My dog has short legs, he can gain sufficient momentum to get up a flight of stairs but can’t come down. He therefore barks to asked to be carried down. Silly bugger.

Simpler times youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...

What will they do now‽

What with the theme tune for The Last Frontier?

I’m a little surprised that streaming services haven’t trialled releasing a new episode x days after you watched the previous one eg you can only watch every 3 days.

The kerning for Th in the English translation of Butter is distracting.

Top tip: peanut butter on toast; remember to butter your toast, preferably with salted butter.

Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another is awesome. It's a long film, but it's justified for the time and care given to the character development, the interlocking story arcs and the sheer scale of it all. Also the cinematography is 😍 from tightly framed close-ups to expansive set pieces.

I’ve just remembered, today is my diaversary. Six years ago today I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes #t1d

“AI agents can be coaxed into revealing sensitive data they have access to or tricked by hackers into taking harmful actions—from extracting sensitive code to creating havoc in homes by activating smart appliances.” Happily, it’s not too late says @meredithmeredith.bsky.social @economist.com 🧪

Just started reading Butter, not sure I will be able finish it, I’m finding the kerning for Th very distracting.

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The Web was more fun when we all used to hang out in the previous iteration of the social web, so… I’m going to give Flickr another go. I think you should join me! https://www.flickr.com/photos/tascott/albums/72177720328715560

Since becoming diabetic I’ve been through dozens of different airports in countries all around the world. At everyone of those airports, security folk have been professional and understanding about the reality of pumps, CGMs, needles etc. Until that is I needed to depart Gatwick South 🤬 #td1

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I realise this makes me sound like an old man shouting at the clouds but why would you do this? Why not repaint the whole thing?

I wish diabetes researchers would wean themselves off using HbA1c. I wish they monitored the number of decisions/ actions to maintain HbA1c / remain in range. #t1d

Its that time of year when we, once again, get to play ‘Hot or Hypo’ 🤔 #t1d

I did not know that this was an attack on Margaret Thatcher and her government's policy www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6DO...

That’s a big caterpillar; and it’s only Wednesday! 🐛

Do I know any design systems folks with ADHD who might be up for coming on my podcast? Let me know if so and I’ll send some more info

How does my dog shed this much hair and yet not be completely bald?

Of all the words, the US use of the word ‘yard’ causes me the greatest cultural dissonance. I hear yard, I visualise this sort of thing…

Still barred…

BBC News now requires viewers to register / be signed in to watch streams. Requiring this for entertainment is one thing, entirely another for the national broadcaster to require this for news. Why should it be ok to track my views?

Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable. The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found': www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

Why did local authorities decide that street lights and signage should be positioned near the kerb instead of next to the buildings as they once were? It’s irritating coz it obstructs the path for pedestrians, esp on narrow footpaths.

Some might say I'm being too harsh on Figma but I actually think I'm not being harsh *enough.* For better or worse, Figma is the industry-default design tool. When they select their priorities, it communicates to designers *what they should consider important* both as a role model and as a tool.

Over on LinkedIn there’s a sales/ motivational video about Leadership… it features a duck getting ‘bullied’… thing is it actually shows duck sex.

I’ll be honest this doesn’t do much for my concentration and mental wellbeing.

Not many people know that AA Milne had a much smaller brother called AAA Milne

The chatter about Google’s decision to shutter Nest thermostats in Europe reminds me of Frank Duffy’s sheering layers concept. Google is forcing a change to a layer at a faster than expected rate.

That’s some awful kerning

When did carrying water bottles become a thing? I’m sure for most of my life we didn’t feel the need, but now everyone seems to be fearful of imminent dehydration. What’s that about?

Cats aren’t always so adorable…

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This is high art

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So presumably all the existing US Trade deals are now dead, which means the US joins Western Sahara and the Holy See as one of a handful of countries trading without any trade agreements?

Happy corgi!

The Brompton is so thoughtfully designed, my favourite example: the mud guard catches the water and muck from the wheel while it’s folded, protecting the floor.

I bet if Apple launched a SMS/texting app it would drive adoption of Messages (in UK at least)!

willem dafoe in movies he wasn’t in: thread

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A goose perched in a tree…

Personalised content isn’t just more of what you want it is also less of the rest. By definition it creates a biased view of the news.

I wonder how companies are factoring things like: carbon footprint, long term sustainability and future cost inflation (when VCs what their money back) into their decisions around LLMs?

Look at those ears!