I have not, for a few months now, left home without eye protection, because many of those who most easily carry firearms have lost any trust I once had.
For the same reason, I also regularly remind friends that everyone has a right to silence…
What a funny little place this has become (said whilst in the process of renewing a long-expired third passport).
@matigo It's a lovely thing to have technology that can parse human language seamlessly, but, perhaps because I started in the era before such witchcraft, I generally try to avoid such things.
@variablepulserate Anything is possible on the internet.
But once you step out into the real world, that carriage turns back into a pumpkin.
// @matigo
@matigo That might be more cost and trouble than I'm willing to put into a car. I don't even have a license at the moment — no reason to drive in Hong Kong.
But one day I will do a nice long roadtrip in the US.
Are there any cars made today that look like Cadillacs from the 1960s? (That super elongated design.)
That would definitely motivate me to (finally) get a driving license.
My other concern would be getting a car that didn't have any weird technology in it. Perhaps Bluetooth and GPS with a small touchscreen can't be avoided, but I would never drive a car with "smart" features.
It's a funny kind of excitement to track a parcel being shipped.
Especially weird when the parcel is only two foot-shaped slabs with some straps.
But extreme heat does funny things to the mind, like make you not want to wear shoes.
Youtube has made "Made for Kids" content impossible to save to playlists. Which means I can't save the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures to my "watch later" playlist.
I really miss the "wild west" days of the early 2000s. No filters, no "people need to be protected" bullshit…
@matigo Hmm.
All I can say is the last time I truly felt something magical happen was when the iPhone came out. It's all been quite dull since then.
But generally I am quite nostalgic — even on a daily basis — even more so when it comes to Web 1.0 design and the early social media days (chronological timelines!)