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David Artiss

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WPVIP support lead at Automattic Inc. ❤️ WordPress contributor & developer 🌟 International speaker 🌎 Musical theatre performer 🎭 Passionate about fostering a positive community 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Find all my socials at artiss.me

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David Artiss @artiss.me · 15h
In what way?
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In the 70s Sister Sledge used to drive around in British cars. Their favourites were the Austin Music and Cortina Trap.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/10/2026
Maybe bsky.app/profile/arti...
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 04/10/2026
During Banned Books Week, it's worth pointing out that the UK have had 75 books since 1512 (one every 7 years). The US has had 8093 since 1981 (180 every year). And, yet, the US thinks we're the country suppressing freedoms of expression.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 03/10/2026
I'm surprised Jerry Hall had an issue lying in a coffin. I'd have thought she was used to sleeping with the dead, having been married to both Mick Jagger and Rupert Murdock
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 02/10/2026
An image of Richard E Grant from the film Withnail and I. Under that is the caption "of course I'm a traitor. What's the point in being in the game if you're not?"
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 29/09/2026
Thank you. Every one of those games has a story behind it for me.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 29/09/2026
Quite the mixed bag for me and shows the gap in my gaming between the 1980s and the 2000s.
A grid of 3x3 video game covers. They are, in no particular order, Revenger of the Mutant Camels (C64), Mario Kart Wii (Wii), Wizball (C64), Battlefield 4 (PS4), Battlefield 3 (PS3) Paper Mario (Wii), Portal (PS4/PC), Out Run (Arcade) and Gauntlet (Arcade/C64)
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 26/09/2026
Haha. I've bought some RNLI Christmas cards too. And a pin badge.
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
20.00 FILM: MURDER ON THE PIZZA EXPRESS
Agatha Christie's classic story where the twist is that there was no actual murder - the victim simply topped himself.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 18/09/2026
"He's always on the scene" Why did nobody ever think to investigate Fireman Sam for all those blazes? The clues were always there.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 15/09/2026
Or me
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 15/09/2026
Price aside, are people still using VR? It's been tried so many times but not really taken-off.
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
21.00 FARTHER TED
Some priests are small, but this one is far away.
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ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ 🌝 @daddyxanax.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Her baby is about to set the Guinness world record for the fastest time a baby said their mother's name
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 12/09/2026
Despite being on the iPhone Upgrade Programme, I've not ordered the new phone. Not because I'm not interested in it, but because Apple has given ZERO information to those on the old programme on how they're supposed to transition to the new one. It's pretty poor support, imo
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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Oh COME ON
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 11/09/2026
Surprised and disappointed that today's NYT Spelling Bee pangram is not "dickhead"
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 11/09/2026
Excuse my French, but that wasn't going through their fucking minds when they voted for Brexit
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 11/09/2026
Their Facebook page also shows them interested in 5G cell towers and chemtrails. Checks out.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 06/09/2026
One for you, unfortunately, @tnargeel.com
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 06/09/2026
New blog post: Nextbase Dashcam - Battery replacement that's not very repair, or pocket, friendly
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Nextbase Dashcam – Battery replacement that’s not very repair, or pocket, friendly
So many people have dashcams in their car, and I’m no exception. I have a Nextbase model but, recently, it’s been randomly restarting during journeys. After discussion with the AI support bot (I had no choice – don’t judge me!), it turned out that the internal battery was pretty much dead – after fully charging, […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/09/2026
If this is the only way you can sell your product, you're loosing already. And I certainly wouldn't want to buy them from, either, knowing this is how they operate.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/09/2026
Or another they compare their antiperspirant with a deodorant from a rival, claiming how theirs blocks sweat, unlike the other. Of course, that's because they're comparing different products and the comparison is incredibly unfair.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/09/2026
On one ad they talk about a nameless competitor who changed their formula and caused skin irritation (I'm not aware of any).
