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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 30/09/2026

I know a carbon literate Wordpress developer who's built sites for people like Jon Alexander (jonalexander.net) *Points at own chest* If you'd be interested in working with a dev rather than DIYing it with a theme ping me a message.

jonalexander.net

A Citizen Future with Jon Alexander

Join Jon Alexander to build a Citizen Future. A future rooted in the deep truth that all of us are smarter than any of us, is still possible.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 25/09/2026

The Gone-Away world on screen would be wild. Congratulations, the show looks like great fun

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 23/09/2026

In France we get the worse version of this. Massive pick up trucks aren't technically available to buy but they are showing up on some mountain roads nonetheless.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 22/09/2026

For me Deezer loses half a star because it's not quite as polished as Spotify but gains two for not being Spotify.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 22/09/2026

Intrigued to know why AI can't replace me with Cory Doctorow.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 22/09/2026

We migrated from Spotify to Deezer after 15 years on the platform. Tidal migrated a couple of hundred playlists and loads of music. Lost a tiny handful of tracks due to rights issues. Totally worth it.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 11/09/2026

Don't forget that it's another reduction in our privacy. Waymos are lousy with cameras recording you as it passes, whether you want them to or not.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 11/09/2026

I read this in an "Eau de Cologne" tv ad voice.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 08/09/2026

Not to worry, UK wineries will pick up the slack. It's part of Reform's manifesto.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 13/08/2026

Measuring the impact of this extremely hot summer in lost GDP rather than human costs like restless nights, runs cut short, amount of brown grass trodden on, panic inducing headlines read etc is a real bummer.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 11/08/2026

Welp, I guess I'm going to have to ask Grok to remake Die Hard with historically accurate air ducts.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 11/08/2026

Moi, j'ai un deuxième compte courante avec Helios. Pas trop cher et éthique

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 31/07/2026

This claim made me laugh solidly for a good five minutes when I read it last month. They're the perfect example of absolute power corrupting absolutely. Praying for the FCC to brake up the fuken company up into it's constituent parts and take away the keys to their monopoly.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 24/07/2026

Maybe he's trying to power his data centers by hooking turbines up to authors turning in their graves?

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 16/07/2026

All the current models have extractive practices at their core. The only way you get Fairtrade models if for the current ones to be scrapped and new ones built with training data provided on an opt in basis and people and organisations are paid fairly for their input.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 16/07/2026

This ☝️ Data worker conditions are an under reported part of the "AI for Good" picture. I wonder how many people who make ethical purchasing decisions based on worker conditions (Fairtrade food, no fast fashion, Amazon boycotts) still use GenAI out of ignorance?

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 01/07/2026

Seems like the article isn't written properly if you need AI to give you key takeaways or explain why it matters.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 28/06/2026

I've just taken the dog for a pee in out village in the Tarentaise, cooler is an incremental distinction here tonight. It's in the high 20s with oppressive humidity at 650m altitude. We have two small forest fires within 10km of our house

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 25/06/2026

I'm migrating from Gmail and the biggest time suck is moving SSL logins to the new account.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 25/06/2026

I've got a paid Proton Mail account and I'm pretty happy with it. My phone backs up photos to the drive now and the calendar works, well, like a calendar. The docs and spreadsheets aren't great. Ultimately any loss of functionality is overridden by the increase in privacy.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 25/06/2026

This seems like the writing of a hot and cranky person. Maybe he needs something to help him cool down.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 24/06/2026

Then have a look at the sort of insights the Google Vision API can yield: theyseeyourphotos.com

theyseeyourphotos.com

They See Your Photos

Upload a photo to find out how much an AI sees.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 23/06/2026

Excession by Iain Banks is a comfort read for me. All the major Culture themes writ large and a mysterious entity throwing it's weight around.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 19/06/2026

