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 Getting serious Apple Vision Pro FOMO, it’s not available to pre-order in the UK 😰

#VisionPro #AppleVisionPro 
 A good idea for a #Mastodon app:

Integrate with #Trakt.tv, so it knows what episodes and movies you’ve seen. Automatically hide spoilers for things you haven’t seen. 

Then when you mark something as seen, show your friends’ posts about them, even if they were old. 

That way you can be completely out of touch with media but enjoy your friends’ posts when you actually get around to watching. 

Someone do this please! 

#tv #movies #app 
 This post inspired by I see all your comments about #Loki, #Ahsoka, #WheelOfTime and #OurFlagMeansDeath but I haven’t got around to watching them yet!! 
 Seeing the new Magic The Gathering Doctor Who cards made me want to rewatch the series, but unfor... 
 @2374c3c3 check again in November. Also, maybe get some DVDs I’m sure they will be a bargain 
 I hate smoking, it’s a disgusting habit and it kills people. 

So you may be surprised to hear I don’t think it should be banned. 

This will create a black market. Just like I don’t think drugs should be banned.

Just make them harder to buy, make it easier (and free) to get help giving up, and ban it from public spaces.

Why do the Tories say Labour is a “nanny state” and then go around banning everything‽ 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn Sometimes I think a husband... 
 @b28f725e haha 😝 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn GDPR is aces: the problem i... 
 @e19f0bde I actually wrote to ICO once and offered to be an unpaid enforcer of GDPR rules. 

I am a web developer and think it’s unfair that others aren’t held to the high standards I like to do. 

I offered to location people breaking the rules and send them strongly worded emails and get the ICO to fine them if they didn’t mend their ways. 

They never replied. I guess they aren’t interested in actually enforcing anything at all. 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn Do you get those emails ask... 
 @0bc95569 all. the. time. 
 I’ve given up on using free WiFis, e.g. at airports. Every time you’re there the autojoin wil... 
 @8621b43c I was at an airport in Peru, no way of getting online, but to join the WiFi I had to click on a link to confirm my email address. 

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ 
 My little Doctor Who website is now frequently showing up in Google and DuckDuckGo, despite not doing any “SEO” work yet. 

That’s how you do it 💪😅

https://tardis.guide

#DoctorWho #BuildInPublic #WebDevelopment 
 @e19f0bde it’s a supposed loop hole that actually doesn’t exist but they use it as an excuse to gather data. 

All of GDPR is a mess to be honest. The actual rules state you must have one big button that says “deny” and it must be the same prominence as the allow button. So 99% of websites are breaking the rules. 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn Oh bugger!😂 I didn't eve... 
 @b28f725e Freudian slip? 🤣 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn What with your wife and my ... 
 @b28f725e you got that a bit backwards 🤪 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn You hadn't seen it! What a ... 
 @b28f725e I love kids movies, just never got around to watching this! Big Disney fan here too. 

My husband hates horror so I very rarely get to watch those! 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn It is a very very very good... 
 @b28f725e yes it was good! I hadn’t seen it before. Will have to watch the second one soon. 

But I want scary movies!! 😠🎃👻 
 Well I didn’t expect the first movie I watched during spooky season would be Paddington 😂

But having my mother-in-law live with us, who doesn’t want to watch anything with violence or swearing in, really limits movie options 😒 
 You know what, after spending a few days reintroducing myself to PC-based VR, the two primary eco... 
 @9c59d669 but what if I want to play Half-Life: Alyx? 😫 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn I've not actually tried the... 
 @ffe0be0d oh! It’s so much quicker. And less hassle than a self checkout 
 My Mum has made a #vegan roast for me, including Yorkshire pudding and vegan cauliflower and cheese! 🥰 
 🖼️ Going to see my parents today, and show my holiday snaps for the 10th time haha 
 @3d3608f5 I’d want to keep this to make sure I *am* in silent mode. Or even better, there should be the opposite - an icon when you’re *not* in silent mode! 
 @ffe0be0d self checkouts are a pain but I love self-scan apps. 

Saves so much time to just scan it and pack it straight into the bag, then quickly pay and leave. 
 @ffe0be0d although if you haven’t seen Years and Years I recommend this clip, it’s relevant!

https://youtu.be/jaIQj76l_00?si=9f1axOmMtnDIgvHY 
 @d5a1c827 Yes, this 100%! 

I’m going to use this next time someone asks me (which they do, constantly) 😂 
 Suella Braverman:

“we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if in effect, simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection.”

What a horrendous woman. She can fuck right off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66919416

#politics #immigration #migration #lgbt #women 
 It wasn’t a very exerting walk, but I liked the map 😆 - an outdoor walk around an Inka Laboratory- the Conjunto Arqueológico de Moray, Peru.

#Exercise #Travel

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 🥾 Machu Picchu tomorrow! 
 nostr:npub1vprm0hyy59m2usqywju2svvvyzr44zjuhsjv4284c68agvhvy9ssqhn5tn I take it you're against le... 
 @fa0cfab6 absolutely. It is a huge cause of emissions, the process uses toxic chemicals, and the animals are killed… all so you can get a phone case? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 
 In Lima and yesterday while having a coffee out, a woman was sitting near me and crying while looking at me. 

She apologised and said it’s because I reminded her of her nephew’s boyfriend, and her nephew recently died. 

She proceeded to tell me he was gay but not like “crazy gay”. Then she warned me to stay away from the gay bars here. 

Very strange! 
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 @01e0776f that’s really cool, I might try and build one myself 😁