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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

'Oh, this south facing deck will be lovely in summer.' Summer...

Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

On this day in history: TVNZ run an expose on 'New Zealand's biggest (?) freelance sperm donor', and accompanied the link with this picture.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It's that magical time of year, when the more unapologetically rage-baiting parts of our press dust off the "they're cancelling christmas!" stories. Thank you Telegraph, Express and Mail - it wouldn't be winterval without you! 😍

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

@thenewworldmag.bsky.social Pretty savage Codeword this week! If I solve this, do I get out of Slough House?

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

There are two kinds of people. There are those who see this statue and see a teddy bear reaching out to comfort someone in despair. And there are those who see a nightmare toy come to life, about to push him off the ledge... 😈

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

A real treat to spend a weekend with good books by fine friends.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

In Liverpool for SLSA. First stop after hotel? Yeah, that'll be Specsavers.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Did anyone else read this title all wrong: with "new research associates" as the subject and "butter" as the verb? Imagine my confusion ... 🤔

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Glorious return from @hamishhawk.bsky.social to Thekla last night. We made sure not to be stuck at the back this time!

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

UK Govt: "Unleash the AI, for it shall help us find the potholes!" Meanwhile in Scotland...

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

But the pot-holes, Kate, how else will we find the pot-holes?? 🤷‍♂️ I mean, I'm not a complete cynic about it all, but the 'unleash AI ... grow the economy' chat is just a teensy bit redolent of this ...

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

So is the current narrative really that the last Government was too cautious about AI, and not sufficiently pro-innovation? 🤔

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Dear BC Ferries, are we having a good festive season?

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Celebrating Second Christmas in Vancouver. This time-travelling business is quite fun.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Our first Dunedin house! Doesn't look to have changed much in 16 years ...

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Great to be back on the best running route ever. Sadly, the performance did not match ...

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Here, with a good book and a coffee. Yeah, that'll do nicely.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I don't know if it's curious to be posting this on the day I give a keynote on privacy and tech, but anyway, here's my Spotify most played for 2024.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Are our quality newspapers deliberately misrepresenting what's happened, or are their headlines all written by genAI? The 'passed' claim is certainly misleading if not entirely false, but the second sentence is just misinformation.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

One of the best live bands I've seen in years. Though the wisdom of the guitarist starting a circle pit with his lead still attached may, in hindsight, be questioned.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

On a completely different note, I think this may be the highest I've ever been in any fantasy league. It won't last, so let me bask for a moment in relative glory.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Speaking of Technicolour ... we watched this last week, which I gather is one of the last film on which that was used. P&P it assuredly is not (!) though it does involve ballet dancers ...

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Great to catch up with @jenhendry.bsky.social and @glexareen.bsky.social in Bristol. Hope to see you again before too long.

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

AI translation software has improved massively in recent years. But it's probably safe to say, not all of it equally. Here's Bing's attempt to translate a form from German...

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Colin Gavaghan @digitalfutures.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Gentle Sunday stroll? 🤔 That warning sign might have helped at the *top* of the track, before we committed to our hair-raising and skin-flaying descent down what rapidly became a very long and srsly steep mud-&-gravel slope. Ah well, nothing that a few pints of cider & germoline couldn't fix...

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