I'm very nervous and fearful about the games in my city of Seattle. It's a horrible feeling, that politics has to ruin sport. Taking away a source of joy for me. I'm angry. And I'm empathetic for the players that this epic event is poisoned. :(

How British 🤣 ‘Who needs to be drinking beer at that time?’: Ryanair boss calls for pre-flight ban www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Alexa has become noticeably progressively worse over the year or two. Time to quit (and no I refuse to pay for Alexa+). More and more it either answers with irrelevant information or it just plain says it "can't help me with that." Next.

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An excellent piece, worthy of a read.

Intrigued to see Godot launch their Asset Store. I love me my open source projects :) good stuff godotengine.org/article/intr...

English speaker accents that make my brain work hardest (and where I can't necessarily understand a single word of...): Northern Irish, Glaswegian (Glasgow), Brummie (Birmingham). This is only for ones I've actually heard live and that I was able to identify of course. 😅 🇮🇪🇬🇧

rofl @profgalloway.com on the SpaceX IPO: "This feels like an amazing company with bags of sh*t strapped onto it." 💩🚀 also, just leaving this image here from the Prof G Markets Newsletter.

been trying to figure out what's going on in Brighton today with all the loud music and festivities. turns out Man U is in town playing the Albion. 😂

finally dropped my Washington Post subscription, long overdue. Jeff is a pile of hot shit. I regret not doing it sooner but at least I did it. extra time on my hands made for a good time to do it as any. my go to news sources now are a combo of The Guardian, PBS NewsHour, and NPR. small changes.

Wild and fascinating read 👀 I highly recommend you set aside 10 to 15 minutes for it!! www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

Wow. I knew some of the things Gemini could do mentioned in this article but others I did not. In particular I was wow-ed and really excited to see the very on point response Gemini gave to the prompt: "Based on what you know, what slows me down most during my workday?".

tomorrow, Colbert's last show marks the end of an era. they've already killed people's spirits but still need to make sure they snuff out any remaining chance of laughter and joy. I am sad. #bitter

A good article looking at adoption (and not too long a read!) www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-econo...

I'm impressed by the Pixel Buds 2a. Big step up since the original Buds a several years ago. ANC works great, buds are way smaller in form and fit well in the ear. And the case is ultra compact. Multiplont Bluetooth ftw. I was able to snag these on a combo stacked discounts for £75. Worth it.

From the looks of it Xi has been eating too many xiao long bao. Look at that gut!

interesting news of Roblox shifting strategy to reach adults -- this article gives a good overview of what's changing and what it means maxpowergaming.co/so/9fPtvutw0

Sound Transit Projects Light Rail System Completion at End of Cenozoic Era: tinyurl.com/ypn8mc2u

Colbert did a brilliant interview of Obama that was posted the other day and totally worth a watch - Part 1 youtu.be/okd5J56423M?... Part 2 youtu.be/C15DvGjPcxY?...

London day trip included chirashi for lunch. #chirashidon

I just picked up a pair of soundcore V20i open-earbuds from Anker. I'm hoping these provide quality buds with good sound that sit comfortably on the ear with less worry about them falling out. Earbuds with tips don't generally ever really feel great in my ears.

finally registered for the new EES which feels like it's taken forever to finally roll out 😅 zero people in the immigration line at Montpellier airport, so I'm thankful I didn't have to get stuck in a long queue because of it! #travel

Montpellier life. 🇫🇷 It's roasting down here.

An interesting read. www.popsci.com/science/why-...

OMG. The grind to unlock this one. 😅 Plasma Deck ftw!! #Balatro

arrived in Montpellier and I'm excited to be sitting down to eat my first ever Ivoirien meal!! 😃 🇨🇮

today: visited Cannes and Monaco including Monte Carlo and being a passenger while driving on a bit of the F1 circuit 🤷‍♀️

Côte d'Azur.

35 hours deep into Mewgenics and thoroughly hooked. if you enjoyed Into the Breach then consider Mewgenics! #gamer share.google/CRZQUM6Sp7Fi...

I just finished reading 'Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran' by Shirin Ebadi share.google/SzOyWd9ZwIpn... My goal was to find a book that would give me insights on Iran, and specifically the regime there and its effects on the people of Iran. Enlightening and horrifying read.

next stop: French Riviera.

if you've got Global Entry be sure to renew it well in advance of expiry, (yes there is currently a long grace period which is good). I submitted my renewal the other day and got a notification of Approval 72 hours later which I was shocked by given...you know....DHS or whatever that is now.

recent trip to Istanbul followed by the Maldives

I've been on a Arc Raiders hiatus, spending my gaming time playing Slay the Spire 2 and Mewgenics!

Turkish delight #chefskiss #Istanbul

blue mosque. #Istanbul

A Haddock and Chips kinda day. 🇬🇧

This is truly inspirational. It can be done, and it is being done. Hats off to Finland. I highly recommend reading this overview on how Finland approaches homelessness. Wow ❤️👀 unearththevoyage.com/finland-home...

visited the Maldives for the first time!

PAINTED DECK UNLOCKED. #Balatro

signed poster from the VEX MAGE dev team at Nervous Systems arrived in the mail ❤️ thanks guys!!

rough session but it's only been like 7 or 8 years since I last swung a club so that was expected 😂 nice day out and tried out West Hove Golf Club driving range for the first time 🏌️

Don't be jealous I got a Tokyo Banana as a gift today!!

solid roguelike strategy game, I've been throwing in a few runs here and there over the last month. #gamer

not a bad day out. now all I can think about is food tho 🥰

awesome hometown show by Bonobo yesterday On The Beach #Brighton 🎶🤩

unlocked the Painted Deck. finally. what a grind. 😅🃏 #Balatro

thankful I don't commute via tube 🙏🥵

lazy beach walks on Brighton Beach becoming a regular part of my weekends 😎