Stephen Luxton
@StephenLuxton
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Retired pirate (jajaja, not arrrr), abandoned boring holes in the sea to concentrate on shooting (Brno & Nikon), boats, Land Rovers and enjoying life.
Falkland Islands
Joined August 2009
Yes to all of these and a ton more!
I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place. I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.
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@mjfree "There, there, Donald. Put the crayon down, we know you can write your name, clever boy!"
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@anon_opin Actually there are exceptions. I dropped my phone down the bog bottom-first a couple of weeks ago, and now only the hands-free mic on the top works, so I can't use it normally as the mic for "normal" calls is knackered. Samsung A23. Didn't know it had 2 mics until that happened.
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@Christo03770888 Ours doesn't look like it's been used for boiling shit, but otherwise yes, no problem at all with cooking chips in a pan.
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@RMBFLK I think the answer you were looking for was "because none of them give a flying fcuk".
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@AndrewKenyon6 @kelper60 Nice to meet you both, apologies that the rich tapestry was also rather soggy 😆
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@thinkdefence Social media is becoming a prime example of "never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to their level, and then beat you with experience"
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@thinkdefence My old Honda TRX300 can tow a couple of tonnes on the flat. Better if you don't want to stop it in a hurry, but gradient and stoppage wasn't specified 😁
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@elonmusk To be fair, it's no more stupid than your mate's idea about the Gulf of Mexico. Stick to rockets and fast milkfloats, you're much better at it than international politics.
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@Starlink Unfortunately I've had mine in the #FalklandIslands since September 2024, and I'm still waiting to be able to set it up. Can we get on with it please?
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@cyc1one1000 @fesshole Recalibrate their assessment of "aggressive" by putting them in a landing craft and lightly machine-gunning them on the Normandy beaches for a few hours, then ask them if they'd prefer to see a full stop.
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