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Written by Gavin on 2025-01-19 at 17:06

Does anyone have any views on #1password --positive or negative? They seem like a good alternative to Proton Pass for a multi-platform option.

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Written by Gavin on 2025-01-19 at 14:25

My mother has an Apple #Homepod. It plays music through Apple Music just fine, but apparently getting it to ‘stop’ requires the companion device (her iPhone).

I can’t find the setting in the Home app that says ‘play this crap forever until the listener loses their mind’. She can’t always get to her phone due to mobility issues.

It’ll stop for me though, even though I’m a ‘guest’ user. I have no idea what is going on. 🤦‍♂️

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Shared by Gavin on 2025-01-14 at 22:01 (original by Cory Doctorow)

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Written by Gavin on 2025-01-12 at 22:32

Any sign of @pixelfed on anyone’s iOS App Store yet?

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Written by Gavin on 2025-01-06 at 18:18

Blogging: You're doing it right -- https://manuelmoreale.com/blogging-you-re-doing-it-right

I love the sentiment in this post, but I also love how this blog looks. It's a thing of beauty.

[#]BloggingCommunity

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Shared by Gavin on 2024-12-28 at 20:59 (original by Gonéri)

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-28 at 20:45

@kagihq Wow, I can change the font on some websites to Comic Sans. This changes everything!

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-28 at 20:32

Currently trying out the @kagihq search engine and their Orion browser. I was saying a while ago there was a need for more Webkit-based options in the market and I'm hoping Orion may be it.

Initial impressions are good. Feels like Safari, but has adblock built it. It also works with Firefox and Chrome extensions.

Proton Pass seems to work fine with it. I've not tried Apple Pay, but Vivaldi didn't support that either.

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-26 at 20:45

I keep unearthing videos about #valvesoftware skin betting problem. Thankfully I’ve always thought of CS as complete garbage, but to think ‘good guy Valve’ has been facilitating underage gambling rather than making a game with 3 in the title is rather disheartening. https://youtu.be/eMmNy11Mn7g

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-26 at 13:29

For 2025 I'd like to add AI to my list of blocked phrases. Unfortunately blocking those two letters may have unintended consequences, so I'm going to have to block each model in turn, aren't I. 🤣

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Shared by Gavin on 2024-12-21 at 23:12 (original by Cory Doctorow)

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-14 at 15:06

You would think asking #siri to show you pictures of your own cats (that exist) would be easy, but instead you just get pictures of cats that have never existed. What’s the point of that?

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-14 at 14:44

Now that #appleintelligence is out in the UK, does anyone know how to get Siri on the Mac (or iOS) to search your own photos and not just pull down slop from the internet?

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-13 at 16:15

Well, it might be #jazz #Christmas time. https://open.qobuz.com/album/0060255734270

[#]Qobuz

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-11 at 16:44

Dear people,

If you are going to post links that may include pictures of Farage, kindly put them behind a content warning. Some of us have eaten recently.

Cheers!

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-03 at 09:19

Why is vintage audio equipment booming? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyjvn658n6o --This is wholesome stuff. More please. #physicalmedia

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-02 at 09:21

A rare exception to @ianb 's law: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx28wr7lge1o

[#]emotionalsupportvehicles

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-01 at 17:20

If you are on the lookout for something that scratches that #sleeptoken itch while you wait for another album, give Vola's new album 'Friend of a Phantom' a try. https://volaband.bandcamp.com/album/friend-of-a-phantom

https://open.qobuz.com/album/ymvthk3g885ha

Another interesting mix of progressive metal and electronic.

[#]metal #music

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Written by Gavin on 2024-12-01 at 15:55

Right, time to dust this off again, I guess… #tistheseason

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Written by Gavin on 2024-11-24 at 11:58

Umm... yikes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gmd1ze9k4t

"Natural Resources Wales has issued more than 40 flood warnings and 50 alerts, while Rhondda Cynon Taf council has declared a major incident due to "significant flooding" across the county, including Pontypridd, where residents have been bailing water out of their homes.

Flooding has also been reported in Caerphilly and Newport and there have been landslides in Wrexham county and Powys." #stormbert

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