Remember when the iPhone was rubbish at being a phone. Well now it’s rubbish at being a calendar. List view has the wrong dates 🤷

I’m by Wrigley Field in Chicago and I’m just thinking of @victorianlondon.bsky.social

Odd to see @robinince.bsky.social appear in the headlines (although it’s his former touring partner’s that is the bait) rather randomly, but it has highlighted a rather lovely (and very Robin-like) podcast interview that should fill a happy couple of hours of anyone’s afternoon youtu.be/-agpiKNDgO4

The history of obesity drugs and why the side effects are always worse: Kevin Murphy finishes another wonderful #NerdNite

Sarah Hart reassures is that 100ft spiders (probably) aren't possible #NerdNite

Determined to bring back the comfort of high-rise trousers.

Crazy ways to get to Australia. In fairness this was mostly driven by trying to use Avios to book and satisfying BA’s complex rules.

The last photo you saved on your phone is something you wanted to look at later, unless you did it by accident.

Coincidentally (I assume) both Eurostar and BA loyalty members’ magazines have features on Hackney this month. Here’s Eurostar’s Metropolitan Magazine metropolitan-eurostar.com/issues/autum...

Who remember component video? There’s a veritable cable spaghetti going on her just to finally digitize my last VHS tapes. SVHS - SVideo + 2ch audio - DVD recorder (acting as a TBC) - component + 2 ch audio - BMI ADC - SDI - digital recorder.

A very interesting piece on the relationship between bright lights and crime in the #city
Our assumptions have always been the brighter the better, but apparently the data is telling us something different.

#urbanism #urbandesign #cities #placemaking

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I have championed inclusivity & driven significant policy advancements that promote intersectional inclusion to address the diverse needs of residents. I am commitment to foster an equitable society & enhanced quality of life for all.

#LWNElects24

Email from my editor. At this stage it is pretty much your moral duty to buy a copy of my book, tbh

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Duolingo is getting increasingly weird. Here Falstaff has hidden Oscar’s laptop in the bin to stop him leaving a bad review of his fish stall, because he doesn’t have Oscar’s favourite catch.

Exciting cheese find when sorting old books. The Cheese Information Service. Imagine working for them. Imagine. #cheese

Have we tried... not shooting each other. Have we tried that

I does seem to be international, let’s-commit-to-Bluesky weekend, and I’m here for it.