Bits and Bobs

Bits and Bobs

A free occasional collection of musings, recommendations, rants, and commentary, primarily about tech, life, culture, and who knows what else.

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Bluesky: the opposite of doomscrolling

I'm actually a little embarrassed about how overjoyed I am to have Twitter 2.0 with all of the absurdity and none of the baggage.

Apr 28 •

Bonus: Spring cleaning in media. Call me, boys!

What if Jeff Shell, Don Lemon, and Tucker Carlson are actually all the same story? It's the sexism, stupid.

Apr 24 •

Fine, I admit it. I'm sad about Twitter.

Also, I'm pretty p**sed. Plus: sports teams leaving cities and some weekend sci-fi! Warning: this post contains some swears.

Apr 21 •

Slowly at first, and then all at once (RIP Twitter)

How to accidentally make your competition succeed, an aurora update, the EV of the week, and no, I haven't watched "Succession" yet.

Apr 14 •

Aurora hunting and Tesla Ubers

Seriously, why is no one talking about the solar storm situation?

Apr 7 •

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