Charlie Pinker
@cdpinker.bsky.social
🥁 Music stuff - I play drumkit in a Steelpan band!
🎮 Gaming - of course
🤖 Tech - sure
☯️ Culture - better in person
🏢 SaaS Customer Success to pay the bills
🌍 Brighton, UK
Find me online: https://linktr.ee/cdpinker
🎮 Gaming - of course
🤖 Tech - sure
☯️ Culture - better in person
🏢 SaaS Customer Success to pay the bills
🌍 Brighton, UK
Find me online: https://linktr.ee/cdpinker
The Spitting Image revivial has been hilarious. I've not seen anything else push the boundaries like this for a while. Stupid corporate lawyers over-reaching. Maybe now's the time for a YouTube alternative.
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
But makers continue to defy legal actions by Paddington's humourless rights-owners
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Spitting Image revivial has been hilarious. I've not seen anything else push the boundaries like this for a while. Stupid corporate lawyers over-reaching. Maybe now's the time for a YouTube alternative.
Wild that Apple basically won the court case against Epic years ago, but refused to comply with the one thing they lost on (out-of-app payment clarity), resulting years later in them being trashed by the courts, losing any ability to take commission on external purchases, and capitulating to Epic.
Fortnite is back on US iPhones again
Fortnite is back on US iPhones again
Where we dropping?
buff.ly
May 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wild that Apple basically won the court case against Epic years ago, but refused to comply with the one thing they lost on (out-of-app payment clarity), resulting years later in them being trashed by the courts, losing any ability to take commission on external purchases, and capitulating to Epic.
This is wild. Apple is fined €150m by France for delivering an effective solution to allow users to opt out of being tracked. Tracking users should not be a fundamental right afforded to businesses. Someone is in someone's pocket.
Following IAB France's complaint and other plaintiff associations (SRI France, Udecam, geste), the French Competition Authority imposes a fine of 150M euros on Apple over the the ATT (App Tracking Transparency) implementation www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/fr/communiqu...
March 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is wild. Apple is fined €150m by France for delivering an effective solution to allow users to opt out of being tracked. Tracking users should not be a fundamental right afforded to businesses. Someone is in someone's pocket.
Another fascinating post explaining Trump's motivations and how to beat him. (here's a non-paywalled link www.smry.ai/proxy?url=ht...)
You may have already seen it, but I finally got around to reading this piece: One Word Describes Trump. “Patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business.” [theatlantic.com]
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Another fascinating post explaining Trump's motivations and how to beat him. (here's a non-paywalled link www.smry.ai/proxy?url=ht...)
This is not how you do freemium @myfitnesspal.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is not how you do freemium @myfitnesspal.bsky.social
"Image Playground does exemplify just how state-of-the-art the generative AI features are in Apple Intelligence, but not in the way Apple seems to think."
Scathing assessment of Apple's handling of their AI launch by @daringfireball.bsky.social.
daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...
Scathing assessment of Apple's handling of their AI launch by @daringfireball.bsky.social.
daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...
Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino
Who decided these personalized Siri features should go in the WWDC keynote, with a promise they’d arrive in the coming year, when, at the time, they were in such an unfinished state they could not be ...
daringfireball.net
March 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"Image Playground does exemplify just how state-of-the-art the generative AI features are in Apple Intelligence, but not in the way Apple seems to think."
Scathing assessment of Apple's handling of their AI launch by @daringfireball.bsky.social.
daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...
Scathing assessment of Apple's handling of their AI launch by @daringfireball.bsky.social.
daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...
Apple’s AI rollout has been a shambles - marketing a new iPhone on a feature that isn’t releasing until the next iPhone is released.
Remember - never buy something on the promise of what’s coming.
Remember - never buy something on the promise of what’s coming.
March 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Apple’s AI rollout has been a shambles - marketing a new iPhone on a feature that isn’t releasing until the next iPhone is released.
Remember - never buy something on the promise of what’s coming.
Remember - never buy something on the promise of what’s coming.
Reposted by Charlie Pinker
The message to our allies is chilling: U.S. support comes with a loyalty test, administered publicly and punitively.
