Daz @dazwilkin.com · 30/09/2026It's so good but it's so bleakpbs.orgTrespassesCushla and Michael embark on a forbidden affair in the dangerous world of Belfast 1975. 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 28/09/2026One of the many problems with politicians, is you make one donation and then you're forever a victim of their spam onslaught. It's such a distasteful practice. If I want to donate, I will. Pestering the shit out of me, does not encourage me to make another donation 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 26/09/2026One of the biggest disappointments in my life is that good does not always beat eviltheguardian.com‘Refusing to meet Trump was an easy no’: Colin Kaepernick on being ‘blackballed’ for taking the knee, racism, and why he’s still ready to playTen years ago, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem. He was accused of disrespecting the flag, the game, and America. In a rare interview, he talks about inspir... 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 26/09/2026My 2003 Ford Escape got me home safely one final time. After 23 years and 142k miles, the transmission has had it and it's not financially sensible to fix. Anyone who's known me since I moved to WA, while I lived in CA and all 4 of my dogs have only ever known me with this great, reliable vehicle 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 21/09/2026MintMobile I've used your Minternational plans several times recently and they're expensive (!) but the process works great and it's very helpful to return my US cell # when traveling mostly for messaging 👍 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 12/09/2026www.bbc.com/news/article... later Amodei sat on his throne on the shore and commanded the sea not to risebbc.comAnthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow downThe call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide. 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 05/09/2026youtube.com/watch?v=RIP1... Fascinating and amazing! The team comprises people working on the project since its launch in 1977 almost 50 years ago. The director wonders whether the humans or spacecraft will die first!youtube.comIt's Quieter in the TwilightYouTube video by YouTube Movies 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 04/09/2026I dislike the expression "lived experience". It seems redundant and trendy. But Gemini explained to me that it's used to separate first-hand, direct experience vs second-hand knowledge gained through e.g. study. A patient has "lived experience" of symptoms that their doctor only has knowledge of 100
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 01/09/2026By far the worst thing about Viking River Cruises is the relentless and incredibly wasteful marketing slop and they won't stop. It's essentially a function that wastes energy and trees into landfill 100
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 27/08/2026Wow, it's been a week for stupefyingly accurate zingers. Previously "nerd reich" and today "pathocracy" for a democracy controlled by psychopathstheguardian.comHow to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’People with persistent predatory personalities cause an inordinate amount of pain. Recently, our shared understanding of them has grown – and it could help protect us 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 19/08/2026On hold with British Airways for 20 minutes. Notice how companies have stopped offering the "Let us call you back" convenience? Now we're expected to wait to give them our money. Well... fool me once British Airways... fool me once! 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 19/08/2026Pay attention if you have a British Airways voucher/discount code if you hold a reservation. You'll be shown the price with the discount when you hold (and pay $10) but, when you come to pay, the discount is *not* shown and there's no option to apply it online 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 18/08/2026Google has effectively broken casting to YouTube. Weirdly, I must now jump through an extra hoop on playing on my TV and, when I do, I lose the ability to play/pause or manage a list, unless I use a Google speaker to do it. It's also increasingly ignoring my "play next" requests to "skip" ads 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 09/08/2026Apple TV "Star City" is so good. There's little on TV that's as captivating these days. Really enjoyed "For All Mankind" too and both are very different. 110
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 21/07/2026A good measure of a society is how well it treats its most vulnerable (www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...)nytimes.comFaced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps (Gift Article)Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties. 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 20/07/2026Enjoyed "The Odyssey" at a well-attended 10:10am showing today in Issaquah, IMAX (but not 70mm). After almost 3 hours though, my seat was as uncomfortable as the wooden horse! 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 03/07/2026When I worked at Microsoft, I was surprised employees could bleed corporate knowledge using Google search. Nowadays, companies are outsourcing knowledge, that was once smeared across many employees' brains, into a few omnisciences 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 01/07/2026A good matcha is the one drink I'd choose over coffee (www.wsj.com/business/nes...)wsj.comNestle’s Coffee Boss Eyes Matcha PushEXCLUSIVE: The company’s interest in the green, tea-based product comes amid volatility in coffee-bean prices and as it looks to tap younger customers. 