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@steve.scot.bsky.social

Professional computer toucher by day, casual computer toucher in the evening. Escaped web developer. Strong opinions, loosely held.

100 Followers  |  269 Following  |  140 Posts  |  Joined: 03.01.2024  |  1.9288

Latest posts by steve.scot on Bluesky

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Is AI ruining music? What makes music “real” — is it the instruments, the voice, the creator’s intention or something else entirely? Dustin Ballard, the creative force behind the viral channel “There I Ruined It,” explore...

I'm about as far from an AI fan as you can get, but I do enjoy Dustin's work and we all need a good chuckle from time to time.

08.08.2025 17:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
introducing copyparty, the FOSS file server
YouTube video by tripflag introducing copyparty, the FOSS file server

Every now and then my YouTube algorithm drops a gem.

30.07.2025 22:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?

29.07.2025 10:47 — 👍 4756    🔁 1522    💬 52    📌 41
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a woman in a black suit is dancing in front of a wall that says coffee black ALT: a woman in a black suit is dancing in front of a wall that says coffee black
28.07.2025 20:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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VPNs top App Store charts as UK age verification kicks in Experts say free versions of such apps or services may carry potential security and privacy risks.

Literally no one could have predicted this, completely unexpected.

28.07.2025 17:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I could print you a beer! 😜

28.07.2025 17:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Evolution peaked with Geocities.

27.07.2025 18:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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She’s up.

27.07.2025 16:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

No cheating: post your lock screen.

26.07.2025 13:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Disassembly and prep done.

26.07.2025 12:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It begins, the #prusa MK4S to Core One upgrade. This might take a while.

26.07.2025 10:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
A group of handdrawn fish.

A group of handdrawn fish.

Why I 🧡 the web.

drawafish.com

Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟

24.07.2025 14:33 — 👍 2277    🔁 1198    💬 100    📌 219

If you’ve never seen the original 2017 video of how much we hate him here, you really should. youtu.be/3pbTmXsfiYk?...

25.07.2025 05:21 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

I feel targeted.

24.07.2025 13:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm reliably informed that you're only as old as you feel, which I think makes me around 93.

24.07.2025 10:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You've inherited a movie theater, what's your first double feature?

21.07.2025 09:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

This is where I post from.

19.07.2025 08:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Screenshot of a date picker which is a drop down select field containing every month/year combination.

Screenshot of a date picker which is a drop down select field containing every month/year combination.

Dear web developer, who hurt you?

17.07.2025 11:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Meme; Woman says "Have you seen my TikTok?", Man, sitting opposite says "It's called a watch. How old are you?".

Meme; Woman says "Have you seen my TikTok?", Man, sitting opposite says "It's called a watch. How old are you?".

16.07.2025 15:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Kennedy Assassination: Inside the Book Depository
YouTube video by LEMMiNO The Kennedy Assassination: Inside the Book Depository

Great YT channel, some short videos, some long, but all really well told, edited and voiced-over.

15.07.2025 16:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

100%, I'm all for a full shift to MM/YYYY/DD.

15.07.2025 15:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's a thankless task, but someone has to do it.

15.07.2025 10:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

i refuse to believe we say cunt more than aussies

15.07.2025 09:59 — 👍 27    🔁 1    💬 8    📌 0

Us Scots might be to blame for a spike in that stat.

15.07.2025 10:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It did go through my head that 14 hours without being able to get any answer on the phone was still well within the realms of 'normal'.

05.07.2025 09:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ingram Micro still silent 14 hours after global outage began Exclusive: Fears mount while distie remains silent and phone lines down

One of the worst suppliers I've ever had the misfortune to work with in my professional career, still, I hope this isn't what it appears to be. The impact to their customers of a ransomware attack might be worse than their customer service.

04.07.2025 16:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It's OK, organisation is overrated anyway.

02.07.2025 19:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You'll need the right pen too. 😜

02.07.2025 19:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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On Freedom, Curiosity & Happiness I have been recently contemplating the intricate relationship between my personal life and the work I do, particularly how these domains inevitably get intertwined and influence one another....

New blog post: On Freedom, Curiosity & Happiness

…Where I contemplate the intricate relationship between my personal life and the work I do, what kind of values I believe in, and what’s next after resigning from my full time position in the Nord Design System team

arielsalminen.com/2025/on-free...

02.07.2025 10:40 — 👍 59    🔁 11    💬 16    📌 1

Movie you've watched more than six times as a GIF. No Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings or Marvel stuff.

30.06.2025 21:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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