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  If I don't keep my car roadworthy and crash into yours, it hasn't gone "rogue", it's my negligence and I'm responsible. If my dog attacks you, I am liable. There are no rogue AIs, just negligent AI companies. Prosecute them.

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  Rappin' with regulators

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  Confidence in Big Tech Continues to Slide https://news.gallup.com/poll/712436/confidence-institutions-remains-near-time-low.aspx#:~:text=Confidence%20in%20Big%20Tech%20Continues%20to%20Slide Confidence in large technology companies has fallen steadily from the 32% recorded when Gallup first included it on the list in 2020; today’s 20% rating brings it to a new low.

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  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 22rem), 1fr)); = the best bit of CSS ever. Thank you, new layout algos.

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  Exchanging billets-doux with Apple's compliance department, yet again.

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  There are no "rogue AIs". Just rogue AI companies. Regulate them hard.

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  A tasty shakshuka in a Palestinian cafe before my train. It's been too long since I've had this pleasure.

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  I'm in a hall with loads of stained glass windows and portraits of Lord mayors and worshipful aldermen of the city, surrounded by people who bill by the nanosecond.

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  Ireland has long been a fiefdom of Big Tech, and now it has the EU Presidency, this leaked non-public document shows they have submitted a presidential amendment to GDPR to allow AI free rein over your data. Yay. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnnyryan1_this-is-insanity-irish-presidencys-draft-share-7506654125808476160-hwTd/

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  What has happened to me? A lobbyist acquaintance from Trumpistan asked to pick my brains on the differences between the EU and UK tech regulatory regimes, and I've just expounded for 30 mins on the theme. What have I become? I should have learned React so I could make iOS Crypto Apps or games to sell cigarettes to children in the global South.

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  I'm orf to fakkin Laaahhndaaaaahn for some meetings and then to yell at nerds about Big Tech, squire.

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  Your occasional reminder that, with no added A.I., Vivaldi browser is guaranteed not to attempt to wipe out humanity. https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/

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  "JPEG XL isn't useless; it is genuinely compelling technology for use cases beyond the Web. I'm just not personally convinced we need it in browsers any time soon." https://giannirosato.com/blog/post/case-against-jxl/

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  Has anyone coded a jamming PWA to use in case some wanker with a new iThing is recording every conversation with Siri Recap? Or should I just carry a mallet, because privacy is a human right?

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  Loads of fighting age people in burkas invade our coast and cause massive disruption. I thought Patirots hate that?

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  Marginalia: a search engine that prioritizes non-commercial content, no AI, no tracking, open-source. "The goal is to bring you the sort of grass fed, free range HTML your grandma used to write" https://marginalia-search.com

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  Taxpayers to foot the bill for by-election after Reform Councillor can't be arsed to turn up for 6 months. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98v75nl8zpo

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  Because i'm often asked to settle arguments, here are the best songs from the Cocteau Twins. 10/ Blue Bell knoll 9/ Cherry-coloured funk 8/ Summerhead 7/ Squeeze wax 6/ Bluebeard 5/ Fotzepolitic 4/ Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires 3/ Lorelei 2/ Iceblink Luck 1/ Carolyn's Fingers

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  #blessed

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  I almost wish it would rain to end the heatwave and drought, except I know some pompous smartarse will use it as an opportunity to tell social media about "petrichor". Oh bugger I just did.

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  I see the that the Arschlochtruppen of a group calling themselves "White Vanguard" were demonstrating in a town near me over the weekend, wearing black shirts and niqab.

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  Microsoft admits it force-installed AI-powered OneDrive on Windows 11, says it’s not training on your faces (really) https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/07/microsoft-admits-it-force-installed-ai-powered-onedrive-on-windows-11-says-its-not-training-on-your-faces-really/ So, that's OK then. You didn't want that storage space, did you?

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  "My general rule of thumb however, is that added shareholder value is in inverse proportion to human nutritional value." says Felicity Lawrence, about Ultra-Processed Food. It's my rule of thumb about most industries. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/07/ultra-processed-food-firms-sue-harm-products-regulation

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  @malarkey@mastodon.social I know! Mind you, it was the Chopper that saved it from administration when we were kids. And I think we're more suited to Segways now.

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  @malarkey@mastodon.social Yup. You're the Leslie Philips to my Jim Dale.

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  @malarkey@mastodon.social See, I'd got you down as a Charles Hawtree devotee.

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  WARNING.- HOAX.- SCAM !!! If someone knocks at your door and says they're carrying out a survey and need to see your bum, DON'T SHOW THEM. IT'S A SCAM. They just want to see your bum. I wish somebody had warned me, I feel so stupid.

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  Farewell, Spectator journo Rod Liddle, who wrote "the one thing stopping me from being a teacher was that I could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids … I don't think I'd have dabbled much below year ten" (eg, 14-15 years old). Yet the Right are mourning him. https://spectator.com/article/a-teenage-girl-a-maths-teacher-and-a-righteous-tabloid-fury/

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  At @Vivaldi we 😘 the Web, so are looking to make Web App installation more visible (on all platforms that don't think they own the machine that you bought). I mocked up a button design that I felt gives PWAs the prominence they deserve, and dev genius Filip loved it so much it's in an internal test build!

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  I'm always delighted when a new regulator contacts us to ask questions about the villainy of Big Tech, but -by Darwin!- it takes an age to gather all the info together. Just another 5 Qs to go…