Combine this type of info with Google's vision API and hey presto, you've got a hyper capitalist, luxury surveillance system all ready to go. theyseeyourphotos.com

theyseeyourphotos.com

They See Your Photos

Upload a photo to find out how much an AI sees.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 16/06/2026

Yep, there were some pretty interesting insights but it's hit and miss. One set of insights made me 10 years older than my actual age which is accelerating my de-googlification. Like you say in the newsletter, it makes some pretty intrusive observations.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 16/06/2026

Are you sitting comfortably? You might not be after reading what information Google can glean from a single photo of you and how they use that for ad targetting… theyseeyourphotos.com #luxurysurveillance #degoogle

theyseeyourphotos.com

They See Your Photos

Upload a photo to find out how much an AI sees.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 12/06/2026

Video podcasts aren't podcasts

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 12/06/2026

Hmm. I wonder who's interests are met by pointlessly burning through tokens?

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 10/06/2026

I watched Project Hail Mary with my son and parents and we loved it. So Rocky and Ryan Gosling.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 09/06/2026

Good shout. There seems to be a decent community resource around the banking apps. (community.e.foundation/t/list-banki...) Wise looks to work which is what we use for cross border banking. Helios that I use in France might have issues (no surprise, the app is problematic).

community.e.foundation

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 09/06/2026

I had a model 4 which was, well, fine but not much more. The camera is a definite weak point (or was for that). But the company ethos and repair-ability of them massively compensate for any performance issues. I'd have one now but need my (long story but freely acquired Pixel 7a) to die first.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 09/06/2026

Fairphone's latest has a deGoogled version. There's an app store which allows access to usual apps (eg WhatsApp the family group chat unflushable turd of mobiles). Might fit the bill. www.fairphone.com/the-fairphon...

fairphone.com

The Fairphone (Gen. 6) now with privacy-first /e/OS

Stay in control of your data with /e/OS, a deGoogled Fairphone experience with all the functionality of Android, and none of the privacy concerns.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 08/06/2026

Ok, so for the infographics. I think for the Agentic workflow we want a lo-fi version of the Spiderman meme. Cool. Very meta. And the Dynamic Workflows? I don't really know yet. Maybe just put "Claude" in as place holder text in the cascade and we'll work it out before it's published.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 04/06/2026

I didn't watch any of the Qatar WC. This time round i'll probably hold my nose and watch England games with mates. Maybe a French game or two with my lad so he can keep up with what his friends are talking about. 1996 was peak tournament watching. Modern life is rubbish.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 03/06/2026

Strong Lemmings vibes. Excellent

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 03/06/2026

I think it ignores the many, many environmental harms he has done and will do in the duration of his tenure and beyond. It's fake nuance.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 03/06/2026

These massive things have been slowly appearing where I live in the French Alps. I would be very happy to see them legislated off the roads.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 22/05/2026

Slightly surprised that he hasn't got someone like Wharton in over, say Quansah, but otherwise it's about right.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 21/05/2026

To be fair the pervert glasses feature a new way of delivering AI psychosis. Now it's a voice in your head rather than text on your screen. True innovation.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 20/05/2026

Tuning fork codpiece tool belts. So hot right now.

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 12/05/2026

They can build a fully functioning mech suit but can't manage a hatch to easily access the cockpit?

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 12/05/2026

New Prime Minister promises to give your holiday home to birds - Some horror columnist in the Daily Mail

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 12/05/2026

New prime minister has anti Jackdaw agenda and is prejudiced against Crows reports Daily Telegraph

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 12/05/2026

Hey @developer.chrome.com. Fuck all the way off into the sea with your 4gb AI file that comes with the new version of Chrome. css-tricks.com/googles-prom...

css-tricks.com

Google’s Prompt API | CSS-Tricks

Mat Marquis on Google pulling the web standards equivalent of U2 album marketing:

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Andy @andy.sitegeistwebservices.com · 11/05/2026

See also the Greens in the UK doubling membership in 12 months talking affordability and quality of life.

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