John Philpin
@philpin.com
Here, there, everywhere … yet somehow not omnipresent. But you get used to it. #StructuredThought 🎵 🎥📚
Manton Reece - Sometimes I forget about the way Micro.b...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
It’s approaching 5 years since the doctor’s took Jax to one side to suggest that we ‘put our affairs in order’.
And yet here we are - thanks to so many people working on the team.
Continuing side effects? Sure, but peanuts... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/19/its-approaching-years-since-the.html
And yet here we are - thanks to so many people working on the team.
Continuing side effects? Sure, but peanuts... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/19/its-approaching-years-since-the.html
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
It’s approaching 5 years since the doctor’s took Jax to one side to suggest that we ‘put our affairs in order’.
And yet here we are - thanks to so many people working on the team.
Continuing side effects? Sure, but peanuts... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/19/its-approaching-years-since-the.html
And yet here we are - thanks to so many people working on the team.
Continuing side effects? Sure, but peanuts... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/19/its-approaching-years-since-the.html
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🔗 Ranked: Number of Trade Agreements Across 30 Economies
Parking this here as a thought that will feed into a piece I am ‘assembling’.
Parking this here as a thought that will feed into a piece I am ‘assembling’.
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🔗 Ranked: Number of Trade Agreements Across 30 Economies
Parking this here as a thought that will feed into a piece I am ‘assembling’.
Parking this here as a thought that will feed into a piece I am ‘assembling’.
🔗 Meta is killing off Messenger’s Mac app for unknown reasons.
I think ‘undeclared reasons’ would be more accurate. We all know what the money grubbing branch of hell is really doing.
I think ‘undeclared reasons’ would be more accurate. We all know what the money grubbing branch of hell is really doing.
Meta is killing off Messenger’s Mac app for unknown reasons - 9to5Mac
Meta is killing off Facebook Messenger’s dedicated Mac app and pushing all users to the Facebook website for their messaging needs instead.
9to5mac.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
🔗 Meta is killing off Messenger’s Mac app for unknown reasons.
I think ‘undeclared reasons’ would be more accurate. We all know what the money grubbing branch of hell is really doing.
I think ‘undeclared reasons’ would be more accurate. We all know what the money grubbing branch of hell is really doing.
**Auckland **
supports Gaza ✅
strikes to support nurses, teachers et al ✅
But METALLICA’s pop up store for ‘merch’ …
Now THAT’s a turnout.
Priorities people. Priorities.
supports Gaza ✅
strikes to support nurses, teachers et al ✅
But METALLICA’s pop up store for ‘merch’ …
Now THAT’s a turnout.
Priorities people. Priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
**Auckland **
supports Gaza ✅
strikes to support nurses, teachers et al ✅
But METALLICA’s pop up store for ‘merch’ …
Now THAT’s a turnout.
Priorities people. Priorities.
supports Gaza ✅
strikes to support nurses, teachers et al ✅
But METALLICA’s pop up store for ‘merch’ …
Now THAT’s a turnout.
Priorities people. Priorities.
Playing around with both Claude and ChatGPT for help with simple tech stuff
Claude is by far the best - and is consistently so good at nailing stuff
BUT
It seems to get ‘tired’ as in I run out of tokens - even as a 20 bu... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/18/playing-around-with-both-claude.html
Claude is by far the best - and is consistently so good at nailing stuff
BUT
It seems to get ‘tired’ as in I run out of tokens - even as a 20 bu... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/18/playing-around-with-both-claude.html
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Playing around with both Claude and ChatGPT for help with simple tech stuff
Claude is by far the best - and is consistently so good at nailing stuff
BUT
It seems to get ‘tired’ as in I run out of tokens - even as a 20 bu... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/18/playing-around-with-both-claude.html
Claude is by far the best - and is consistently so good at nailing stuff
BUT
It seems to get ‘tired’ as in I run out of tokens - even as a 20 bu... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/18/playing-around-with-both-claude.html
Auckland to Sydney less than $200
Auckland to Wellington over $300 - sometimes $500
.. and we wonder why people are streaming out of New Zealand.
