As the world looks for alternatives to X (formerly Twitter), platforms like BlueSky and Threads are often highlighted as contenders. However, beneath their appealing facades, both platforms have…
Monthly Archives: January 2025
This Man is a Coward.
This man is a coward. And no amount of corporate jargon or performative masculinity can make that stain go away.
— Read on www.theindex.media/this-man-is-a-coward/
A City on Mars
Interesting read on the practicalities of building a settlement on another planet. It isn’t going to be happening any time soon…
Literally every company now
“I was picturing the future having more flying cars and less fascism
I guess AI is kind of a mixture of the two”
— Read on m.youtube.com/shorts/hL9plvciiOQ
Elon Musk’s and X’s Role in 2024 Election Interference
The confessions of a concerned bird.
Nothing surprising.
— Read on theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks-and-xs-role-in-2024-election
How Do We Stop Space Launches From Hitting Airliners
Confused by TFRs, NOTAMs & Navigation warnings? With 3 rockets affected by those in the last week it’s worth explaining this to rocket fans
Fascinating look out how the FAA has had to adapt to cater for space launches.
Be A Property Owner And Not A Renter On The Internet
The year is 2025. The internet in the shape that we’ve known it in the early 2000s is no longer there. Or, not quite in the shape that we’ve seen it before. This is not just plain nostalgia talking – the vibrant ecosystem of blogs, feeds, personal sites, and forums has been usurped by a few mega-concentrated players.
Great ideas by Den Delimarsky on being the mater of your own domain – literally.
https://den.dev/blog/be-a-property-owner-not-a-renter-on-the-internet
Mad at Meta? Don’t Let Them Collect and Monetise Your Personal Data
How to hurt Meta in the hip pocket.
It’s a drop in the ocean – but if many people do it, well when Apple introduced changes to make tracking harder on iPhones, Meta lost billions in revenue, demonstrating just how valuable your personal data is to its business.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data