hojomo
@hojomo.bsky.social
AutoMotive was driven by fossil fools. Now we need to transition to electric, for the sake of the planet! But this is a world approaching ReBoot, so what becomes of it's people?
Evocative Thought for a BlueSky existence….. #BridgeTheGap
Evocative Thought for a BlueSky existence….. #BridgeTheGap
Trying to establish whether @backmarketofficial.bsky.social are FRAUDULENT! Suspicious activity TODAY, with a deilery they are supposed to have made! Please beware!!
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trying to establish whether @backmarketofficial.bsky.social are FRAUDULENT! Suspicious activity TODAY, with a deilery they are supposed to have made! Please beware!!
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I was quoting Paulina Borsook before it was cool! <3
This 2000 interview with Paula Borsook (Cyberselfish) perfectly sums up/predicts everything that's happened with Silicon Valley in the past quarter century.
www.salon.com/2000/05/04/b...
www.salon.com/2000/05/04/b...
![So now, when we talk about high-tech culture, a lot of what we're talking about is really business-speculation culture, and a transplanted Midtown Manhattan advertising culture, or Wall Street financial culture. So, though we may use the words "high tech" these days to refer to this group, they're not all the same kind of person -- but they are finding lots of common ground.
Absolutely. I noticed that at some point in the mid-'90s, we got major culture-creep, when programmers and systems administrators all became covert stock traders on the Web.
Yes. It's horrifying. [laughs] Because -- and I'm not anti-technology or anti-geek -- what is really best about these people is what I call their "curious child" quality -- scientists have it -- that kind of noodling around with code, and zoning out for 36 hours at a time working on something. That's where the really good creative work can happen. But if you have one corner of your monitor that's constantly watching the stock market, or you'r](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:psqralexigiufgtswkszy6zr/bafkreic2klxsqffbku7jdvewrbjm2ulosrtfpy5mczn7nwm4z6nqvclrxa@jpeg)
September 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I was quoting Paulina Borsook before it was cool! <3
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Take a minute to read this perfect explanation of MTG's current stand...she does not deserve our sympathy. She created this monster and is using it for her own benefit.
Alyssa Milano‘s letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene
An Open Letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene
From, Alyssa Milano November 17, 2025
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Take a minute to read this perfect explanation of MTG's current stand...she does not deserve our sympathy. She created this monster and is using it for her own benefit.
No agreement reached on new pledges to cut fossil fuels at COP30 in Brazil
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#F1: Perhaps John Elkann is the one who should be talking less and focusing on getting the car right? This season it is inconsistent and has been letting the Drivers down!.....
Ferrari chairman John Elkann says the company's Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "need to focus on driving and talk less" - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...
Ferrari chairman Elkann criticises Hamilton and Leclerc
Ferrari chairman John Elkann has called for the Formula 1 company's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#F1: Perhaps John Elkann is the one who should be talking less and focusing on getting the car right? This season it is inconsistent and has been letting the Drivers down!.....
Human speaking: Congrats @perplexitycomet.bsky.social for standing up for us Users! Amazon can f.off - THIS long-term user will Cancel at next renewal just because of them inserting ads into streaming programs, RUINING the experience for NeuroDivergents! techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/a...
Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing | TechCrunch
Amazon won't allow agents on its site that don't identify themselves as such. Perplexity is not pleased.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Human speaking: Congrats @perplexitycomet.bsky.social for standing up for us Users! Amazon can f.off - THIS long-term user will Cancel at next renewal just because of them inserting ads into streaming programs, RUINING the experience for NeuroDivergents! techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/a...
Important tweaks for those of us who liked Twitter in the Jack days, and don't like it now (maybe because of "Him"), so here we are 😊 Thanks Sarah!
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces ‘dislikes’ beta
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta | TechCrunch
Bluesky is looking to a new signal — "dislikes" — to personalize users' feeds.
techcrunch.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Important tweaks for those of us who liked Twitter in the Jack days, and don't like it now (maybe because of "Him"), so here we are 😊 Thanks Sarah!
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Let’s hope for silence from those Brexiters who were at pains to tell us their vote to leave wasn’t about economics but about identity and sovereignty. They got their way. No whining now. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Let’s hope for silence from those Brexiters who were at pains to tell us their vote to leave wasn’t about economics but about identity and sovereignty. They got their way. No whining now. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Extreme wealth inequality is killing planet Earth, and hijacking political power so as to be allowed continue.
This is the most important thing to understand right now.
This is the most important thing to understand right now.
Ireland's wealthiest households create significantly more carbon emissions than lower-earners, according to a new report from Oxfam Ireland.
jrnl.ie/6859962
jrnl.ie/6859962
Ireland's richest 10% produce almost as much carbon as the bottom 50%, report says
Oxfam Ireland is calling on the Government to increase taxes on the rich.
jrnl.ie
November 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Extreme wealth inequality is killing planet Earth, and hijacking political power so as to be allowed continue.
This is the most important thing to understand right now.
This is the most important thing to understand right now.
FINALLY some stand up to 47!.....
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
FINALLY some stand up to 47!.....
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
Wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010, a study has found.
