The Golden Age of Witless
@j0ebaldw1n.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Person. Admin gonk. Nerd. 80s synthpop idiot. Semi-talented iOS app dev. Tesco Value satirical poster. Lidl croissant enthusiast. It’s always David Cameron’s fault.
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Stupid #introduction post:
Hello I am Joe. I am an admin gonk from #norwich in the #uk. #linux user but not weird about it. #80s synthpop idiot. Semi-talented #iosdev (developed Budgie Diet, a free #diet app). Gamer that doesn't like being called that, currently obsessed with: #eldenring […]
Hello I am Joe. I am an admin gonk from #norwich in the #uk. #linux user but not weird about it. #80s synthpop idiot. Semi-talented #iosdev (developed Budgie Diet, a free #diet app). Gamer that doesn't like being called that, currently obsessed with: #eldenring […]
I am basically packed for the #cruise except that I don't know whether the LTT backpack I ordered will actually get here before we go, basically just hoping customs and Parcelforce don't conspire to fuck me over
February 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I am basically packed for the #cruise except that I don't know whether the LTT backpack I ordered will actually get here before we go, basically just hoping customs and Parcelforce don't conspire to fuck me over
I fucking love my gym. Even with the resolutioner bump this year, I’ve had no issues with it being too busy and it’s just in the perfect position for both my house and anything I want to go to.
And the resolutioners are definitely all gone now, meaning that it’s back to being at like 10% […]
And the resolutioners are definitely all gone now, meaning that it’s back to being at like 10% […]
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mastodon.social
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I fucking love my gym. Even with the resolutioner bump this year, I’ve had no issues with it being too busy and it’s just in the perfect position for both my house and anything I want to go to.
And the resolutioners are definitely all gone now, meaning that it’s back to being at like 10% […]
And the resolutioners are definitely all gone now, meaning that it’s back to being at like 10% […]
I love the run up to any holiday where I'm so fixated on not being ill for the holiday that I become hypersensitive to both literally anyone sneezing or coughing around me, but also my own sniffling which I have every single morning without fail and take cetirizine for every single day.
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I love the run up to any holiday where I'm so fixated on not being ill for the holiday that I become hypersensitive to both literally anyone sneezing or coughing around me, but also my own sniffling which I have every single morning without fail and take cetirizine for every single day.
This isn't a social network it is a purgatory I have condemned myself to
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 AM
This isn't a social network it is a purgatory I have condemned myself to
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#nowplaying Towa Tei - Technova; just a solid banger https://youtu.be/hAFiKHt12oM?si=B3aOOuqmi6UqrhW5
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
#nowplaying Towa Tei - Technova; just a solid banger https://youtu.be/hAFiKHt12oM?si=B3aOOuqmi6UqrhW5
RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/115985472395699138
Sounds like fun, I’ll get round to it just as soon as I’ve finished knocking my own teeth out with a hammer
Sounds like fun, I’ll get round to it just as soon as I’ve finished knocking my own teeth out with a hammer
techhub.social
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
RE: https://techhub.social/@Techmeme/115985472395699138
Sounds like fun, I’ll get round to it just as soon as I’ve finished knocking my own teeth out with a hammer
Sounds like fun, I’ll get round to it just as soon as I’ve finished knocking my own teeth out with a hammer
Kind of impressive that despite me repeatedly insulting Mastodon on Mastodon the only shitty reply I’ve had defending Mastodon has been from someone on Bluesky
January 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Kind of impressive that despite me repeatedly insulting Mastodon on Mastodon the only shitty reply I’ve had defending Mastodon has been from someone on Bluesky
Bridgy Fed has a really useful function which is to annoy people who are transparently upset at the idea people might not be forced to use Mastodon if they don’t want to
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Bridgy Fed has a really useful function which is to annoy people who are transparently upset at the idea people might not be forced to use Mastodon if they don’t want to
I’ve decided that while I actually don’t mind Liquid Glass on iOS, it is an absolute unholy abomination on macOS.
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I’ve decided that while I actually don’t mind Liquid Glass on iOS, it is an absolute unholy abomination on macOS.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@j0ebaldw1n/115979012885452570
I didn't see a Copilot icon but SwiftKey can still piss off, even after being ruined by iOS 26 the default Apple keyboard is better
I didn't see a Copilot icon but SwiftKey can still piss off, even after being ruined by iOS 26 the default Apple keyboard is better
Testing out SwiftKey instead of the default iOS keyboard, as you do, by writing a small narrative in my notes app that basically says that if I ever see a Copilot icon on my phone again I'll stick Sam Altman's head up Satya Nadella's arse.
