Changing the smoke alarm, and absolutely astonished to learn that neither of my children have ever licked a 9 volt battery, and have no interest in doing it.

Turns out they've never had the desire to touch the end of a hot cigarette lighter in the car either. They made out like I'M the weird one!

#genz is lost.

The shrinkflation going on with chocolate oranges is an absolute insult. I was already annoyed with the reduction from about 10 years ago, and the first one I’ve had in ages is even smaller again! Looks like someone’s been at it with a melon baller.

This isn’t a segment, it’s a sliver.

#shrinkflation #chocolate #ChocolateOrange

I'm perpetually torn on AI. For certain tasks in my job it is incredible and I fear for the longevity of my career. Other times, it's quite obviously an idiot and I think I have nothing to worry about.

The dangerous/fucking annoying times are those that are in between. The confident responses that sound entirely plausible unless you've got just enough knowledge on the subject to introduce some doubt.

"Show me the evidence for your answer"

#AI #Claude

Anyone know how to improve Bluetooth connection speed on a Mac?

I have a Logitech K860 keyboard that I connect via Bluetooth to a PC and MacBook, and regularly switch between them with the connection keys. Connection to the Windows machine is instant, but takes a couple of seconds on the Mac.

#mac #macos #Bluetooth #Logitech

Real missed opportunity for this headline to be “Lusty comes for porn”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mglnzprdyo

#ofcom #AgeVerification #OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafety

Huddled together for warmth while the leaking roof drips into buckets below, I regale my children with memories of a time impossible for them to imagine. The scepticism is etched in their young disbelieving faces, as they scoff at the old man’s fantastical tales of a time when it wasn’t raining.

#Cymru #Wales #rain #justfuckingstopnowpleasethatsenough

Just seen somebody refer to the current US regime and its #MAGA followers as “Epstein Americans” and I will be using that absolutely perfect phrase from now on.

#uspol #trump #EpsteinAmericans

I had a call from a recruitment agency today who were asking about some work I did at a local authority. The recruiter asked which one and I said "Ceredigion". She said what, and I had to repeat it three times. In the end she asked me to spell it and as I started she said "Oh, Cardiff".

When I finally got it across, she said "I always struggle with the Welsh councils because there's so many, and it's almost like another language".

Almost.

#Cymru #Wales #Ceredigion