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• Post #722856

  I remain 100% convinced that the ‘AI Mode’ tab now lurking at the left in Google’s results pages will at some point be switched to the default, and then most – or even all – of the other stuff (All, Images, Shopping, Videos, etc) will be quietly lobbed into a ravine.

• Post #711860

  @Jayenkai@mastodon.social https://archive.is/sOgn0

• Post #710336

  Apple, rightly, got a slap for rewriting news article headlines on-device in your notifications. But this is next-level shittery from Google, changing the headlines within search results. https://www.theverge.com/tech/896490/google-replace-news-headlines-in-search-canary-coal-mine-experiment

• Post #675740

  Weeknote! 🗑️ Apple’s iPhone Fold multitasking plans are trash 📷 Best iPhone camera apps and ways to protect your snaps 🚫 The problem with smartphone bans 🏎️ Lego Mario Kart Luigi 💰 Buy less with Not Yet ⌚️ OutRun on Apple Watch https://reverttosaved.com/2026/03/15/weeknote-15-march-2026-iphone-fold-multitasking-iphone-camera-apps-outrun-on-apple-watch-and-more/

• Post #656991

  The problem with social media bans https://reverttosaved.com/2026/03/15/the-problem-with-social-media-bans/

• Post #601789

  @WiteWulf@cyberplace.social @Jayenkai@mastodon.social I’ve seen the works report. There is “unexpected” work to be done. It is what it is.

• Post #601149

  In case you missed it, my column this weekend took a pop at AI and LinkedIn. (How the former is eating the tech world and how users on the latter are using AI to write the most inane crap imaginable.) https://www.stuff.tv/features/ai-is-eating-the-tech-world-and-your-favourite-gadgets-are-next/

• Post #600784

  @llamasoft_ox@toot.wales Mm. Not sure what’s going on, TBH. I’m guessing either there isn’t trunking to ours and so they’re going to have to dig up a bit of road again, or hey don’t have resources for the 13m link across our front garden. On the plus side, at least I don’t have to worry about reconnecting the heating system in a hurry if it’s installed in June rather than around now.

• Post #600769

  @sdarlington@mas.to I’ve disliked several, Monsters University perhaps being the nadir of those I’ve seen. But the soul now seems to be taking a kicking.

• Post #600757

  Lemon Squeezy, an “easy peasy camera app for kids” is out. Full disclosure: made by someone I work with. But also: I’ve been playing with the app and I think it’s really nicely done. (Also, like the best of things designed with kids in mind, adults can use it too!) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lemon-squeezy-kids-camera/id6751339211

• Post #599578

  So much badness in this Pixar piece, from suggesting content merely inferring a character is LGBTQ+ would be “therapy” to the CCO saying his job is to make more commercial films that “appeal to everybody”. I guess the mouse finally crushed the lamp. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/09/pixar-chief-lgbtq-plot-cut-elio-not-therapy-pete-docter

• Post #597423

  Me: *excited to finally have FTTP broadband locally* Provider: Average install time is 12 days! Me: *excited* OpenReach: NO. INSTALL DATE IS 1 JUNE. Me: Hurroo.

• Post #588294

  @ahchay@mastodon.gamedev.place Fair enough. Probably… don’t buy the Pac-Man Arcade! :D

• Post #587698

  @ahchay@mastodon.gamedev.place Really? I enjoyed it. Lots of little sub builds that came together nicely.

• Post #587636

  Been hard at work this afternoon.

• Post #573730

  Weeknote: 🤖 AI is killing my favourite gadgets 8️⃣ MacBook Neo’s one big problem 🖥️ Studio displays - flaws = $$$$ 👾 Retroid Pocket 6 reviewed 🤔 GamerCard delayed 📺 BBC under review 🚶‍♂️ Fab iPhone app: WalkStar 📱 Classic iPhone game: Prune 🎹 Eins, Zwei, Drei! 🎉 The ZX81 at 45 https://reverttosaved.com/2026/03/07/weeknote-ai-killing-gadgets-retro-handhelds-macbook-neo-the-bbc-walkstar-prune-the-zx81-and-more/

• Post #573391

  Happy with this one today. (You’ll know why if you have a similar route.) Wordle 1,722 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

• Post #572578

  UK govt BBC Charter Review public consultation closes on Tuesday. Respondents can submit their thoughts here: https://dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EOcvcDvkNu8c9E British Broadcasting Challenge has published a PDF with thoughtful suggestions here: https://britishbroadcastingchallenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BBC-Charter-Consultation-Suggested-Answers.pdf

• Post #569866

  Today’s column. Sure to win me lots of fans in AI circles & on LinkedIn (which I take a pop at too, because why not?) AI is eating the tech world – and your favourite gadgets are next / From retro consoles to smartphones, nothing is safe from the relentless march of AI https://www.stuff.tv/features/ai-is-eating-the-tech-world-and-your-favourite-gadgets-are-next/

• Post #551301

  Weekend column gives AI and LinkedIn a kicking. So I imagine that’s probably not going to go down terribly well on LinkedIn.

• Post #539805

  I like the look of Acme Weather and hope it moves beyond the US. Although Carrot Weather is my go-to now post-Dark Sky, more competition is a good thing. But it’s been weird to see folks fall over themselves about the multi-forecast model, as if that’s a new thing. eg https://weatherian.com/ …

• Post #536449

  @sdarlington@mas.to Even on release, it was a weird Mac. Today, it’s an expensive relic. I can’t imagine anyone is buying them.

• Post #536442

  @dmehers@fosstodon.org RUN HE IS BEHIND YOU

• Post #536439

  Best budget retro gaming handhelds in 2026 to emulate classic consoles and video games – now updated with the Retroid Pocket 6. https://www.stuff.tv/features/best-budget-retro-handheld-console/

• Post #535906

  Why, yes, it is my doing that there’s a huge picture of an ASCII T. rex on the front page of stuff.tv. Why do you ask? :D

• Post #535891

  @WiteWulf@cyberplace.social Courage! No, wait…

• Post #535164

  @WiteWulf@cyberplace.social Yeah, it’s odd. When you dig into the details, there are all sorts of little bits and pieces of cost-cutting. But then, it’s $600. Even with this spec, that’s surprised a lot of people. (I still worry about the RAM limit though.)

• Post #526393

  @WiteWulf@cyberplace.social Yep. Although that’s OK for most stuff. It’ll probably confuse some folks though, so that’s not ideal.

• Post #523714

  @sdarlington@mas.to It’s astonishing the Mac Pro is still in the lineup. It’s a relic. That it can be outperformed on single core *by a phone* is just bonkers.

• Post #523695

  So GamerCard has been delayed again & the price has gone up. When I first reported on this last year, I was suspicious of the controls and questioned the value. Now it costs more than a Retroid Pocket Classic – or 3x an RG Cube XX, both of which are fab Pico-8 doodads. https://retrododo.com/sinclairs-gamercard-delayed-with-price-bump-minor-upgrades/