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Jeremy Burge
@jeremyburge.bsky.social
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Emojipedia Founder. Tech media more generally.
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I know Skype is dead, but it’s now sending this push notification daily
Skype push notification “dummy string dummy string”
August 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Canals are closed, and I have a wedding to attend in the south of Portugal in a few weeks. So I’ve decided to take it slow and go (mostly) by train.

Sadly only one sleeper in the mix (Paris to Bayonne). With a flight and a ferry later in the trip to get back to Oxfordshire via Dublin.
Map of train journey
August 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reposted by Jeremy Burge
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As Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo put it: "A city where you can get let go of your child's hand"
gordonofseattle.bsky.social Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · Aug 19
Pedestrianized streets let kids be kids (and let parents relax a little)
August 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Reasons I forget to pack something on a trip:

1. Didn’t write it on my packing list
2. Wrote it on my packing list, but forgot to check said list
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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don't interrupt our firmware update, but if you do, no need to worry!! 🥺
Screenshot of errors: Don't leave the app while update is in progress and stay close to the device. An incoming phone call will interrupt the update, preferably don't take the call. In case the update is interrupted it's always possible to finish it later: no need to worry. Internet is not needed for this update.
August 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Somehow the last music festival I attended was in 2019. So a lot has changed.

What mainly blew me away wasn't just usable phone speeds, but better speeds than I've had anywhere in the UK www.mobiletechjournal.com/festival-tec...
Festival tech is now a success
It's been a few short years since I've attended a music festival, and things have changed. Especially when it comes to mobile connectivity. I might be dating myself here, but the classic music festiv...
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August 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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When I see this as a top review term for a restaurant; I have to see what's going on
promiscuity
August 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Just finished reading the latest from @keithhouston.bsky.social and give it my absolute recommendation as the definitive book on emoji history.

Don’t let the huge set of references and citations fool you, it’s an easy and interesting read. Goes deep where it needs to, without going off the deep end
July 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Impressed at the dedication to World Emoji Day from this Wikipedia editor
Wikipedia page for World Emoji Day (July 17) Same page showing a table of World Emoji dates up to and including 2049 (always July 17)
July 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Also, a place called Hertingfordbury is apparently a real English village and not hallucinated by AI
jeremyburge.bsky.social Jeremy Burge @jeremyburge.bsky.social · Mar 31
Something fun about Hertford is that Hertford East station is north of Hertford North station
Map showing the relative location of the two stations
March 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Counting the days until radish becomes a sex emoji
New in iOS 18.4 As previewed with the release of the first iOS 18.4 beta back in February, the eight new emojis in iOS 18.4 are as follows: Face with Bags Under Eyes Fingerprint Splatter Root Vegetable Leafless Tree Harp Shovel Flag: Sark (which we discuss further below)
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Something fun about Hertford is that Hertford East station is north of Hertford North station
Map showing the relative location of the two stations
March 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The stronghold that Lotus Biscoff has over the UK is immense. What do they know.
March 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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not a great year for new emojis tbh
emojipedia.org Emojipedia @emojipedia.org · Mar 3
First Look: new emojis in today’s Apple beta update (iOS 18.4 beta 2) 🔗👇

blog.emojipedia.org/first-look-n...
New emojis in today’s Apple beta update (iOS 18.4 beta 2): Face with Bags Under Eyes, Fingerprint, Splatter, Root Vegetable, Leafless Tree, Harp, Shovel, and Flag: Sark.
March 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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New Clockwise episode with @amanda.omg.lol and @jeremyburge.bsky.social!
relay.fm Relay @relay.fm · Feb 26
Clockwise 594: Abolish the Dongles and Doodads

Where we prefer to edit photos, thoughts on VC investment vs. a level 14 round boi, our use of voice assistants and what improvements might make Alexa AI worthwhile, and the frustration of new USB-C products still re... http://relay.fm/clockwise/594
Clockwise #594: Abolish the Dongles and Doodads - Relay FM
Where we prefer to edit photos, thoughts on VC investment vs. a level 14 round boi, our use of voice assistants and what improvements might make Alexa AI worthwhile, and the frustration of new USB-C products still requiring USB-A cables for charging.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Grabbing a coffee or wine at the Helsinki Library (Oodi); so calm. What a lovely space for adults and kids alike.
Library space with curved ceiling, indoor trees, people reading and bookshelves A wide angle photo of lots of shelves and soft lighting Sign: Pram Parking icon points left. Pram with Zzz icon points down. Curved wooden exterior of the library building
February 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Someone panicked while making up a British sounding name
Hong Kong shop sign: Sam Tesco
February 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Half the minibuses in Hong Kong don’t have seatbelts.

