Paul Watson 🌍
@paulmwatson.com
Web developer born in the last millennia. CTO @sociolocal.io and @openup.org.za, vice-chair @somersetstrikers.co.za. South Africa 🌍
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Women's Aid said that it will no longer maintain a presence on X.
"This online violence against women and children - especially girls - has often devastating real-life impacts and we no longer view it as appropriate to use such a platform to share our work.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
"This online violence against women and children - especially girls - has often devastating real-life impacts and we no longer view it as appropriate to use such a platform to share our work.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Minister wants X meeting over 'disturbing' Grok concerns
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Niamh Smyth has requested a meeting with X over concerns that the AI tool Grok is being used to create sexually explicit images of adults and children.
www.rte.ie
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Women's Aid said that it will no longer maintain a presence on X.
"This online violence against women and children - especially girls - has often devastating real-life impacts and we no longer view it as appropriate to use such a platform to share our work.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
"This online violence against women and children - especially girls - has often devastating real-life impacts and we no longer view it as appropriate to use such a platform to share our work.
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
There's a local protest march over sewage being pumped into the ocean and they've obviously used AI to generate the poster. One of the "kids" has 3 arms, the crab is an insect with 6 legs, the seagull doesn't have legs etc. Ironically they're having a poster competition at the protest.
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 AM
There's a local protest march over sewage being pumped into the ocean and they've obviously used AI to generate the poster. One of the "kids" has 3 arms, the crab is an insect with 6 legs, the seagull doesn't have legs etc. Ironically they're having a poster competition at the protest.
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X is producing deepfakes at a rate 84x higher than the top 5 dedicated deepfake sites combined, according to an analysis. Victims say there's no recourse. Their images are still up despite reports to X, and those who speak out become targets. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
X is producing deepfakes at a rate 84x higher than the top 5 dedicated deepfake sites combined, according to an analysis. Victims say there's no recourse. Their images are still up despite reports to X, and those who speak out become targets. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I spent a few years alongside journalists whose job it was to verify video coming from social media sources. I try to avoid violent video these days but happened across this one whose only real violence was an ICE agent shooting into a moderately accelerating and turning car. The video is clear.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I spent a few years alongside journalists whose job it was to verify video coming from social media sources. I try to avoid violent video these days but happened across this one whose only real violence was an ICE agent shooting into a moderately accelerating and turning car. The video is clear.
I dismissed David as another b-grade Christian propaganda movie* until I heard Phil Cunningham on CapeTalk speak about multiple faiths an that Sunrise Animation Studios is South African and has ex-Pixar and Dreamworks folk.
(* Angel Studios is the distributor, Sound of Freedom...)
(* Angel Studios is the distributor, Sound of Freedom...)
From SA to the Big Screen: David Delivers Powerful Animated Cinema
Primedia+ is your brand-new online content hub, home to the iconic radio stations you love 947, 702, Kfm, CapeTalk, and EWN all in one convenient location. It's more than just radio and news, it's an ...
www.primediaplus.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I dismissed David as another b-grade Christian propaganda movie* until I heard Phil Cunningham on CapeTalk speak about multiple faiths an that Sunrise Animation Studios is South African and has ex-Pixar and Dreamworks folk.
(* Angel Studios is the distributor, Sound of Freedom...)
(* Angel Studios is the distributor, Sound of Freedom...)
Nice API stability from @bsky.app. skylink.paulmwatson.com still works just fine.
January 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Nice API stability from @bsky.app. skylink.paulmwatson.com still works just fine.
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I've worked on a dark/light themed site and went all-in using `light-dark()`. So far, I've thought that I can use it as a `prefers-color-scheme` replacement...
I learned that there are some differences in how they treat `color-scheme`. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-lear...
I learned that there are some differences in how they treat `color-scheme`. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-lear...
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I've worked on a dark/light themed site and went all-in using `light-dark()`. So far, I've thought that I can use it as a `prefers-color-scheme` replacement...
I learned that there are some differences in how they treat `color-scheme`. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-lear...
I learned that there are some differences in how they treat `color-scheme`. 👇
www.stefanjudis.com/today-i-lear...
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Throughout their win vs Botswana at AFCON, a DR Congo supporter replicated the stance of Patrice Lumumba, a key figure in African and Congolese independence who was assassinated in 1961 following a joint plot between political opponents, Belgium, the US, and UK 🇨🇩
December 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Throughout their win vs Botswana at AFCON, a DR Congo supporter replicated the stance of Patrice Lumumba, a key figure in African and Congolese independence who was assassinated in 1961 following a joint plot between political opponents, Belgium, the US, and UK 🇨🇩
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Did you know you can get your GitHub profile pic by adding .png to your profile page? It's super handy!
github.com/cassidoo.png
github.com/cassidoo.png
January 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Did you know you can get your GitHub profile pic by adding .png to your profile page? It's super handy!
github.com/cassidoo.png
github.com/cassidoo.png
Hiked Fernkloof recently; no other place on earth where so many different species can be seen growing in such close proximity.
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Hiked Fernkloof recently; no other place on earth where so many different species can be seen growing in such close proximity.
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If you're not American and are like, wait the US bombed its own citizens in a major US city? Yes. And then some researchers thought it was a good idea to secure the remains of two of the children killed and show them off in class for funsies
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...
1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If you're not American and are like, wait the US bombed its own citizens in a major US city? Yes. And then some researchers thought it was a good idea to secure the remains of two of the children killed and show them off in class for funsies
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...
