Alan Brand

@xises
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Gentleman of Leisure (™) … husband & father & grandpa, computer user, eclectic music listener, fiction reader, Guinness drinker. Not all at once.
I live in #OwenSound #Ontario #Canada
My handle is a nod to the computer software consultancy that I ran until retiring in January 2009 - xises: portmanteau word for a cup of tea & a biscuit
Virtual Alan Brandhttp://www.alanbrand.com/
Alan BrandDec 3, 2022
geekystevenDec 3, 2022
“average union strikes 3 times a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average union strikes 0 times per year. Local 400 Strikers Georg, the trade union for cave workers, goes on strike over 10,000 times each day, and is an outlier that should not have been counted
Alan BrandDec 3, 2022

Puevfgznf in t'Ginnel ... Online jigsaw target time 4:44
http://www.alanbrand.com/wordpress/puevfgznf-in-tginnel/

#OnlineJigsawPuzzles #Jigsaws #JigsawPuzzles

Puevfgznf in t’Ginnel – Alan Brand

Alan BrandDec 3, 2022
Martijn BAARDADec 2, 2022
Zoom in as far as you can. Then zoom in as far as you can... #zoom #animation #digital #art Artist: @Vaskange
Alan BrandDec 3, 2022
I just Muted rather than Block an account that was advertising a company ... could it be because I'm a polite Canadian?
I'm carefully watching the person who boosted the bloody thing because deep down I'm still a stroppy bugger from a down-market part of London.
Alan BrandDec 3, 2022
The recent attack from activitypub-troll.cf reminded me that I don't have the patience and grit to admin a Mastodon instance and to appreciate the hard work of those that do. Thank you.
I am here for my online social interactions; my personal blog is purely personal since a concerted attack by foul-mouthed ultra-hatey fools a decade ago.
Alan BrandDec 2, 2022
In October 2014 I bought a 1959 Morris Minor van that needed to be painted ... I had the paint guy mix some paint in Pantone 12-0712 Tpx (#f4e7c6) for her - Vanilla, obviously.
Alan BrandDec 1, 2022
Here's a suggestion for your alternative Puevfgznf listening pleasure ... click through for Spotify and YouTube links
http://www.alanbrand.com/wordpress/satan-claus-is-coming-to-town/
Satan Claus Is Coming To Town – Alan Brand

Alan BrandDec 1, 2022
Another reason I'm not watching World Cup fitba' in Catarrh.
https://xkcd.com/2705/
Spacetime Soccer

xkcd
Alan BrandDec 1, 2022
Terence EdenDec 1, 2022

🆕 blog! “Data Becomes Her”

This is a short piece of mostly fiction. It looks at the secret life of data and algorithms. Enjoy! Data Becomes Her I never knew my mother. OK, no one ever really knows their mum. But I never even got to meet mine. She made it clear at the hospital that she'd smother me to […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/12/data-becomes-her/
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#TalesoftheAlgorithm

Data Becomes Her

This is a short piece of mostly fiction. It looks at the secret life of data and algorithms. Enjoy! Data Becomes Her I never knew my mother. OK, no one ever really knows their mum. But I never even…

Terence Eden’s Blog
Alan BrandDec 1, 2022
Another day at the mine face ... Following new-to-me people who post about things important to me, or just silly jokes and amusing stories; Hiding Follows from people with a significant overlap in our Following pool; Unfollowing people who seem unable to not post about celebrities and "influencers" or xenophobic merkin-only stuff.
Just polishing my part of the Mastodon's tusks to a warm glimmer of hope.