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 05/09/2026
I'd not come across the Make Waves brand until the other day. They make refillable deodorant and antiperspirant. I'm aware of them because they're all over my Facebook feed, promoting their product via a simple technique - bash the competition.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 01/09/2026
New blog post: How to get free AAA games for PC and Mac
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How to get free AAA games for PC and Mac
There are open-source and free-to-play games available that cost nothing (up-front anyway), such as Fortnite. However, what about those AAA games, that have an up-front costs. How can you get those for free?
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 31/08/2026
New blog post: How to update the firmware on a UniFi Travel Router
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How to update the firmware on a UniFi Travel Router
When travelling, whether for work or pleasure, having a compact travel router can be a real benefit. The idea is that they connect to the local Wi-Fi, or Ethernet, and then create it’s own, Wi-Fi signal for your devices. Apart from it being more secure, you can set it up with the same SSID as […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 30/08/2026
New blog post: WordPress plugins and the removal of features #WordPress
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WordPress plugins and the removal of features
A recent discussion on Reddit was about shaming plugin developers who offer free features and then take them away (with the assumption being that they make them part of the paid-for version). Now, I don’t agree with shaming, but I don’t think it’s a great policy. As a site owner, if I’d spent some time […]
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 28/08/2026
Totally agree. Puce Hillards.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 27/08/2026
Ahh, nothing says "tribute" more than a web page so stuffed fulls of ads that it's barely readable. I kinda feel tribute pages should be the one place where they should not put advertising.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 26/08/2026
Which is?
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 25/08/2026
You 👏🏼 don't 👏🏼 need 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 quote 👏🏼 reply 👏🏼 on 👏🏼 WhatsApp 👏🏼 if 👏🏼 you're 👏🏼 responding 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 last reply 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 chat👏🏼
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 24/08/2026
A friend visited Pompeii and complained how hot it was. I pointed out that it had been much hotter before.
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 21/08/2026
There's a whole genre of short-form video in the category "clumsy reveals or demonstrations because the person couldn't get somebody else to hold the camera"
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CocoEagle @cocoeagle.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I cannot express this any better.... the frustration is real
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 14/08/2026
Which isn’t the point I was making - they used the emergency alert system to tell is not to light fires, but require you to sign up to get a text message that you’re literally going to be flooded. Both are valid warnings but the priority is the wrong way round.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 14/08/2026
I think you missed the entire point of what I wrote
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 14/08/2026
A couple of years ago I was warned a local river was going to be flooded and I should be ready to evacuate. I got that as a text message from the local water company.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 14/08/2026
Considering how careful they've had to be making sure emergency alert tests were warned of in advance, because of the impact it can have on some people, genuine ones need to be a really, really, full emergency - "do this or you're going to die" kind of thing. This didn't feel like that.
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 08/08/2026
Yes, sorry. Am away and am terrible at typing on my phone 😆
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 07/08/2026
... the following would be her recommendation... ebay.io/m/UGMjU6 ebay.io/m/jEdFIi
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 07/08/2026
My daughter is a comic book artist and does her work an iPod Pro. However, she used to use a Huawei MediaPad tablet, which she says was really good for the money. If you're not necessarily needing something that is a dumb tablet, connecting to a separate PC, then for < £100...
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 04/08/2026
In my defence, I haven't watched it since I first saw the abomination, so it's natural for me to forget such details 😂
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 04/08/2026
I maintain an anonymous account there for the simple reason that businesses are still present on X, and asking them on social media is often 1000% better than any of their other channels. Why legitimate businesses still think X is the place to maintain presence, though, remains a mystery
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 04/08/2026
To be fair, compared to Galactica 90, it was Oscar worthy. But, yeah, how many TV series failed because of that? Lost for a start...
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 02/08/2026
A friend of mine bought me, as a birthday present, a Mace Windu figure. I horrified him by taking it out for the box and putting it on display. It wasn't even particularly valuable, but he expected me to keep it in the original condition "just in case". These things are meant to be used and enjoyed
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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Golden Age Of Children's TV is currently an un-whopping ninety nine pence on Kindle! I really am quite proud of it and I think you'll enjoy it, especially at this price. If you've already ready it, why not share the link? Hint Hint. www.amazon.co.uk/Golden-Age-C...
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David Artiss @artiss.me · 02/08/2026
Also purchased. And shared.
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