so that it works on every screen.
I mean, it's not difficult. It just means that everything takes 50x longer!! 😐
I mean, it's not difficult. It just means that everything takes 50x longer!! 😐
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I made my first website back in 1997, and back then, things were simple. You just made it to the most used display size and that was it. But now we have to make it responsive so that it works on every screen.
I mean, it's not difficult. It just means that everything takes 50x longer!! 😐
I mean, it's not difficult. It just means that everything takes 50x longer!! 😐
People keep talking about the importance of limiting screen time for kids ... but what about the adults? For instance, in the UK, "adults spend almost 7 and a half hours a day on screens", according to IPA.
(source: ipa.co.uk/news/touchpo...)
(source: ipa.co.uk/news/touchpo...)
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
People keep talking about the importance of limiting screen time for kids ... but what about the adults? For instance, in the UK, "adults spend almost 7 and a half hours a day on screens", according to IPA.
(source: ipa.co.uk/news/touchpo...)
(source: ipa.co.uk/news/touchpo...)
As media analyst, I absolutely despise headlines like this because it creates a false association. The reason why this car failed had nothing to do with it being an electric car. But, by adding that word into the headline, it creates anti-electric sentiment.
It's journalistically inexcusable!
It's journalistically inexcusable!
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As media analyst, I absolutely despise headlines like this because it creates a false association. The reason why this car failed had nothing to do with it being an electric car. But, by adding that word into the headline, it creates anti-electric sentiment.
It's journalistically inexcusable!
It's journalistically inexcusable!
It turns out that the most effective way to stop AI is when Cloudflare goes down...
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It turns out that the most effective way to stop AI is when Cloudflare goes down...
... what the heck is going on over at Cloudflare today. Again, my server works just fine. But even Cloudflare's own internal checks is failing.
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
... what the heck is going on over at Cloudflare today. Again, my server works just fine. But even Cloudflare's own internal checks is failing.
What the actual... my site just went down. But it isn't because my site has a problem. My site is working just fine. What went down was Cloudflare.
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What the actual... my site just went down. But it isn't because my site has a problem. My site is working just fine. What went down was Cloudflare.
What kind of wallet do you have? My old wallet that I have had for the past 20 years suddenly decided to no longer be a wallet. It got wet, and that completely destroyed the leather. But trying to find a new one is just hopeless. I want my next wallet to be a lot thinner and more stylish, but...?
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
What kind of wallet do you have? My old wallet that I have had for the past 20 years suddenly decided to no longer be a wallet. It got wet, and that completely destroyed the leather. But trying to find a new one is just hopeless. I want my next wallet to be a lot thinner and more stylish, but...?
This is my 'friendly' reminder that my newsletter system will be 100% more expensive ...
(I'm moving my system to Amazon SES)
(I'm moving my system to Amazon SES)
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
This is my 'friendly' reminder that my newsletter system will be 100% more expensive ...
(I'm moving my system to Amazon SES)
(I'm moving my system to Amazon SES)
Denmark's 'Leading Climate Newspaper' (as they call themselves), has only one story about COP30 on their front page, and it's this tiny one far down the front page about where next year's conference will be held.
I mean, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I mean, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Denmark's 'Leading Climate Newspaper' (as they call themselves), has only one story about COP30 on their front page, and it's this tiny one far down the front page about where next year's conference will be held.
I mean, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I mean, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I also need to rename my bed to 'todo' ;)
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I also need to rename my bed to 'todo' ;)