For the day that’s in it…. youtu.be/bFrNA8G86cY?...

It’s hard to see many developers taking the time to build different versions of their iOS app for the US and international stores. Apple knows that, which is exactly why it has relaxed the rules on the US storefront only.

Social media could be radically improved by forbidding paywalled journalism. It’s beyond tedious to click on a link only to be asked for money to read it. For avoidance of doubt I don’t question that journalism is worth paying for. I’m just not interested in being repeatedly spammed.

The new Mack launched coaster in Portugal looks really interesting. I see a day trip in my future.

Voted down tonight at a meeting where I suggested that we should avoid having three different spellings of our organisation name in printed media. There’s no accounting for taste.

HERO vs ZERO I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore. #SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

Whatever one may think of last nights clash in the White House, it’s fascinating to see the different takes - Twitter is almost without exception in support of Trump, while this site is almost entirely in support of Zelenskyy.

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

Modern art confuses me.

In 2025, I’d love to be able to click on a link without (a) a cookie warning or (b) a subscribe to continue reading message after one paragraph. Is that too much to ask?

Right, men of the world, it's just about time to start your Christmas shopping!

You matter. Unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light, in which case you energy.

Gotta love Irish rail. I had eleven minutes for a train connection at Dublin Connolly and it wasn’t enough.

Popped in to have a look at the other site briefly. My feed contains several posts from Space Karen, despite the fact that I don’t follow him. Glad that there’s a refuge….

Discovered this week that a well known Irish website rejects connections from VPNs by giving an incorrect password message. Several resets later their support told me what the actual problem was. Sigh.

I’ve noticed that prepay fuel pumps are becoming a thing in Ireland. Fortunately, my local petrol station is not impacted yet. Long may it stay that way. I will not frequent a prepay station as long as I have alternatives.

Downvoted on Reddit today for arguing that roller coasters which have operated for 20+ years (such as Desperado) are not “rare”.

Pax has started making roller coasters again. And their designers are apparently rather drunk.

I really wish that customers would send me feature requests directly rather than filing them as one-star reviews on the App Store.

This variant of the well-known carol is wonderful. youtu.be/sxfxy-3dGz0?...

It’s getting tough to enjoy F1 these days. A minor transgression with yellow flags should not result in an effective penalty of thirty seconds and eight places.

There are twelve days of Christmas, and none of them are in November.

Day 4 - The force was with us today. No coasties, what I hear you say! Well a natural rollercoaster journey over sand dunes with airtime to get to the Star Wars set at Mos Espa instead ticked the box!! #ECContour #ECCTT24

Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.

Is anyone going to tell him?

The choir will now sing the anthem.

Trying out this app for a while as I've gotten a bit tired of the level of nastiness on the other site. Hopefully this one will be better. Let's see!