Good news: I don’t need to sort out dinner for my daughters tonight, as they’re having fish and chips on the beach with the Guides.

Good idea: Lorna and I can have fish & chips for dinner, too!

Small issue: the person ahead of me in the chippie is collecting 32 meals…

…for the Guides.

D’oh.

I’m just trying to read a local news story. Do you have to make it so hard?

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Wakeboarding wipeout

A person wearing a helmet and life vest is falling off a wakeboard into the water, creating a large splash.

Does Meta have the stink of death about it?

I do think that the company is in then early stages of a slow decline into cultural irrelevance. And I don’t think Zuckerberg is the man to arrest it.

And I’m also quite happy to see that decline accelerate. It’s such a nasty company.

Should I turn on the GEO features that have just been added to Ghost?

Another stunning day here on the south coast. Of to see my daughter in the lead role in the school play…

proud Dad mode enabled

A red boat is anchored on the shore with several sailboats on the water and buildings in the background under a bright blue sky.

Current Status:

Academics in traditional graduation robes are seated on stage facing a large audience in an auditorium.

Found a cosy corner of RSA House to get a few hours’ work done.

A cozy reading nook features turquoise upholstered armchair with a bag on it, surrounded by bookshelves filled with books and accompanied by a tall floor lamp with a matching turquoise shade.

Meta Glasses are speed running the Google Glass privacy curve. They’ve gone from “cool tech” to “pervert glasses” in months just as Glass wearers became glassholes, over a couple of years.

As long as creepy people exist, this tech is going to be problematic.

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