America First inexorably drifts towards America Alone. We saw this last night, as world leaders rallied behind Zelenskyy, with figures like the U.K.s Ed Davey labeling it “thuggery.”
America First inexorably drifts towards America Alone. We saw this last night, as world leaders rallied behind Zelenskyy, with figures like the U.K.s Ed Davey labeling it “thuggery.”
March 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The message to our allies is chilling: U.S. support comes with a loyalty test, administered publicly and punitively.
America First inexorably drifts towards America Alone. We saw this last night, as world leaders rallied behind Zelenskyy, with figures like the U.K.s Ed Davey labeling it “thuggery.”
America First inexorably drifts towards America Alone. We saw this last night, as world leaders rallied behind Zelenskyy, with figures like the U.K.s Ed Davey labeling it “thuggery.”
Reposted by Charlie Pinker
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
Really great read by Gary Kasparov www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
www.theatlantic.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Really great read by Gary Kasparov www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
“This was supposed to be over very quickly” was the standout comment for me at the Zelenskyy/Trump meet. Trump is completely dispassionate - and would have been fine with Russia taking back Ukraine. It’s all business to him.
March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“This was supposed to be over very quickly” was the standout comment for me at the Zelenskyy/Trump meet. Trump is completely dispassionate - and would have been fine with Russia taking back Ukraine. It’s all business to him.
Omg Amazon Prime doesn’t auto-play the next episode. FINALLY a company sees the light.
February 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Omg Amazon Prime doesn’t auto-play the next episode. FINALLY a company sees the light.
Shuttering USAID was the first high profile DOGE move, and widely condemned, but I know nothing about USAID and felt unable to have an opinion on whether this was good or bad. This podcast was really enlightening and taught me a lot about it www.reflector.show/p/breaking-u...
Breaking USAID
Should the U.S. stop giving foreign aid?
www.reflector.show
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Shuttering USAID was the first high profile DOGE move, and widely condemned, but I know nothing about USAID and felt unable to have an opinion on whether this was good or bad. This podcast was really enlightening and taught me a lot about it www.reflector.show/p/breaking-u...
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Inalienable Rights vs. Conditional Privileges. “Listen, if a Bad President can come in and take away our rights and we’re dependent on a Good President replacing them in four years to give us back our rights, then we do not have any rights.” [kottke.org]
Inalienable Rights vs. Conditional Privileges
From @existennialmemes on Tumblr:
Listen, if a Bad President can come in and take away our rights and we’re dependent on a Good President replacing them in four years to give us back our rights, then we do not have any
kottke.org
February 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Inalienable Rights vs. Conditional Privileges. “Listen, if a Bad President can come in and take away our rights and we’re dependent on a Good President replacing them in four years to give us back our rights, then we do not have any rights.” [kottke.org]
Very disappointed in the UK government on so many levels here daringfireball.net/2025/02/appl...
Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection From the UK, in Defiance of UK Demand for Global Backdoor
The UK’s demands are simultaneously infuriatingly offensive, mathematically ignorant (regarding the nature of end-to-end encryption), dangerous (as proven by the recent Salt Typhoon attack China succe...
daringfireball.net
February 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Very disappointed in the UK government on so many levels here daringfireball.net/2025/02/appl...
Book banning wtf. The notion that even reading not just *an idea*, but someone’s lived experience, could objectively harm kids is so obviously rooted in fear and prejudice than in love and empathy.
After the murder of George Floyd, sales of books by Black authors skyrocketed. Now, there are efforts to ban many of the same books. Jerry Craft is one of the authors who got caught up in the backlash.
The Farce Awakens - This American Life
After the murder of George Floyd, sales of books by Black authors skyrocketed.
bit.ly
February 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Book banning wtf. The notion that even reading not just *an idea*, but someone’s lived experience, could objectively harm kids is so obviously rooted in fear and prejudice than in love and empathy.