Users of gas have been among the biggest beneficiaries, the research suggested. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Researchers achieve sodium battery breakthroughs.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/researc...
www.perplexity.ai/page/researc...
Perplexity
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
www.perplexity.ai
October 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Researchers achieve sodium battery breakthroughs.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/researc...
www.perplexity.ai/page/researc...
Autonomous Traffic Jams are coming to Europe & the UK.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/stellan...
www.perplexity.ai/page/stellan...
Perplexity
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
www.perplexity.ai
October 18, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Autonomous Traffic Jams are coming to Europe & the UK.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/stellan...
www.perplexity.ai/page/stellan...
The Co-Incidence of Drought and Data Centre Water Use should be alarming.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/extreme...
www.perplexity.ai/page/extreme...
Perplexity
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
www.perplexity.ai
October 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Co-Incidence of Drought and Data Centre Water Use should be alarming.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/extreme...
www.perplexity.ai/page/extreme...
Have discovered there's a rip-off "Comet - Ai Agent Browser" in the iPhone AppStore already! 🤬 Probably for "CometJacking" as per my last repost - AI is making our Threat Landscape worse, when it should be helping to Combat those threats! #Perplexity
October 15, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Have discovered there's a rip-off "Comet - Ai Agent Browser" in the iPhone AppStore already! 🤬 Probably for "CometJacking" as per my last repost - AI is making our Threat Landscape worse, when it should be helping to Combat those threats! #Perplexity
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A new attack called 'CometJacking' exploits URL parameters to pass to Perplexity's Comet AI browser hidden instructions that allow access to sensitive data from connected services, like email and calendar.
CommetJacking attack tricks Comet browser into stealing emails
A new attack called 'CometJacking' exploits URL parameters to pass to Perplexity's Comet AI browser hidden instructions that allow access to sensitive data from connected services, like email and calendar.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A new attack called 'CometJacking' exploits URL parameters to pass to Perplexity's Comet AI browser hidden instructions that allow access to sensitive data from connected services, like email and calendar.
The new Perplexity Comet browser is already getting it's knickers in a knot, announcing
"We block VPNs to prevent spam and abuse. If you are using a VPN, please disable it to access Perplexity" = New Tab & carry on!
Please note: in this "battle", Users want VPNs!.....
fortune.com/2025/10/11/a...
"We block VPNs to prevent spam and abuse. If you are using a VPN, please disable it to access Perplexity" = New Tab & carry on!
Please note: in this "battle", Users want VPNs!.....
fortune.com/2025/10/11/a...
Browser wars, a hallmark of the late 1990s tech world, are back with a vengeance—thanks to AI | Fortune
Google has integrated Gemini into Chrome, while Perplexity and Opera have launched AI-native browsers too.
fortune.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The new Perplexity Comet browser is already getting it's knickers in a knot, announcing
"We block VPNs to prevent spam and abuse. If you are using a VPN, please disable it to access Perplexity" = New Tab & carry on!
Please note: in this "battle", Users want VPNs!.....
fortune.com/2025/10/11/a...
"We block VPNs to prevent spam and abuse. If you are using a VPN, please disable it to access Perplexity" = New Tab & carry on!
Please note: in this "battle", Users want VPNs!.....
fortune.com/2025/10/11/a...
Looks like market manipulation from the top of the US Tree #NewsWatch.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/trump-s...
www.perplexity.ai/page/trump-s...
Perplexity
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
www.perplexity.ai
October 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Looks like market manipulation from the top of the US Tree #NewsWatch.....
www.perplexity.ai/page/trump-s...
www.perplexity.ai/page/trump-s...
#BadApple - Here's why..... youtube.com/watch?v=z8Vy...
How Apple Brainwashes You Into Buying Everything
YouTube video by History of Gadgets
youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#BadApple - Here's why..... youtube.com/watch?v=z8Vy...
#TubeStrike marks the beginning of the end. Concede to strikers request. Reduce workforce by 30% to cover the costs, then run Underground like DLR, with increased use of AI for Security & Maintenance schedules. End of jobs. Assistance & Ticketing & Traveller communications handled by Apps and AI.
September 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#TubeStrike marks the beginning of the end. Concede to strikers request. Reduce workforce by 30% to cover the costs, then run Underground like DLR, with increased use of AI for Security & Maintenance schedules. End of jobs. Assistance & Ticketing & Traveller communications handled by Apps and AI.
In more sensible news, @bobsrailrelics.co.uk just released this wonderful tale of a Railway in Taff Vale.....
youtube.com/watch?v=-MSN...
youtube.com/watch?v=-MSN...
Rail 200 - The Taff Vale Railway
YouTube video by Bob's Rail Relics
youtube.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
In more sensible news, @bobsrailrelics.co.uk just released this wonderful tale of a Railway in Taff Vale.....
youtube.com/watch?v=-MSN...
youtube.com/watch?v=-MSN...
Surely can't be true? Must be fake news? Climate Change apparently doesn't exist, according to the Dreadful47 at least.....
August 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Surely can't be true? Must be fake news? Climate Change apparently doesn't exist, according to the Dreadful47 at least.....