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I've written a blog post about the free VPN problem.
I don't know what the answer is for better child safety, but making it easier for parents to manage safety and content filtering would be a good start.
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Getting off US tech: a guide I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit.

It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.

I hope you can find a better situation soon. xx

I think I'd need therapy after seeing that.

"A handbag?!?"

Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.

Thank you, Wes Streeting.

How the hell can that even be legal?

Must be nice to have the financial security to just quit your job because you released MechaHitler.

No.

Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X Musk tapped her to lead the company shortly after he bought it.

And just like that Twitter (temporarily X) is falling appart.

www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals US spy tech firm's £330million software isn't much cop, experts say

"the fact that - on top of everything else - Palantir's NHS offer is just not very good does make one wonder about the source of Wes Streeting's enthusiasm for it. And why the hapless Keir Starmer was dragged along to endorse them by Peter Mandelson." democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...

Palantir employees spill the tea.

Thirteen former Palantir staffers signed a letter urging the company to cut ties with the Trump administration.

Starting today, Gemini AI will access your WhatsApp and more. Learn how to disable it on Android. | Tuta Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp - even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity. But what d...

Go ahead and disable Gemini. It's trash.

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Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot The popular bot on X began making antisemitic comments in response to user queries

Strangely, UK Lawyers for Israel, the BBC, The Times, the Daily Mail, Lisa Nandy and others who whipped themselves into peaks of synthetic fury about Bob Vylan at Glastonbury have all cheerfully carried on using their twitter accounts. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Palantir accuses UK doctors of choosing ‘ideology over patient interest’ in NHS data row Tech firm’s chief, Louis Mosley, dismisses fears that contract ‘threatens to undermine public trust in NHS data systems’

I'm with the British Medical Association here. Genocide enabler Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS.

#Palantir #NHS #BMA #UKPolitics

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I completely agree.

But what a shitshow it's going to be in the meantime.

A very fierce looking pangolin. The shared ancestry with the pink knitted space whistlers is undeniable

Hear me out here: pangolins are nothing more than the Clangers' warrior caste...

At first glance I thought this **** was just posting my work and claiming it as their own… and I was a bit angry. On closer examination, this is AI generated, and “angry” doesn’t come close to describing how I feel.
The second image is the original, just for reference.

Today I had a Sunday social call from Greebo.

That Bezos-Sanchez wedding looks about as much fun as a skiing holiday in the Netherlands.

A bunch of not very interesting people cosplaying "movie stars of the 1960s on location in Venice."

For THREE DAYS

What the hell did they all talk about?

Thinking of doing a Bezos wedding red carpet post except all of the captions are just Amazon labor violations

Mr Bowie sees and knows everything xx

I've seen plenty of toxic masculinity among relatively wealthy techbro types, so nobody should assume it's only a working class trait. It needs addressing across the board without stereotyping.
Hope you're keeping well.

These days everyone needs a house hob. Goodnight. xx

Congrats on quitting. It will get easier.

Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.

At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.

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I've got a couple of friends who will love this. Thanks for sharing.

Ey up me duck, I've just discovered this treasure trove of historical photos of Nottingham, digitised on behalf of the local studies library.

#Photography #LocalHistory #Nottingham

Picture Nottingham – Historical Photo Archive of Nottingham
picturenottingham.co.uk