iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 02/05/2025

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.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 23/03/2025

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.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 23/03/2025

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

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 13/03/2025

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.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

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🇺🇸

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 01/03/2025

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.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

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

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Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky

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. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 01/01/2025

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?

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 24/12/2024

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

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 22/12/2024

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

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 20/12/2024

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

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 19/12/2024

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….

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 16/12/2024

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.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 07/12/2024

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.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 06/12/2024

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

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 03/12/2024

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

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 01/12/2024

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.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 30/11/2024

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

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European Coaster Club @coasterclub.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/11/2024

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.

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Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary names ‘enshittification’ word of the year

Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 26/11/2024

Is anyone going to tell him?

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 24/11/2024

The choir will now sing the anthem.

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Richard Bannister @bannister.org · 20/11/2024

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!

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