For any Brits on my list that don't care for Bluesky age verification, there's ways and means around it - gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2... - The adblock filters worked nicely and is probably the least hassle.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Oh no, don't take away my ability to visit the US! I promise not to say anything mean about the fascist funko pop that got got in case it hurts the fee fees of the reich.

I always used to side-eye the hoary old open source evangelists, but the more I look at tech today the more tempting it is to go full Tech Amish and only use software and hardware where I retain full control.

www.independent.co.uk/news/delete-... Something almost quaint about this kind of tech illiteracy and incompetence in government, but worth a chuckle anyway. (Don't need to read beyond headline and synopsis)

Ooh, a sale on waterm.... wait a minute!

Well Google finally made it more hassle to keep using uBlock Origin in Chrome than it was to switch browsers. It's funny how often the imagined discomfort of change far outweighs the actual discomfort. Come in, the water's lovely.

🎤 So what's the deal with elevators, am I right? Trapped in a box with strangers, or worse, people you know and then have to judge the polite level of social interaction required. Assailed by their smells and/or craziness. However, there is a solution...

youtu.be/msqM3QGU92A?... If that doesn't end up being used in countless adverts and soundtracks till everyone's sick of it then someone's not doing their job.

Megalopolis: Refreshingly batshit. Don't recommend.

RIP Chrome.

Passing game idea: take the top-down view and vibe of an old game called Dreamweb, set it in a nearish future where sea levels have risen and NYC is just a semi-shantytown of buildings poking out of the water. Throw in constant rain, noir, remnants of Maga refusing to accept they lost the war, etc.

I think it's time we accept that America is dead, and even best case scenario is likely out of action for a decade or more. It's also important to note that it was murder.

"How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." - The Sun Also Rises, 1926, Hemmingway. Welcome to four more years of America-watching to see if/when fascism goes from the former to the latter!

Hello World.