I really enjoyed this debate by @intelligence2.bsky.social asking whether we over-state the impact our parenting can have. I.e. nature vs nurture. Respectful and passionate, just the way a debate should be. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
Classic Debate: Parenting Doesn’t Matter (Or Not As Much As You Think)
Podcast Episode · Intelligence Squared · 19/02/2025 · 1h 7m
podcasts.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I really enjoyed this debate by @intelligence2.bsky.social asking whether we over-state the impact our parenting can have. I.e. nature vs nurture. Respectful and passionate, just the way a debate should be. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
The madness in America just keeps escalating. And not only do they keep getting away with it, the whole system seems to keep enabling it. Shouldn't every outlet be leading with this stuff in abhorence?
February 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The madness in America just keeps escalating. And not only do they keep getting away with it, the whole system seems to keep enabling it. Shouldn't every outlet be leading with this stuff in abhorence?
I did a little acoustic instrumental cover of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman. Always fun to try and put a proper recording together rather than just noodling around. Tab included in the description 🙂
#guitar #acoustic #cover #neverenough #thegreatestshowman
youtu.be/9xTS2HorX18?...
#guitar #acoustic #cover #neverenough #thegreatestshowman
youtu.be/9xTS2HorX18?...
Never Enough from The Greatest Showman - acoustic fingerstyle instrumental cover + TAB
YouTube video by Charlie Pinker
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I did a little acoustic instrumental cover of Never Enough from The Greatest Showman. Always fun to try and put a proper recording together rather than just noodling around. Tab included in the description 🙂
#guitar #acoustic #cover #neverenough #thegreatestshowman
youtu.be/9xTS2HorX18?...
#guitar #acoustic #cover #neverenough #thegreatestshowman
youtu.be/9xTS2HorX18?...
RIP Fjorden, it would seem.
This looks great, but £260 (+£60p/y after yr 1)…yikes, too rich for me. www.macrumors.com/2025/02/06/l...
This looks great, but £260 (+£60p/y after yr 1)…yikes, too rich for me. www.macrumors.com/2025/02/06/l...
Leica Announces $329 'LUX Grip' Camera Accessory for iPhone
Leica today introduced the Leica LUX Grip, a MagSafe-compatible iPhone camera grip designed to provide photographers with a more tactile and precise...
www.macrumors.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
RIP Fjorden, it would seem.
This looks great, but £260 (+£60p/y after yr 1)…yikes, too rich for me. www.macrumors.com/2025/02/06/l...
This looks great, but £260 (+£60p/y after yr 1)…yikes, too rich for me. www.macrumors.com/2025/02/06/l...
Reposted by Charlie Pinker
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
I can't name a single app worse for in-app upgrade spam than @dropboxofficial.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I can't name a single app worse for in-app upgrade spam than @dropboxofficial.bsky.social
Kind of funny that the US banned Chinese-owned but US-hosted TikTok in the interests of data privacy, and now also-Chinese DeepSeek is top of the App Store, storing literally your entire conversations about any topic, as opposed to what cat videos you watched.
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Kind of funny that the US banned Chinese-owned but US-hosted TikTok in the interests of data privacy, and now also-Chinese DeepSeek is top of the App Store, storing literally your entire conversations about any topic, as opposed to what cat videos you watched.
Here's a little vid of me playing some songs with my steelpan band last Summer. Courtesy of Sussex Steel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL0M...
Drumming for Sussex Steel at Brighton's Pavilion Gardens
YouTube video by Charlie Pinker
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Here's a little vid of me playing some songs with my steelpan band last Summer. Courtesy of Sussex Steel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL0M...
It is quite incredible that after years of allowing Siri to languish and be famously sub-par, they finally launch an overhaul and it’s WORSE. What were they thinking? How is this better than waiting until it was ready? #appleintelligence www.macrumors.com/2025/01/24/a...
Apple Brings in New Exec to 'Fix' Siri and Apple Intelligence
Apple is making an internal staffing change that it hopes will improve Siri and its artificial intelligence offerings, reports Bloomberg. Kim...
www.macrumors.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It is quite incredible that after years of allowing Siri to languish and be famously sub-par, they finally launch an overhaul and it’s WORSE. What were they thinking? How is this better than waiting until it was ready? #appleintelligence www.macrumors.com/2025/01/24/a...