Rick Elliott

@RickElliott
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Husband, father, sci-fi, craft beer, IT, music, whisky, mindfulness, tech, science, with a side order of humour and wisdom. Mild obsession with PKM.
@jeffjarvis so very true, and just a lovely fun person along with it
Anna Lapwood is a rock star. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8jgmgtw/
Anna Lapwood | Organist on TikTok

Best job in the world 😍 @Ministry of Sound @Royal Albert Hall #organtok #organist #ministryofsound #pipeorgan #organtok #bach #toccataandfugue #toccata #insomnia #faithless #royalalberthall #concert #mashup #classicalmusic

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@MikeElgan looking for a relative benchmark against normal behaviours is futile; he has a flawed mind and more money than is safe for any such person to have access to. So the stuff that would temper or regulate anyone else's statements don't exist. He is also totally certain he's the smartest person in the room, so no one else could possibly contribute helpfully to his thought processes.
Don’t kid yourself. “Artificial intelligence“ is just Big Tech’s way of saying “hey, it’s not our fault. It’s the machine’s!“ In point of fact, every malign use of “AI“ is really just some human-composed algorithm doing something that maximizes profit or control at the expense of people. We must not let these companies off the hook. They’re in charge. Not the machine. Pay attention to the man behind the curtain.
@grammargirl this used to be normal in the UK, I know...years ago, before govt services became profit driven concerns (thanks Conservatives)
@MikeElgan chapellerie is a hat shop perhaps
Vienna celebrates Pride month by reprogramming cross lights: sometimes F ❤️ F, sometimes M ❤️ M, sometimes F ❤️ M. Note the hearts, too. Here are two women holding hands, in green walking, in red standing.
The opposite of “return to office” advocates isn’t “work from home” advocates. It’s a rich tapestry of “open offices are distracting” people and “I’ve never gone this long without being sick” people and “commutes are a waste of time I don’t get paid for” people and “I’m an introvert and playing house with coworkers sucks the life out of me” people and “I have a family and appreciate the flexibility” people and “I primarily communicated with coworkers through Slack anyway” people and “no one wa…
@grammargirl confidence is sexy

👋 Hello #fediverse! I'm going into a meeting at 4ET to talk about our newsroom's social media options.

If you think our station and other #NPR stations should have a Mastodon server or a broader presence in the #fediverse, pls boost this post. If you have thoughts, please reply, I want to hear them!