Geoff

@OpinionatedGeek
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The idea that one should be forced to verify one's age or identity to use one's own computer absolutely baffles me.

Things I do not want my operating system to do:

1) Spy on me.
2) Sell my information to people who spy on me.
3) Advertise to me.
4) Force me to use tools I regard as evil.

If anyone’s watching Crookhaven, the railway scenes at the start of the first episode were filmed at the heritage railway my brother volunteers at.

https://www.downrail.co.uk/2026/03/dcdr-crookhaven/

DCDR provides filming location for Crookhaven - Downpatrick and County Down Railway

Have you been watching Crookhaven this week? If you have, you may have noticed a familiar looking station in the first five minutes of Episode 1…Our very own Loop Platform serves as Moorheart Station.

Downpatrick and County Down Railway

Made a short post on my blog about Tracy Kidder and the nostalgia hole I've been in over the past few days.

https://www.jessamyn.com/journal/2026/03/tracy-kidder-rip

@sundogplanets I think @OpinionatedGeek would agree with your partner and kids.

Me: Just so you know, I’m very sex-positive.

Doctor: What a coincidence, you mentioning both of those topics. I’ve got some test results here…

Some people will lie to spare your feelings. Not me, you jackass, but some people.
Childhood is idolizing Batman. Adolescence is when Joker starts to make sense. Adulthood is realizing Commissioner Gordon doesn’t get paid enough to deal with their crap.

There's this myth that automated spam detection is hard because spammers are all very clever masters of disguise.

No. Spammers are stupid as a shoe. They have dog shit for brains.

Automated spam detection is hard because the line between spam and "legitimate" marketing activity is a fiction.