Rob Forbes
@robforbes.bsky.social
Humanist. Cultural architect.
Award-winning broadcaster of 20+ years.
"Gives the best hugs".
Other interests available on request.
(He/Him) 🇿🇦🌍
Award-winning broadcaster of 20+ years.
"Gives the best hugs".
Other interests available on request.
(He/Him) 🇿🇦🌍
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Rob Forbes
@robforbes.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Hi ZA friends
I've put a list of South African news organisations that are on here together, if you 're looking for one.
Will update as more outlets arrive #SouthAfrica #News
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I've put a list of South African news organisations that are on here together, if you 're looking for one.
Will update as more outlets arrive #SouthAfrica #News
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Reposted by Rob Forbes
Ok, who asked the "is there any tech the left is excited about" question that seems to have triggered everyone?
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Ok, who asked the "is there any tech the left is excited about" question that seems to have triggered everyone?
Reposted by Rob Forbes
In today’s dictatorship news:
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
In today’s dictatorship news:
I'm very close to cancelling all my subscriptions and instead buying a DVD writer and re-installing NERO
February 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I'm very close to cancelling all my subscriptions and instead buying a DVD writer and re-installing NERO
It still isn't art though. "Make me a tear-jerking coming of age film" will mean nothing. They haven't made it. They haven't poured soul into it. People haven't breathed light and life into characters. It's still just slop.
An AI could be prompted to make "my girl". It wouldn't be My Girl, though.
An AI could be prompted to make "my girl". It wouldn't be My Girl, though.
We’re going to see some incredible content from independent filmmakers in the coming months. Seedance is the game changer that Google’s Veo and Sora hoped to be.
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
It still isn't art though. "Make me a tear-jerking coming of age film" will mean nothing. They haven't made it. They haven't poured soul into it. People haven't breathed light and life into characters. It's still just slop.
An AI could be prompted to make "my girl". It wouldn't be My Girl, though.
An AI could be prompted to make "my girl". It wouldn't be My Girl, though.
Letterboxd really enjoying the new Emily Bronte adaptation
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Letterboxd really enjoying the new Emily Bronte adaptation
So you're saying that someone in the gig economy earns $11.25 every time someone leaves a Waymo door open..? Sounds like a great idea.
Robotaxis need 1.5 human operators for each car because they need humans to do all the other stuff that drivers normally do, like close the car doors
www.reddit.com/r/DoorDash_D...
www.reddit.com/r/DoorDash_D...
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
So you're saying that someone in the gig economy earns $11.25 every time someone leaves a Waymo door open..? Sounds like a great idea.
"You have a good job, a family, and retirement money, but you wanna try heroin? Doit king! Your body, your choice! And what if you drove to your dealer in a new Mazda..?"
Here are the brands bringing ads to ChatGPT
Here are the brands bringing ads to ChatGPT
Your ChatGPT convo could serve up ads from these companies.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 4:41 PM
"You have a good job, a family, and retirement money, but you wanna try heroin? Doit king! Your body, your choice! And what if you drove to your dealer in a new Mazda..?"
LMAO. All this list says is that tech ppl have no idea what some jobs do.
AI is gonna replace historians? The ones who provide context and nuance? And journalists? The AI is gonna go out and interview people? Call for comment? Get vox-pops? Shut up.
AI is gonna replace historians? The ones who provide context and nuance? And journalists? The AI is gonna go out and interview people? Call for comment? Get vox-pops? Shut up.
Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
LMAO. All this list says is that tech ppl have no idea what some jobs do.
AI is gonna replace historians? The ones who provide context and nuance? And journalists? The AI is gonna go out and interview people? Call for comment? Get vox-pops? Shut up.
AI is gonna replace historians? The ones who provide context and nuance? And journalists? The AI is gonna go out and interview people? Call for comment? Get vox-pops? Shut up.
After Bad Bunny + Green Day, I would like to propose Chappell Roan + Rage Against the Machine for Superbowl LXI.