The other half have this friendly reminder.
Sign on bus: Friendly Reminder Passengers must wear the seat belt. Offenders are liable to a maximum fine of 5,000 and 3 months imprisonment.
February 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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If you were up early, you might have caught me featured live as part of the Aus Open morning show
Literally me just in the background
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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App Store reviews for the Australian Open app are filled with elderly people leaving feedback about the tournament itself
Bring back previous seating rule ***** Jan 21. Fiona's sons l attended the AO with my two sons, on Wed 17th Jan. We had seats in Margaret Court Arena. I have attended the AO for many years but I am disappointed that the rules have changed regarding people entering the stadium during games without end changes. I found this very disruptive, and very annoying, when we were trying to watch a game. People in front of us stood up to let others pass them in the middle of a game! It was deuce and a tight match, and I found it very rude that others did not care about interrupting your view!!! Please bring back the old rule of entering in seats at the change of ends only. Myself and my older son have been many times where we had to stano outside the stadium and watch the screen before entering. At least this didn't interrupt others. Not all patrons wait for end of the games before trying to get to their seats! This was the most disappointing aspect of the AO this year. Please bring back the old rule. New rule changes don't always improve things. And surely it can't hurt patrons to wait outside for 2 games!!! Sun shades for Paying Courts. ***** Jan 21 • Seat shades I was there for first time this week for 4 days. I paid $250 each for rod laver and Margret court to sit in the extremely hot sun for 5 hours. PLEASE PROVIDE SHADE OVER THE MIDDLE SECTIONS OF THE SEATING ATEA FOR THE PATING AREANS. I was so distressed after the five hours of watching the two matches in this extreme heat that it took away from the experience, and hope that you realise this needs to be rectified. Something like the players have over them when they sit down would be amazing. We are all warned of keeping out of the sun especially in the middle of the day reference to cancer and other aspects to one's health. Please PLEASE action this blemish on an otherwise amazing event to come and see in Australia. Thank you for reading and hopefully heading this review. Chaotic queue at John Cain Arena ***** Mon. conbanks Didn't expect to spent hours (from 1.30pm) in the queue at door 8 on my husband's 80th birthday, for a ticket that would get us back into John Cain arena for the evening session. Ran out of water & got overheated. Started feeling unwell & left the queue. Missed watching good tennis, only to find out people could just get tickets at 4pm without standing in the sun for hours. I have never experienced so much misinformation & disorganisation at the AO. Wonderful AO *** * * 1y ago. Older Tennis Fan. It was wonderful to watch the tennis on TV. A friend and I used to attend and stay in Melbourne. She has passed away. I did attend by myself once but not the same plus cost of everything gone up. Also I am older now. I enjoyed viewing day and night. ... Not Great this year ***** ly ago•isthisallahoax Not as good as usual and so sick of the Djokovic show with another feigned injury and now the media show Rd his father which is getting way too much media attention with image after image of the tshirts and flags - not what we want to see. I am not watching any of his matches and think many will be the same. Too many stars gone to early this year so not as exciting as usual.
January 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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thanks to everyone who has sent me this
Reel thumbnail of an emoji combination that layers bowing man, the nose, and the fist to look like a man holding a penis
January 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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new alter ego just dropped
Screenshot of article from The San Fransisco Standard: "Some of those kids go to 20th Salon and Barber in Potrero Hill. Kids from Lowell and George Washington High School in the Richmond are common, according to owner Franz Jeremy Burge’t. His teen boy clients are mostly Asian and usually come in with their parents, he said, which is a good thing, as he charges $200 and doesn’t want to “take their whole allowance.”"
December 22, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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one of my first appearances on the BBC and this was the image they put up behind me #tbt
a poo emoji
December 18, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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haven't had the star in Mario Kart in forever
December 5, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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I can feel the STRESS in the person typing this (and the typo in the apology 😅)
Traf District News - Apologies for date errors Right on deadline, just minutes before printing, our production person changed the date strap at the top of each page from 'November' to 'December'. Unfortunately, that also changed every 'November' in the body of the paper to 'December' and it wasn't picked up before printing. Example: The page 1 story now reads that the election occurred on December 20, when it was in fact November. Remembrance Day (page 3) reads December 11 and was of course November 11. There are thirteen such occasions where 'November' was globally and automatically changed to 'December' There are mistakes on pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19 and 20. All the dates were correct up to that point. The error is not sloppy editing, it was however a very unfortunate and embarrassing error. We sincerely apologies for all these errors
December 5, 2024 at 5:00 AM