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Reanimating a Corpus. Or Two. Or More.

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I’m very much looking forward to reading the entire run of Doc’s Linux Journal work.

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@ianbetteridge.com It’s really about never wanting your child to become an adult.

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@ianbetteridge.com There are now so many of them who will be first up against the wall once the revolution comes that I really am going to have to start building a very big wall soon :)

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@ianbetteridge.com I’m imagining the reaction of all those old Brexiteers who thought the “colonies” would be running into the arms of the old country once we were no longer part of “the EU superstate which robbed us of the Empire”. Apoplexy in Telegraph land.

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@adamgreenfield Is this referring to your AI post earlier? Because I totally agree with the angle you’re taking, for what it’s worth.

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@lproven Too bloody right!

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@joeflower.bsky.social It’s amazing how many contenders there are!

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@gruber I’m giving it a pass

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@metsfan.lol They test me.

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@ianbetteridge.com Well tbf it’s still charging

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@ianbetteridge.com John Ternus needs to apologise to me personally. By immediately sending me an iPhone Duo.

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@ianbetteridge.com Single-use folding phones

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@ianbetteridge.com I have both the first one and the second. Every now and then I take them out of a draw and stroke them.

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@ianbetteridge.com It’s very “the director has made me practice this walk 199990907 times“

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@tomcoates.bsky.social Crap I might actually have to buy a new Watch

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@bajmihal.bsky.social God I love that.

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@esqueer.net I’m not totally clear on why someone who has just left a company falls into the category of “trying desperately to sell a product”.

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@bajmihal.bsky.social Oh it will be a turning point. But the right wing coverage will now pivot to:

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  1. It’s too late, there’s nothing we can do, so we should do nothing.
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  2. It demonstrates the needs for ever-stronger borders, as we don’t want the global south fleeing to us. We would rather they drowned/baked.
    3. \n
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@katebevan.com Tell me more of this Goat Counter

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@katebevan.com Of course you did, Dan. Of course you did.

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@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com I liked the days when GOHMERT! was an outlier rather than the average Republican member of the house

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@katebevan.com Same. And at no point has Claude ever said “RTFM” at me.

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@katebevan.com That is exactly what I did (and set up Tailscale for good measure)

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@katebevan.com I basically have to get Claude to walk me through anything connected with Docker one baby step at a time. Ridiculous piece of software.

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@ianbetteridge.com Pffffffffff

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@ianbetteridge.com I mean it’s got Snowblind on it, and that, erm, about being chill right? Right?

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Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition: ianbetteridge.com

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Self-driving, Tesla and the influence of brand: ianbetteridge.com

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Frumentatio! ianbetteridge.com

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Ten blue links, \"fork you\" edition: ianbetteridge.com

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The worst of us: ianbetteridge.com

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The freedom stack: ianbetteridge.com

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Zen fascists will control you: ianbetteridge.com

","summary":"In 1979, a punk band from San Francisco recorded a song about the Governor of California. It was a joke, mostly. Jerry Brown was a Democrat, a Buddhist, a man who dated Linda Ronstadt and discussed limits and simplicity at a moment when America was in no mood for either.","url":"https://www.ianbetteridge.com/zen-fascist-wi/","date_published":"2026-03-10T00:07:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fianbetteridge%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-10 00:07","date_timestamp":1773101253,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/116202482243835392","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mgocnali622x","https://www.threads.com/@ianbetteridge/post/DVr9mRVkQjJ"]}},{"id":"85795890","content_html":"

Ten Blue Links, \"cough cough cough\" edition: ianbetteridge.com

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The fundamental error that doesn't exist: ianbetteridge.com

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Ten Blue Links, \"Cometh the hour, cometh the man-baby\" edition: ianbetteridge.com

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Watched: Predator: Badlands 🍿

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Well, this was definitely a movie. A predator movie, in fact. But it’s also a kids movie, deliberately, which most predator movies aren’t. I thought it slowed down too much in the middle, but there were enough good fights at the end to make it work a watch.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://technovia.co.uk/2026/02/20/watched-predator-badlands-well-this.html","date_published":"2026-02-20T12:14:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fianbetteridge%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-20 12:14","date_timestamp":1771589676,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@ianbetteridge/post/DU-r6iOlmpn"]}},{"id":"82929253","content_html":"

Ten Blue Links, \"Greenland isn't green\" edition: ianbetteridge.com

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Watched: The Walking Dead S1E4, Vatos 🍿

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Never really watched it before today, apart from one episode which didn’t really “stick”. Kind of enjoying though.

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Watched: Annihilation 🍿

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Fascinating film, in part because it was deliberately Not The Book. Garland managed to make something that is profoundly strange, definitely with roots in the New Weird.

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Ten Blue Links, “featuring Peter Thiel, again!” edition: ianbetteridge.com

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Of ants, Saul Bass, and lost dreams of a cybernetic ecology: ianbetteridge.com

","summary":"","url":"https://www.ianbetteridge.com/of-ants-saul-bass-and-lost-dreams-of-a-cybernetic-ecology/","date_published":"2026-01-11T13:12:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fianbetteridge%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-11 13:12","date_timestamp":1768137128,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/115876888483748686","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3mc5poafajt2c","https://www.threads.com/@ianbetteridge/post/DTX5kUgkXis"]}},{"id":"81754306","content_html":"

Ten Blue Links – \"Platforms, promises and bad habits\" edition: ianbetteridge.com

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Watched: Under the Skin 🍿

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Finally got around to watching this after it sitting in the queue for far too long – I think I bought it after seeing The Zone of Interest and it’s interesting watching it with that film’s style in mind. Utterly amazing.

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Watched: Thunderbolts* 🍿

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Best recent Marvel movie. The New Avengers are much more interesting than the old ones.

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Slop Is Slop

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I wrote just a few months ago that I firmly believe generative AI tools not only can be, but already are, used to create genuine art. My problem with AI slop isn’t the AI, it’s the slop.

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I know this is a position which is controversial with those who take a strong anti-AI position (and I understand those positions). But I tend to agree with John. All tools can be used for art. What matters is the art, not the tool.

\n","summary":"","url":"https://technovia.co.uk/2025/12/30/slop-is-slop-i-wrote.html","date_published":"2025-12-30T22:19:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fianbetteridge%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-30 22:19","date_timestamp":1767133158,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://www.threads.com/@ianbetteridge/post/DS53ck8gfSY"]}},{"id":"81027196","content_html":"

Watched: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 🍿

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Look, it’s the best Marvel movie ever made. Equal parts funny, full of action, beautiful to look at and a great cast. Why a sequel isn’t already slated I don’t know.

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Watched: Eternals 🍿

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Hey, look, it’s not as bad as you remember. Don’t judge me.

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Ten Blue Links “Orion rising, EV prices falling and ads arriving” edition: ianbetteridge.com

","summary":"","url":"https://www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-links-orion-rising-ev-prices-falling-and-ads-arriving-edition/","date_published":"2025-11-29T18:57:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fianbetteridge%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-29 18:57","date_timestamp":1764442650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jtadzjgpup2tforvzliq74tp/post/3m6s7hkmd2x2b"]}},{"id":"78550359","content_html":"

Ten Blue Links, “Pop goes the bubble” edition: ianbetteridge.com

","summary":"","url":"https://www.ianbetteridge.com/ten-blue-links-pop-goes-the-bubble-edition/","date_published":"2025-11-22T21:19:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Ian Betteridge","url":"https://ianbetteridge.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fianbetteridge%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ianbetteridge"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-22 21:19","date_timestamp":1763846379,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}