Alan Medlock
@alanmedlock.net
Retired metallurgist living in Scotland. Interested in motorsports, motorcycles, photography and tech.
https://alanmedlock.net/
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Google’s AI-powered search is cutting the need to click links, with early data showing major drops in web traffic.
The Mail reports clickthrough rates falling by two-thirds when AI overviews appear, and Bain says 80% of users rely on “zero-click” results in at least 40% of searches.
The Mail reports clickthrough rates falling by two-thirds when AI overviews appear, and Bain says 80% of users rely on “zero-click” results in at least 40% of searches.
May 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Google’s AI-powered search is cutting the need to click links, with early data showing major drops in web traffic.
The Mail reports clickthrough rates falling by two-thirds when AI overviews appear, and Bain says 80% of users rely on “zero-click” results in at least 40% of searches.
The Mail reports clickthrough rates falling by two-thirds when AI overviews appear, and Bain says 80% of users rely on “zero-click” results in at least 40% of searches.
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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UK motorcyclists: please sign this petition to implement a strategy to protect motorcyclists from imports of unsafe clothing.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Implement a strategy to protect motorcyclists from imports of unsafe clothing
We want the Government to implement a national strategy that protects motorcyclists from imports of unsafe clothing.
petition.parliament.uk
January 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
UK motorcyclists: please sign this petition to implement a strategy to protect motorcyclists from imports of unsafe clothing.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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I'm old enough to remember imagining the Internet would be some kind of Oracle of knowledge… Instead it has connected the previously-isolated dumbest loudest voices among us into a massive hive-mind of thundering stupidity.
...And now look what happens tomorrow…
...And now look what happens tomorrow…
January 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I'm old enough to remember imagining the Internet would be some kind of Oracle of knowledge… Instead it has connected the previously-isolated dumbest loudest voices among us into a massive hive-mind of thundering stupidity.
...And now look what happens tomorrow…
...And now look what happens tomorrow…
Interesting exhibit in Edinburgh Museum
"Do your feet hurt?
It was a brilliant sales pitch. Stand on a box over an X-ray tube and peer down at a screen to see the bones of your toes inside your new shoes. Are they squashing your toes?"
Shoe fitting fluoroscope.
The Pedoscope Company Ltd, c1936
"Do your feet hurt?
It was a brilliant sales pitch. Stand on a box over an X-ray tube and peer down at a screen to see the bones of your toes inside your new shoes. Are they squashing your toes?"
Shoe fitting fluoroscope.
The Pedoscope Company Ltd, c1936
January 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Interesting exhibit in Edinburgh Museum
"Do your feet hurt?
It was a brilliant sales pitch. Stand on a box over an X-ray tube and peer down at a screen to see the bones of your toes inside your new shoes. Are they squashing your toes?"
Shoe fitting fluoroscope.
The Pedoscope Company Ltd, c1936
"Do your feet hurt?
It was a brilliant sales pitch. Stand on a box over an X-ray tube and peer down at a screen to see the bones of your toes inside your new shoes. Are they squashing your toes?"
Shoe fitting fluoroscope.
The Pedoscope Company Ltd, c1936
“Cars are no longer just vehicles—they’re becoming digital platforms designed to generate ongoing revenue.”
www.forbes.com/sites/joshma...
www.forbes.com/sites/joshma...
Your New Car Isn’t Yours - Automakers Increasingly Charge ‘Subscription Fees.’
Subscription fees are yet another reflection of the escalating costs associated with new cars.
www.forbes.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“Cars are no longer just vehicles—they’re becoming digital platforms designed to generate ongoing revenue.”
www.forbes.com/sites/joshma...
www.forbes.com/sites/joshma...
Great idea!!
Someone needs to invent some kind of online calculator whereby we Brits can put in our recent healthcare appointments/meds/experiences and it’ll calculate what it would cost on average in the USA. Just to hammer home how bloody lucky we are to have the NHS and how fiercely we need to protect it.
December 8, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Great idea!!
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Things you won’t see on Twitter.
December 6, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Things you won’t see on Twitter.
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I know I'm preaching to the converted here but sharing this thing I just posted anyway. 🏍️ theridesofar.com/2024/12/an-i...
An invitation to join the Bluesky motorcycle community – The Ride So Far
theridesofar.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:49 PM
I know I'm preaching to the converted here but sharing this thing I just posted anyway. 🏍️ theridesofar.com/2024/12/an-i...
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Looks like Motorcycle Twitter is making its way over here. Maybe they’ll notice I’m already here if I post a photo of a motorbike.
Hey, let’s get some engagement farming going and reply with a picture of your bike, like they do on Threads!
Hey, let’s get some engagement farming going and reply with a picture of your bike, like they do on Threads!
November 13, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Looks like Motorcycle Twitter is making its way over here. Maybe they’ll notice I’m already here if I post a photo of a motorbike.
Hey, let’s get some engagement farming going and reply with a picture of your bike, like they do on Threads!
Hey, let’s get some engagement farming going and reply with a picture of your bike, like they do on Threads!