davidrgrigg.bsky.social
I’m a retired software developer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. I worked in the field of interactive multimedia for over two decades, and have also worked in public relations and as a journalist and sub-editor.
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This is like the folk tale of The Fisherman and His Wife, isn’t it? Granted a series of wishes by a magical fish, the wife is eventually made Pope. But like Trump, she always wants more…
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I’ve been known to raid the sports, kitchen or barbecue sections for a suitable tool to do similar. I don’t put them back but leave them on the shelf with inaccessible items for the next height-challenged person to use.
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Since it’s the easiest thing in the world to spoof a “from” email address, the advice to check the sender email address is pathetic nonsense.
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I’ve come close to this. I have hardcover, e-book, and audiobook of Susanna Clark’s Jonathan Strange and Mr.Norrell. The e-book mostly because the hardcover is so heavy to read in bed.
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Here's a corporation named after the three-headed dog guarding hell and making hospitals into hell, resulting in deaths. That's the kind of thing that they could fuss about if they were motivated by morality instead of apparent upper-class solidarity. bsky.app/profile/lail...