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
After Bad Bunny + Green Day, I would like to propose Chappell Roan + Rage Against the Machine for Superbowl LXI.
Timely reminder that displays of these sorts are actually military flexes by nations.
They want you to know that they can do this, in this controlled a manner, and that each and every single one can kill you.
They want you to know that they can do this, in this controlled a manner, and that each and every single one can kill you.
Thousands of glowing drones rehearsed for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala over Hefei, China.
The Gala reportedly set a Guinness World Record for the number of drones controlled by a single computer.
The Gala reportedly set a Guinness World Record for the number of drones controlled by a single computer.
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Timely reminder that displays of these sorts are actually military flexes by nations.
They want you to know that they can do this, in this controlled a manner, and that each and every single one can kill you.
They want you to know that they can do this, in this controlled a manner, and that each and every single one can kill you.
Reposted by Rob Forbes
There are a lot of people who are going to complain about being unfairly vilified by that halftime show and it's because they know in their hearts they're on Team Hate.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
There are a lot of people who are going to complain about being unfairly vilified by that halftime show and it's because they know in their hearts they're on Team Hate.
The Macarena
Bailamos
Despacito
Waka Waka
Gangnam Style
English speakers must stop lying about not wanting to dance to songs they can't understand.
Bailamos
Despacito
Waka Waka
Gangnam Style
English speakers must stop lying about not wanting to dance to songs they can't understand.
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The Macarena
Bailamos
Despacito
Waka Waka
Gangnam Style
English speakers must stop lying about not wanting to dance to songs they can't understand.
Bailamos
Despacito
Waka Waka
Gangnam Style
English speakers must stop lying about not wanting to dance to songs they can't understand.
When you are the American Idiot in question...
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 AM
When you are the American Idiot in question...
Liverpool just collapsed there. No mentality.
February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Liverpool just collapsed there. No mentality.
These things are gonna kill so many, many people. It's inevitable.
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
These things are gonna kill so many, many people. It's inevitable.
It's very cute that yanks pretend there is a "global audience" for the Superbowl.
The biggest global game today is Liverpool v City, on now. And that's gonna be a billion viewers.
The biggest global game today is Liverpool v City, on now. And that's gonna be a billion viewers.
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It's very cute that yanks pretend there is a "global audience" for the Superbowl.
The biggest global game today is Liverpool v City, on now. And that's gonna be a billion viewers.
The biggest global game today is Liverpool v City, on now. And that's gonna be a billion viewers.
Why does no-one release live albums anymore?
Back in the day every band/artist had at least one "Live at ..." album in the discography.
Back in the day every band/artist had at least one "Live at ..." album in the discography.
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Why does no-one release live albums anymore?
Back in the day every band/artist had at least one "Live at ..." album in the discography.
Back in the day every band/artist had at least one "Live at ..." album in the discography.
Sounds like a good bunny to me.
Bad Bunny got emotional when asked who first believed in him, crediting his mother’s support before his career took off.
"I have to say my mom. She believed in me ... She believed that I could be a good person, you know?"
"I have to say my mom. She believed in me ... She believed that I could be a good person, you know?"
February 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Sounds like a good bunny to me.
The wallpaper in the bathrooms of the club I'm in...
February 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The wallpaper in the bathrooms of the club I'm in...
Saw someone out in a MAGA hat, in Johannesburg, tonight. He went home on his Vespa.
Yanks, come fetch your fucking boy. He's not welcome around here...
Yanks, come fetch your fucking boy. He's not welcome around here...
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Saw someone out in a MAGA hat, in Johannesburg, tonight. He went home on his Vespa.
Yanks, come fetch your fucking boy. He's not welcome around here...
Yanks, come fetch your fucking boy. He's not welcome around here...
Is that the cumulative death-toll estimate?
Dr Oz: "We project that America will lose about 100 million pounds this year, which will make folks a lot healthier."
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Is that the cumulative death-toll estimate?
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GET HIM.
February 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
GET HIM.