Auckland to Wellington over $300 - sometimes $500
.. and we wonder why people are streaming out of New Zealand.
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Auckland to Sydney less than $200
Auckland to Wellington over $300 - sometimes $500
.. and we wonder why people are streaming out of New Zealand.
Auckland to Wellington over $300 - sometimes $500
.. and we wonder why people are streaming out of New Zealand.
The reason for that top post is that at noon - the second and third post were not showing anywhere - despite what the time stamp says.
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The reason for that top post is that at noon - the second and third post were not showing anywhere - despite what the time stamp says.
Watching two posts not get posted - posting this post to see when it’s posted. Posted process starting at precisely noon.
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Watching two posts not get posted - posting this post to see when it’s posted. Posted process starting at precisely noon.
Well hello @BonnieRue how did I miss following you .. looking forward to where we are all going.
Micro.blog - @BonnieRue
micro.blog
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Well hello @BonnieRue how did I miss following you .. looking forward to where we are all going.
Shouldn’t populist elites be an oxymoron?
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Shouldn’t populist elites be an oxymoron?
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"“The logical end of mechanical progress is to reduce the human being to something resembling a brain in a bottle. That is the goal towards which we are already moving, though, of course, we have no intention of getting the... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/the-logical-end-of-mechanical.html
"“The logical end of mechanical progress is to reduce the human being to something resembling a brain in a bottle. That is the goal towards which we are already moving, though, of course, we have no intention of getting the... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/the-logical-end-of-mechanical.html
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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"“The logical end of mechanical progress is to reduce the human being to something resembling a brain in a bottle. That is the goal towards which we are already moving, though, of course, we have no intention of getting the... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/the-logical-end-of-mechanical.html
"“The logical end of mechanical progress is to reduce the human being to something resembling a brain in a bottle. That is the goal towards which we are already moving, though, of course, we have no intention of getting the... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/the-logical-end-of-mechanical.html
When Manton , Dave and Brent
(he writes as if they are long time buddies - truth is I have never talked to any of them - but I do very much like what they all do and sometimes it just feels that I do know them - anyway my point... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/when-manton-dave-and-brent.html
(he writes as if they are long time buddies - truth is I have never talked to any of them - but I do very much like what they all do and sometimes it just feels that I do know them - anyway my point... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/when-manton-dave-and-brent.html
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
When Manton , Dave and Brent
(he writes as if they are long time buddies - truth is I have never talked to any of them - but I do very much like what they all do and sometimes it just feels that I do know them - anyway my point... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/when-manton-dave-and-brent.html
(he writes as if they are long time buddies - truth is I have never talked to any of them - but I do very much like what they all do and sometimes it just feels that I do know them - anyway my point... https://john.philpin.com/2025/11/17/when-manton-dave-and-brent.html
Dear Siri … I wrote ‘mega’ … M-E-G-A … please do not - ever - EVER AGAIN - change the ‘E’ to an ‘A’ … NOT COOL.
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Dear Siri … I wrote ‘mega’ … M-E-G-A … please do not - ever - EVER AGAIN - change the ‘E’ to an ‘A’ … NOT COOL.
President attacking you? Change your name - that will fix everything.
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
President attacking you? Change your name - that will fix everything.
💬 True - although it beggars belief how big that gap can be - when all it takes to close it up is to think.
But we don’t.
But we don’t.
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
💬 True - although it beggars belief how big that gap can be - when all it takes to close it up is to think.
But we don’t.
But we don’t.
From 🔗Voroni ..
Reproducing the whole image because the news - that we all know - is buried.
What on earth happened between 2024 and 2025 in America for goodness sake.
Reproducing the whole image because the news - that we all know - is buried.
What on earth happened between 2024 and 2025 in America for goodness sake.
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
From 🔗Voroni ..
Reproducing the whole image because the news - that we all know - is buried.
What on earth happened between 2024 and 2025 in America for goodness sake.
Reproducing the whole image because the news - that we all know - is buried.
What on earth happened between 2024 and 2025 in America for goodness sake.
I see the Torygraph continues to move in lockstep with the general move of the right wing to the far right wing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I see the Torygraph continues to move in lockstep with the general move of the right wing to the far right wing.