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@j0ebaldw1n/115979012885452570
I didn't see a Copilot icon but SwiftKey can still piss off, even after being ruined by iOS 26 the default Apple keyboard is better
I didn't see a Copilot icon but SwiftKey can still piss off, even after being ruined by iOS 26 the default Apple keyboard is better
RE: https://flipboard.com/@9to5mac/all-stories-54qrgsooz/-/a-jK5cdvR5TE2nld-eGWPw9Q%3Aa%3A151168268-%2F0
Unsurprising given that any time I looked at using it, you couldn't just click and collect, you had to physically go to an Apple Store with ID. Meanwhile, using Barclays finance you could […]
Unsurprising given that any time I looked at using it, you couldn't just click and collect, you had to physically go to an Apple Store with ID. Meanwhile, using Barclays finance you could […]
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mastodon.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@9to5mac/all-stories-54qrgsooz/-/a-jK5cdvR5TE2nld-eGWPw9Q%3Aa%3A151168268-%2F0
Unsurprising given that any time I looked at using it, you couldn't just click and collect, you had to physically go to an Apple Store with ID. Meanwhile, using Barclays finance you could […]
Unsurprising given that any time I looked at using it, you couldn't just click and collect, you had to physically go to an Apple Store with ID. Meanwhile, using Barclays finance you could […]
Clearing out my screen shots folder only to rediscover my truly utopian vision of a free anti-corporate, anti-billionaire, anti-social Internet. #tbt #mastodon #fediverse #hashtags
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Clearing out my screen shots folder only to rediscover my truly utopian vision of a free anti-corporate, anti-billionaire, anti-social Internet. #tbt #mastodon #fediverse #hashtags
RE: https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin/115983207996011770
My partner has mine as "Joe" because that's what my name is
My partner has mine as "Joe" because that's what my name is
mastodon.social
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin/115983207996011770
My partner has mine as "Joe" because that's what my name is
My partner has mine as "Joe" because that's what my name is
Thank you for your email, it did find me well but it left me a broken hollow shell of a person
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Thank you for your email, it did find me well but it left me a broken hollow shell of a person
Logged into Edge to clear out all my old browsing data from it and found out I had enough Microsoft Reward points to redeem a £5 Tesco gift card somehow
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Logged into Edge to clear out all my old browsing data from it and found out I had enough Microsoft Reward points to redeem a £5 Tesco gift card somehow
Thomas Dolby's really pissed off I shone a bunch of light blue lasers in his eyes. Turns out I blinded him with cyans
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Thomas Dolby's really pissed off I shone a bunch of light blue lasers in his eyes. Turns out I blinded him with cyans
Testing out SwiftKey instead of the default iOS keyboard, as you do, by writing a small narrative in my notes app that basically says that if I ever see a Copilot icon on my phone again I'll stick Sam Altman's head up Satya Nadella's arse.
January 29, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Testing out SwiftKey instead of the default iOS keyboard, as you do, by writing a small narrative in my notes app that basically says that if I ever see a Copilot icon on my phone again I'll stick Sam Altman's head up Satya Nadella's arse.
Decided to push the boat out and live dangerously; I’m going to use my phone without a case. It’s all the way downhill from here
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Decided to push the boat out and live dangerously; I’m going to use my phone without a case. It’s all the way downhill from here
Reading Morgan Jones’ book “No Second Chances” on the excesses of the FBPE/remain campaigns, that came out today, and really enjoying it so far, not least because it’s validating to hear from someone else who knew the whole People’s Vote thing was utterly, bizarrely bonkers even from a pro-EU […]
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mastodon.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Reading Morgan Jones’ book “No Second Chances” on the excesses of the FBPE/remain campaigns, that came out today, and really enjoying it so far, not least because it’s validating to hear from someone else who knew the whole People’s Vote thing was utterly, bizarrely bonkers even from a pro-EU […]
RE: https://flipboard.com/@skynewsuk/latest-8k70g7sbz/-/a-xXiDlZpwQTWi5vR3laGe3Q%3Aa%3A2758248952-%2F0
Doesn't seem to have harmed his career any at least.
Doesn't seem to have harmed his career any at least.
flipboard.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@skynewsuk/latest-8k70g7sbz/-/a-xXiDlZpwQTWi5vR3laGe3Q%3Aa%3A2758248952-%2F0
Doesn't seem to have harmed his career any at least.
Doesn't seem to have harmed his career any at least.
RE: https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/115974507082293493
Probably Bowie since Michael Jackson literally had a song where he advocated running away from fights
Probably Bowie since Michael Jackson literally had a song where he advocated running away from fights
mstdn.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/115974507082293493
Probably Bowie since Michael Jackson literally had a song where he advocated running away from fights
Probably Bowie since Michael Jackson literally had a song where he advocated running away from fights
RE: https://mastodon.social/@j0ebaldw1n/115973464502233338
Some mad right wingers dispose of books they find inconvenient by burning them. But Matt Goodwin has a different solution
Some mad right wingers dispose of books they find inconvenient by burning them. But Matt Goodwin has a different solution
@jonnelledge.bsky.social If you want one for free, I heard he got banned from Waterstones for consuming the stock
January 28, 2026 at 3:42 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@j0ebaldw1n/115973464502233338
Some mad right wingers dispose of books they find inconvenient by burning them. But Matt Goodwin has a different solution
Some mad right wingers dispose of books they find inconvenient by burning them. But Matt Goodwin has a different solution
Wow the official iOS Mastodon app sucks. I can’t think why this place failed to take off like literally any social media with a functioning official app
January 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Wow the official iOS Mastodon app sucks. I can’t think why this place failed to take off like literally any social media with a functioning official app
RE: https://flipboard.com/@skynewsuk/latest-8k70g7sbz/-/a-HSxeIiFUShOoXDjXyEokOw%3Aa%3A2758248952-%2F0
Must say this Chris Brown fellow doesn’t appear to be a very nice chap, who could have known
Must say this Chris Brown fellow doesn’t appear to be a very nice chap, who could have known
flipboard.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@skynewsuk/latest-8k70g7sbz/-/a-HSxeIiFUShOoXDjXyEokOw%3Aa%3A2758248952-%2F0
Must say this Chris Brown fellow doesn’t appear to be a very nice chap, who could have known
Must say this Chris Brown fellow doesn’t appear to be a very nice chap, who could have known