blind author. writing historical fiction & supporting sight loss charities.
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Folk legends are sometimes based on fact. This discovery of a previously unknown Roman fort may have confirmed an old Welsh tale.
Roman fort found in Wales could prove myth of emperor’s camp is real theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
So sad to hear of the death of author Peter May. He was such a good storyteller. i love his books. RIP Peter.
This is an interesting take on the AI controversy. Are the predictions of doom all just hype?
I’m an AI investor: here’s why I just deleted Claude cityam.com/im-an-ai-investor…
With all the AI hype going on just now, this article takes a refreshingly grounded look at the real problems AI can bring.
#Technology
Apocalyptic AI fantasies are a stupid, annoying distraction from its real problems thenewworld.co.uk/philip-bal…
Gordon Anthony retweeted
As an antidote to the poison being thrown at the @RNLI, I give you Bill Bryson.
The Meta AI app now lets you toggle Microphone Troubleshooting for Adventurer glasses so people can actually make out what you are saying on phone calls. Why is it not on by default? Must admit I’ve seen slightly poorer battery life after enabling it, so maybe that’s why.
The AI voice on my Meta glasses suddenly switched to US English. I factory reset the glasses, logged outt of the app, uninstalled, reinstalled & began from scratch. UK English voice selected. It worked once, then the US voice came back and can’t be changed. Sigh #Technology
In the furore over FIFA’s plans to sell stakes in their competitions to private investors, has anyone asked what the investors are due to get out of the deal? I doubt they are pure philanthropists, which means they intend to take money from the game despite what Infantino says.
I suppose I must have Infantino Derangement Syndrome, because I agree wholeheartedly with this article.
Sorry Gianni, your Trumpian rant does not undo World Cup failure independent.co.uk/sport/foot…
Worried about Chat GPT’s rogue AI? Maybe there’s no need to panic. The news follows a marketing trend they’ve used before.
Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun theguardian.com/technology/2…
It looks like some scammers are getting more sophisticated. Watch out for emails warning you about new logins to X/Twitter.
‘We noticed a login from a new device’: the message from fraudsters targeting your X account theguardian.com/money/2026/j…
As someone who frequently drops food because I can’t see what I’m doing, this comes as bad news.
#Hygiene
Is it true that … you have five seconds’ grace after dropping food on the floor? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
Gordon Anthony retweeted
67% of the world uses Android. Now Soundscape does too. Proud to back this amazing project. @ScotTechArmy @MSFTEnable scottishtecharmy.org/blog/so…
Good.
#FIFA #WorldCup #Football #RipOff
Campaign to deliver ‘biggest complaint Fifa has ever received’ launches before World Cup theguardian.com/football/202…
Is your new EV spying on you? According to this article, it almost certainly is.
And some manufacturers are selling the data even though the law forbids it.
Your new car is spying on you thenewworld.co.uk/caroline-m…
@TEnglishhSport Football question. Don’t the laws require that a kick off must be taken after a goal is scored, no matter how little time remains? Did that happen on Saturday? If not, doesn’t that imply that the match was abandoned rather than finished?
See recent Prague derby.
I must admit that I’m quite excited about the new accessibility features being promised by Apple, especially the Voiceover and on-device surroundings scanning features. I hope they live up to the hype.
#A11y #Accessibility
As a blind person, I love using the Oorion app with my Meta glasses. Hearing info on what is around you is amazing. It’s not perfect, but the mark of how good it is that I really miss the feedback when the app glitches as it does from time to time.