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 27/06/2026It's very surprising that YouTube permits content creators to include sponsorships. You watch content including sponsorship ads broken up by monetization ads 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 14/06/2026Nit: Google Calendar's Android app permits deleting "this task" instance of a recurring task but Google Task's app does not 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 13/06/2026Well darn "Disclosure Day" was a disappointment. It dragged, was cliched and I didn't feel any Spielberg "magic" 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 30/05/2026Saw "The Mandalorian and Grogu" and. The Nal Hutta forest "interlude" was a snooze and I dislike the puppet-like Grogu and the mechanic dudes but the rest was an enjoyable escape on a rainy Friday morning 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 18/04/2026Is it me? Or is there an issue when Chromecasting (the Star Trek Movie channel on) Pluto TV in which the audio increasingly diverges? 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 09/04/2026TIL that blood collection tubes not only contain a medium but are also a vacuum to suck the correct amount of blood from the vein 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 07/04/2026"Secrets of the Bees" (share.google/c3QDp530Te8K...) a really good documentary 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 30/03/2026#ATmosphereConf has been worthwhile and @stream.place worked great. The sessions were insightful though I’m feeling intellectually cowed. Many smart folks in this field and I have much to learn 🧠 070
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 30/03/2026@nonbinary.computer talking Rust and their Jacquard (crates.io/crates/jacqu...) crate for atproto at #ATmosphereConf Worth a look!crates.iocrates.io: Rust Package Registrycrates.io serves as a central registry for sharing crates, which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects 070
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 29/03/2026Epiphany of the day: cross-hatching avocado halves before spooning the diced pieces onto the plate! It's the small things 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 25/03/2026TIR that atproto apps ask for non-atproto IDs for e.g. waitlists because there's no private messaging 😊 010
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 25/03/2026The Zeitgeist says that LLMs (agents) generating code are vNext compilers. But, it seems to me that, with a compiler, I know I'm deterministically getting the best equivalent code whereas, with an LLM, I believe I am 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 24/03/2026Attending #AtmosphereConf remotely! I want to build apps, but the L300-400 heavy schedule (atmosphereconf.org#schedule) is intimidating. If you spot "must-watch" L100-L200 sessions aimed at builders, please ping me links! 161
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 20/03/2026This is good TV: "Total Control" (share.google/L0DE3ArlAm4b...)share.googleGoogle Search 010
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 15/03/2026"Rental Family" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rental_...) is delightfulen.wikipedia.orgRental Family - Wikipedia 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 11/03/2026I bought a remote ticket to #ATmosphereConf (atmosphereconf.org)atmosphereconf.orgATmosphereConf 2026ATmosphereConf is the global atproto community conference. Join us in Vancouver, Canada, March 26th - 29th, 2026. 083
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 05/03/2026A friend bought me some Sound Seafood (soundseafood.co.uk) mackerel and sardines from The Tinned Fish Market (www.thetinnedfishmarket.com) stall in London's Borough Market. I ate the mackerel yesterday with a squeeze of lemon and some dill and it was *delicious* 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 19/02/2026A common (across streamers) Android app frustration is that watch progress is not tracked. I forget which episode of a show I want to watch next. I get that it's non-trivial given the volume of metrics *but* you'd think the streamers would want to accurately track watch statistics. 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 16/02/2026Outlook's spam filter clearly enjoying anotherUS federal holiday ☹️ 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 15/02/2026Until Bluesky|atproto apps expect reasonable granular permissions, I'm reluctantly denying access to several interesting apps. I'll prefer less functional apps with appropriate permissions 032
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 13/02/2026YouTube would be unwatchable without "Okay Google, play next on TV!" 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 10/02/2026"The original vi is a product of its time (and its time has passed)" (utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/b...) 👍 I'll use nano as penultimate and vi as a last resort 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 22/01/2026Watching FX "The Beauty" and getting repeated ro.co GLP1 adsro.coRo - Weight loss, better sex, fuller hair, improved skin and more onlineRo is a telehealth company connecting patients with US-licensed professionals entirely online. Get treatment now for weight loss, sexual health, hair loss, fertility, & more. 001
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 18/01/2026Me: Lean (1% fat) ground turkey, onion, garlic, grated carrots and parsnips in a passatta (strained tomatoes) sauce. Served on quinoa and chopped arugula (all I had) to balance the colors. Freddie: Ground turkey, grated carrot and kibble. 000
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 17/01/2026Beautiful Bald Eagle on a gorgeous blue-skied morning. When I walked previously, the eagle was being monitored closely by a group of local crows 010
Daz @dazwilkin.com · 10/01/2026pca.st/episode/fc1c... This podcast is one of my favorites and always thought-provoking. This episode of predictions is very good. The possibility that AI results in a proliferation of custom code and a decline in mass-produced software is profound. Concerned about the death of OSS though.pca.stPredictions 2026!! 000
