Gav
@antihippy.bsky.social
Photographer, Writer, Fencing coach & all round good sort. Not a fan of the fash.
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If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...
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Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want to know what measures they can take to protect their communications and data from...
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December 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you want to start taking steps to enhance your digital security, it can be hard to know where to start. Here are some simple concepts and tips. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...
Brought tears to my eyes...
I mean tears of laughter. If that's not a metaphor for everything going on right now I don't know what is
I mean tears of laughter. If that's not a metaphor for everything going on right now I don't know what is
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Brought tears to my eyes...
I mean tears of laughter. If that's not a metaphor for everything going on right now I don't know what is
I mean tears of laughter. If that's not a metaphor for everything going on right now I don't know what is
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December 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Unsurprising. What if I said I have zero interest in looking at the people in podcasts? That video is a fundamentally different thing. Podcasts are just modern radio - this is just cheap tv. I have no interest in looking at these people & doubt I'm the only one.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Unsurprising. What if I said I have zero interest in looking at the people in podcasts? That video is a fundamentally different thing. Podcasts are just modern radio - this is just cheap tv. I have no interest in looking at these people & doubt I'm the only one.
I don't know where Chris is based (London I think) but the same can be said of Edinburgh. This reminds me of that convo I had with a property agent who said (sadly) his prediction for no communal places within the decade.
Thinking about how moving away from people-first is a growing trend, and how this is something quite important. It's been on my mind since my local McDonald's refurbished, and there's a reason for that.
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I don't know where Chris is based (London I think) but the same can be said of Edinburgh. This reminds me of that convo I had with a property agent who said (sadly) his prediction for no communal places within the decade.
Prior to it's collapse, fisherman at the Newfoundland fishery reported bumper trawls. "If things are so good, how can it be so close to coallapse, why do we have to do things differently?" They said.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
From Central Cee to Adolescence: in 2025 British culture had a global moment – but can it last?
Despite funding cuts and shuttered venues, homegrown music, TV, film and, yes, memes have dominated the global zeitgeist over the past 12 years. Now this culture must be future-proofed from the forces...
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Prior to it's collapse, fisherman at the Newfoundland fishery reported bumper trawls. "If things are so good, how can it be so close to coallapse, why do we have to do things differently?" They said.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Am I cat dreaming of Christmas, or am I a middle aged man dreaming of cats at Christmas?
You don't know what day it is.
You're eating countless meals a day with lots of snacks in between.
You're napping throughout they day.
Either it's the time between Christmas and New Year or you're a cat.
You're eating countless meals a day with lots of snacks in between.
You're napping throughout they day.
Either it's the time between Christmas and New Year or you're a cat.
December 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Am I cat dreaming of Christmas, or am I a middle aged man dreaming of cats at Christmas?
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My aunty died of dementia. And there are fewer crueller things I can imagine than lying to her face about her life. In those precious moments of clarity why would I lie to her? We already had life we shared with her - that's what's important.
The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction
December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My aunty died of dementia. And there are fewer crueller things I can imagine than lying to her face about her life. In those precious moments of clarity why would I lie to her? We already had life we shared with her - that's what's important.
My English teacher calling me a chancer.
At the time I didn't understand & said: Thanks! I try hard.
Reader, if his gaze was a laser my head would have been vapourised.
At the time I didn't understand & said: Thanks! I try hard.
Reader, if his gaze was a laser my head would have been vapourised.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
My English teacher calling me a chancer.
At the time I didn't understand & said: Thanks! I try hard.
Reader, if his gaze was a laser my head would have been vapourised.
At the time I didn't understand & said: Thanks! I try hard.
Reader, if his gaze was a laser my head would have been vapourised.
Make a Bond film casual.
On her majesty's special sofa
On her majesty's special sofa
Make a Bond film casual.
Casino Proletariat.
Casino Proletariat.
Make a bond film casual
Physician Associate No
Physician Associate No
December 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Make a Bond film casual.
On her majesty's special sofa
On her majesty's special sofa
Make a Bond movie casual
GoldenRetriever!
🎵 He's the dog, the dog with the golden bone,
A licky tongue,
Such a licky tongue,
Shows his love with the waggy tail,
His heart is Love! 🎵
GoldenRetriever!
🎵 He's the dog, the dog with the golden bone,
A licky tongue,
Such a licky tongue,
Shows his love with the waggy tail,
His heart is Love! 🎵
Make a Bond movie casual
The Man With the Cardi-gun
The Man With the Cardi-gun
Make a Bond movie casual
A View To A Hill
A View To A Hill
December 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Make a Bond movie casual
GoldenRetriever!
