Reposted by Peter FroudSiobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Everyone wake up, the only review that matters is in 219423
Reposted by Peter Froudℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"we're using AI to turn PDFs into podcasts" is gonna be one of those phrases that gets mocked in about 20 years as the absolute height of the 2020s AI bubble of creating useless features dreamt up by Linkedin-climbing MBA lunatics for an audience of no one 91597340
Reposted by Peter Froudwalking mirage @wolf.observer · 19/06/2026fun fact that's not covered: with a bright enough 720nm LED in the dark, you can see beyond CIE 1931. i use a custom-made ~40w Emisar flashlight. it lies outside the rod cells' spectral response curve and only stimulates the cones, which is ordinarily impossible for light 624434
Reposted by Peter FroudGame Changer @gamechanger.dropout.tv · 06/02/2026🚨 Get ready for a Game Changer — now on Blu-Ray! Dropout's first-ever Blu-Ray release features Season 1 & Season 2 of Game Changer. These beloved seasons been here the whole time, and now they're yours forever! 46903191
Reposted by Peter FroudShira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Data brokers are the invisible engines of the data surveillance economy. It's hard to escape. Until. California just opened a website to delete (and keep deleting) your information from 500+ data brokers in one fell swoop. Try it if you're in California and LMK how it goes! privacy.ca.gov/drop/privacy.ca.govDelete request and opt-out platform (DROP)Protect your personal information. Data brokers collect, share, and sell your personal information. You can stop that from happening. 25740
Reposted by Peter FroudKaroline @karoline.bsky.social · 29/11/2025"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."windowscentral.comAnalysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on? 29663022258
Reposted by Peter FroudDave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 19/11/2025Some people might say Monotype is a shitty company. Others might go so far as to call Monotype a cancer. www.insanityworks.org/randomtangen...insanityworks.orgMonotype font licencing shake-down — Insanity Workstl;dr Don’t try to shake-down a typography nerd with your dubious, automated claims about his employer using unlicensed fonts. How it started It started with a LinkedIn InMail message (sanitised... 2317
Reposted by Peter FroudU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 25/07/2025Do not lick batteries. 6783581
Reposted by Peter FroudOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/07/2025NY Times showing how to both sides the secret police abduction squads story 40083701784
Reposted by Peter Frouddepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 12/06/2025big fan of wiktionary's "hot words" 1067896
Reposted by Peter FroudKye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 10/06/2025BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state. 14044009517899
Reposted by Peter FroudDave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 04/04/2025Fun Nebula Sans detail. This wasn’t even from the design team — Anton, one of our engineers, suggested it. 0634
Reposted by Peter FroudDave Wiskus @dwisk.us · 04/04/2025Nearly a year ago we swapped out the typeface used in our branding and all across Nebula. Here’s why and how we did it without anyone noticing: 2467
Reposted by Peter FroudSam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 02/04/2025everyone please give a warm welcome to NEW SET 502299161
Reposted by Peter FroudGNU Image Manipulation Program @gimpofficial.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Version 3.0 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is released! www.gimp.org/news/2025/03... Congratulations and thank you to all who helped in any way to make this real!gimp.orgGIMP - GIMP 3.0 ReleasedRelease notes for GIMP 3.0 1114254
Reposted by Peter FroudRob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 17/08/2023Phillips on the left, Pozidriv on the right. Note the blades on the Phillips are tapered, while the Pozi has parallel sides. Also Phillips is pointier. They are really incompatible. 273
Reposted by Peter FroudNeil T / FunkyUK @funkyuk.bsky.social · 23/02/2025If you’re working on Japanese things, (cameras and stuff) they often use JIS screws, not Philips. 👍🏼 47018
Reposted by Peter FroudMe and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 23/02/2025How to change a swastika that cant be removed 100171325229
Reposted by Peter FroudTeralyn🍅 @tertomato.bsky.social · 08/02/2025borrowed a chopped chair for the afternoon 052
Reposted by Peter FroudJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...404media.coDeclassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly ViralThe World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership. 12066669727303
Reposted by Peter FroudFreya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 27/01/2025okay having this thing makes it WAY easier to find interesting chord progressions low key want to make music again now just from noodling with this 1630718
Reposted by Peter FroudDimension 20 @dimension20.dropout.tv · 25/01/2025Dimension 20 live show in 2019 vs. Dimension 20 live show in 2025 🎉 (📷: @caitmayart.bsky.social) 261647169
