Autosave is for wimps

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Switch off the mic if it makes you feel better – it'll make no difference
Treat all those micro-phonies like so many spies in the wire
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Alistair Dabbs
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Like rats to the river, we follow AI’s dopey pied piper
It may be big but it is still not clever
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Alistair Dabbs
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August 2024

Smart hardware’s all the same: don’t say I didn’t warn you about the extra costs
Who knew that consumer products needed consumables?
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Alistair Dabbs
9
Put your private parts on display to please junk-tracking employers
And you wonder why I prefer to WFH
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Alistair Dabbs
7
Magstripe is dead but let’s not lose sleep over it
Honk if you love stripping
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Alistair Dabbs
16
How many FLOPPIES do I need for 16 MILLION image files?
Don’t fret, I might still have a Zip disk knocking about
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Alistair Dabbs
11
Darth Vader was just a weed in cool black
In Space Gray no-one could hear him scream
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Alistair Dabbs
13

July 2024

Blow the fluff from my crack, tickle my balls and other mouse-cleaning tips
Doug Engelbart’s fnar, fnar legacy
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Alistair Dabbs
6
Double-click? Oh don’t be so conventional
We pity the fool who can't use our innovative interface
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Alistair Dabbs
18
A lazy fortune-teller’s guide to registering with the French tax office
Just put the beers down and step back slowly
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Alistair Dabbs
16
You hired me and forgot about it. That’s MY fault is it? Of course it is
Just install the trial software on 1,000 PCs and I’ll be on my way
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Alistair Dabbs
6

June 2024

Fetch my keys will you? They’re in the fridge
And may I have my arms back, please?
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Alistair Dabbs
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