🎵 He's the dog, the dog with the golden bone,
A licky tongue,
Such a licky tongue,
Shows his love with the waggy tail,
His heart is Love! 🎵
GoldenRetriever!
🎵 He's the dog, the dog with the golden bone,
A licky tongue,
Such a licky tongue,
Shows his love with the waggy tail,
His heart is Love! 🎵
I can't wait to find out about Zosia's full back story. There was some very strong hints that it wasn't good. And if she's the first one freed I suspect it'll be heartbreaking when asks to go back. I
I thoroughly enjoyed #Pluribus. I loved that it told the story at its own pace. All the people bleating that 'nothing happens' is really tedious. Lots of stuff happened - what show were you watching?
Oh wait, there's zero American exceptionalism & solving problems through explicit violence. Got it
Oh wait, there's zero American exceptionalism & solving problems through explicit violence. Got it
December 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I can't wait to find out about Zosia's full back story. There was some very strong hints that it wasn't good. And if she's the first one freed I suspect it'll be heartbreaking when asks to go back. I
I thoroughly enjoyed #Pluribus. I loved that it told the story at its own pace. All the people bleating that 'nothing happens' is really tedious. Lots of stuff happened - what show were you watching?
Oh wait, there's zero American exceptionalism & solving problems through explicit violence. Got it
Oh wait, there's zero American exceptionalism & solving problems through explicit violence. Got it
December 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed #Pluribus. I loved that it told the story at its own pace. All the people bleating that 'nothing happens' is really tedious. Lots of stuff happened - what show were you watching?
Oh wait, there's zero American exceptionalism & solving problems through explicit violence. Got it
Oh wait, there's zero American exceptionalism & solving problems through explicit violence. Got it
That's because it's a shit policy.
I don't know why this needs explaining to anyone.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
I don't know why this needs explaining to anyone.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
‘Lost decade’ of progress after UK introduced shared parental leave, say experts
Research suggests fewer than one in 60 public sector workers share leave with partners when they have a baby
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
That's because it's a shit policy.
I don't know why this needs explaining to anyone.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
I don't know why this needs explaining to anyone.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
To me this is what Christmas is about. And I have my own story.
Some years ago, we'd just finished dinner when there was a knock at the door. It was one of my brother's friends.
His mum had gone on holiday with her bf & left him behind. He didn't have a Christmas dinner or presents.
Some years ago, we'd just finished dinner when there was a knock at the door. It was one of my brother's friends.
His mum had gone on holiday with her bf & left him behind. He didn't have a Christmas dinner or presents.
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
To me this is what Christmas is about. And I have my own story.
Some years ago, we'd just finished dinner when there was a knock at the door. It was one of my brother's friends.
His mum had gone on holiday with her bf & left him behind. He didn't have a Christmas dinner or presents.
Some years ago, we'd just finished dinner when there was a knock at the door. It was one of my brother's friends.
His mum had gone on holiday with her bf & left him behind. He didn't have a Christmas dinner or presents.
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Well, Christmas should be weird.
Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas everyone
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Well, Christmas should be weird.
Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas everyone
Well, Christmas should be weird.
Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas everyone
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Well, Christmas should be weird.
Merry Christmas everyone
Merry Christmas everyone
I really wish I could get Mike Ploog's Ringwraith on a t-shirt.
How cool is this?
How cool is this?
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I really wish I could get Mike Ploog's Ringwraith on a t-shirt.
How cool is this?
How cool is this?
See also #Edinburgh
the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
See also #Edinburgh
Finally got around to reviewing Fallen Empire by BS
I wasn't a fan. The fact that people want to throw millions at this writer explains why AI is so popular.
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/eac7...
I wasn't a fan. The fact that people want to throw millions at this writer explains why AI is so popular.
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/eac7...
Review by antihippy - The Final Empire
This is a terrible book. The very worst biege writing. Sanderson somehow manages to capture th...
app.thestorygraph.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Finally got around to reviewing Fallen Empire by BS
I wasn't a fan. The fact that people want to throw millions at this writer explains why AI is so popular.
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/eac7...
I wasn't a fan. The fact that people want to throw millions at this writer explains why AI is so popular.
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/eac7...
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If you’ve left it too late to order a book, then don’t stress, gift vouchers are available! 📚✨
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December 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you’ve left it too late to order a book, then don’t stress, gift vouchers are available! 📚✨
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