When I'm not building things for the internet, I take photos of stuff.
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Last Notes npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…8nj2 A much loved feature from Instagram that made it over here npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — "RE: Are we becoming too paranoid about AI slop?" by @nprofile…jmg2 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I’ve just updated my #Junited2026 list with a great post from @nprofile…awd8 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…awd8 "enlisting a second LLM to review submitted queries could be reasonably effective." [clown emoji] npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…xg59 Kirk 🥵 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…easl I have this argument constantly! When people at work suggest "50" as old and therefore tech illiterate I point out that's the generation who hacked the Pentagon for funsies from their school library npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby ouch. fair, but ouch npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…nekg I wish I still had my first bass! npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — "What is the oldest thing you own?" npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby A year ago, I tested the responses from Google's Vision API using a tool called "They See Your Photos" which showed Google's analysis was riddled with inaccuracies and weird judgements. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…v9lg I made an interactive map of the Apple/Android split once to try and visualise it for our design team npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I have a need for a nice looking (not Windows 7-y) music player for Linux Mint that has last.fm scrobbling baked in. I currently use Lollypop. Any suggestions? Thank you! npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Although I've been posting them on my #website, I've been rather lax at sharing my #TILvember posts on here. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby is #defragging still a thing? i feel like i haven't #defragged a computer in over ten years. is that normal? npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I solved the Tiled Words puzzle for October 22, 2025: “Tape” npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…lx0q Of course I can. Are there specific qualities of physical media that are problematic or does it fall under "disabilities that prevent use of the format"? npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog "Owning physical media is privilege" — a non-exhaustive list of people who may not be able to favour physical media over streaming. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…pp8p I had some thoughts about this recently, prompted by Ava. In short, "screen time" isn't inherently bad — it depends. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog - New and new-to-me music 2025-w27 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Some people can read many books at once and somehow be fine. I am not one of them. Fresh on my #blog — "Concurrent reading: I just can't" npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…pye9 Thank you 😄 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I’ve just updated my #Junited2025 list with this great post from @nprofile…pye9 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog - New and new-to-me music - a brief showcase of Australian, German, and French artists that have graced my ears this week. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog #BookReview — The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…x759 I loved this article and shared it as my #Junited2025 for today. It takes guts and being a good person to look at something you did and say, "you know what? I fucked up and I can do better". Hero ♥️ npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…sczv I know that birb 🥰 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Calculating yearsSince using a Nunjucks filter in Eleventy npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — "The Case of the Missing Comments Block" npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…hujc "A Team" is pretty good npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby #Weeknotes: 2025-W17 in which I wax lyrical about family photographs and e-book management npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I am using #calibre to manage #ebooks but is there something better I don't know about? #LazyWeb please help! npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby happy Neil banging out the tunes day to all who celebrate npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — "Blogging Expectations" [email protected] npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog "Am I popular?" npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Forgot to share this earlier. From my #blog; A broken trackpad and situational disability npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — Snapped! Film from a #ZenitE npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog "Oh no! They enshittified Inoreader" npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I added a #photography page to my #website 😀 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog - Weird quirk of federation —mismatched likes and follower counts npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…pvuu The Blueings! 🥰 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I'm noticing a steadily increasing number of images being shared on #pixelfed without #AltText. I am aware that not all images require alt text and that there are personal reasons for not adding alt text but this feels too many and, therefore, feels like an education gap for #Instagram refugees. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog. #Review — Photo Hippo, #Burnley npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby The main reason I'll nope off your #fantasy #book is if I think your main character has a stupid name. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Automagically generating a #robots.txt file in #Eleventy using data and #Nunjucks npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — The plus side to mandatory return to office npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog; why mandatory alt text makes me a more purposeful poster npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @nprofile…z22s the "this is fine" raccoon sticker in the middle is my favourite. my wife drew it for me for our wedding npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — How I #SilentSunday npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — You can find beautiful things to photograph anywhere… as long as you look. npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby I vaguely remember some tools that would scrape your #Instagram posts and shows you your most popular ones in a grid. Does anything like that exist for #Pixelfed? Not a feature request, just a query. My search is drawing a blank... npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — National Tree Week npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — Camera Dump: November 2024 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog — Create an account npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @npub1h6y…e06j www.nme.com/news/music/beastie-boys-reveal-whats-really-on-their-pauls-boutique-gold-record-3784113 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @npub19lt…qfjk Not even 10am on a Sunday and I want a Magnum. Cheers, mate npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @npub198t…hasj Here's a few that sound like they fit the bill. Also, my own #ShamelessSelfPromotion 🤪 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @npub19lt…qfjk actual wow! life-size Portal?!?! 😍 npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Fresh on my #blog: when was the last time #tech blew your mind? npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby Just remembered We Were Promised Jetpacks exist. Bloody grand! npub194qu5uzsegej8w2hrcl55pg7hcc48kxne79jjajtpy9uhcfn3pwqppyetf Thomas Rigby @npub1xed…yg9w ♥️ I saw that earlier today! Could we be seeing the emergence of Don't be Evil 2.0?!