I’m all for being sensitive but now hand wash has feelings?
January 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I’m all for being sensitive but now hand wash has feelings?
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If we accept that building good software requires many disciplines to come together, then "what's the ROI of UX?" is a meaningless question.
When we attempt to organize based solely on "doing only the important work," categorizing "important" becomes politics, and you have to fight with politics.
When we attempt to organize based solely on "doing only the important work," categorizing "important" becomes politics, and you have to fight with politics.
O that is funny! It really does upset me that we in software have decided that people should *only* do "important work" and thus have created terrible environments where everyone feels like a crab trying to climb out of a bucket over other crabs.
January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
If we accept that building good software requires many disciplines to come together, then "what's the ROI of UX?" is a meaningless question.
When we attempt to organize based solely on "doing only the important work," categorizing "important" becomes politics, and you have to fight with politics.
When we attempt to organize based solely on "doing only the important work," categorizing "important" becomes politics, and you have to fight with politics.
The "random style blindbox" Kodak Charmera Key Chain Digital Camera seems, well, charming but people keep saying "at only $30 why wouldn't you" but that's ~R500* and I wonder.
(* with Orms selling it for ~R900)
keithwee.com/2025/10/25/k...
(* with Orms selling it for ~R900)
keithwee.com/2025/10/25/k...
Kodak Charmera review – a keychain that takes pictures.
A hands-on honest sharing about the Kodak Charmera camera. Look forward to a down to earth sharing with samples.
keithwee.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The "random style blindbox" Kodak Charmera Key Chain Digital Camera seems, well, charming but people keep saying "at only $30 why wouldn't you" but that's ~R500* and I wonder.
(* with Orms selling it for ~R900)
keithwee.com/2025/10/25/k...
(* with Orms selling it for ~R900)
keithwee.com/2025/10/25/k...
How JLR took the already capable Defender OCTA rallying as the D7X-R at the #Dakar
youtu.be/dqIT9ubsPt8?...
youtu.be/dqIT9ubsPt8?...
Dakar Rally 2026: OCTA vs Dakar Defender – What’s the Real Difference?
YouTube video by TimeOut Racing
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
How JLR took the already capable Defender OCTA rallying as the D7X-R at the #Dakar
youtu.be/dqIT9ubsPt8?...
youtu.be/dqIT9ubsPt8?...
It’s what you do without being president that decides if you are worthy of being president of Ireland. You can’t fuck around for decades and then be flattered into being an effective president. Micky D and McAleese used the presidency to amplify their decades of work. Geldof isn’t bad but really?
Bob Geldof mulls run at Áras, saying he is ‘flattered’ at speculation linking him to presidency www.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
Bob Geldof mulls run at Áras, saying he is ‘flattered’ at speculation linking him to presidency
Bob Geldof is considering entering the race for the Áras and says he is “flattered” at speculation linking him to the presidency, the Irish Independent can reveal.
buff.ly
September 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It’s what you do without being president that decides if you are worthy of being president of Ireland. You can’t fuck around for decades and then be flattered into being an effective president. Micky D and McAleese used the presidency to amplify their decades of work. Geldof isn’t bad but really?
Starmer is the result of the unsustainable British standing. The empire is gone, an island remained, a stubborn path was chosen and reality has intervened. The Republic of Ireland, a fraction of but fresh from empire, chose a greater reality and thrives.
September 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Starmer is the result of the unsustainable British standing. The empire is gone, an island remained, a stubborn path was chosen and reality has intervened. The Republic of Ireland, a fraction of but fresh from empire, chose a greater reality and thrives.
@moritherapy.bsky.social
Can’t reply to you on my own post as OG locked replies 🤷 bsky.app/profile/mori...
Can’t reply to you on my own post as OG locked replies 🤷 bsky.app/profile/mori...
But you have rights vis a vis other authorities as a parent. I'd say if the rights of the parents clash with those of the children, in principle it's wise to let the children's rights override the parents'. But I'm not a lawyer.
September 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
@moritherapy.bsky.social
Can’t reply to you on my own post as OG locked replies 🤷 bsky.app/profile/mori...
Can’t reply to you on my own post as OG locked replies 🤷 bsky.app/profile/mori...
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Also, repeating one of my early viral posts on this site:
Parents do not have rights. Parents have responsibilities. CHILDREN have rights.
Parents do not have rights. Parents have responsibilities. CHILDREN have rights.
September 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Also, repeating one of my early viral posts on this site:
Parents do not have rights. Parents have responsibilities. CHILDREN have rights.
Parents do not have rights. Parents have responsibilities. CHILDREN have rights.
“There’s no geographical solution to an emotional problem”
~ Tony Soprano
(That’s not an endorsement!)
~ Tony Soprano
(That’s not an endorsement!)
September 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“There’s no geographical solution to an emotional problem”
~ Tony Soprano
(That’s not an endorsement!)
~ Tony Soprano
(That’s not an endorsement!)
Tennis racquet vs baseball bat vs hurley vs cricket bat vs softball bat over exit velocity and distance. Love this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-S4...
Which Sport Hits Its Balls The Hardest?
YouTube video by The Baseball Bat Bros
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tennis racquet vs baseball bat vs hurley vs cricket bat vs softball bat over exit velocity and distance. Love this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-S4...
If you repost I’ll check out some of your posts and repost what I find interesting (with alt text.)
September 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you repost I’ll check out some of your posts and repost what I find interesting (with alt text.)