Stephen's Notebook

Watched on Tuesday January 30, 2024.

Watched on Tuesday January 30, 2024.

Watched on Monday January 29, 2024.

Film log: watched Le Havre - ★ ★ ★ ★ 🎥

Film log: watched Drifting Clouds, 1996 - ★★★★. Another great film from Aki Kaurismäki. 🎥

Watched on Friday January 26, 2024.

Watched on Friday January 26, 2024.

I like the way micro.blog can bring in my Letterboxd RSS feed but I don’t like the large poster images that get posted. Just grabbing the url from Letterboxd and going manual might be the best way forward if I want things to look the way I want.

A new doggy pal.

Watched on Tuesday January 23, 2024.

Film log: watched Tokyo Drifter, 1966 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎥

Watched on Sunday January 21, 2024.

Watched on Monday January 22, 2024.

I always thought people were joking when they said that tower blocks can wobble in very strong winds. Well, I’m feeling it tonight. #Stormisha

Watched on Monday January 15, 2024.

Watched on Tuesday January 16, 2024.

AI voices are being used in review videos on YouTube and, as expected, they’re really awful. I watched one that referred to the Cambridge Audio MXN10 music streamer as the “Mexican pesos ten”.

There are certain ideas that don’t need the light of day to be proven wrong again and again. They don’t need debated. They cause real harm in the real world. This is why I had no doubts about deleting my Substack account. If they ever find a moral compass I might go back.

The communal entrance area in my block of flats is well-kept and there are some very nice potted plants. I love the way iOS Photos has plants/flower identification built in. It could tell me this was a poinsettia without me having to search elsewhere.

First Christmas without my mum around and I thought I might struggle a bit. Came through it okay but still glad it’s nearly all over again for another year.