Simon Wood
@mastodon.simonwood.info
Lecturer in Medical Education at Cardiff University, lapsed mathematician, garden railway builder & Doctor Who appreciator.
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Not that this limited change to re-enable downloads for some books would sway me, but too late Amazon, I've ditched my Kindle now (h/t @cubicgarden) https://www.pocket-lint.com/amazon-changing-kindle-drm/
Amazon is changing how its Kindle DRM works, but only for these titles
Kindle users will be able to download specific titles they've bought as a PDF or EPUB file next year, but only if the author permits it.
www.pocket-lint.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Not that this limited change to re-enable downloads for some books would sway me, but too late Amazon, I've ditched my Kindle now (h/t @cubicgarden) https://www.pocket-lint.com/amazon-changing-kindle-drm/
Don't buy Apple gift cards. “It’s digital Russian roulette.” https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/
Compromised Apple Gift Card Leads to Apple Account Lockout - TidBITS
After trying to redeem an Apple Gift Card, Apple developer and author Paris Buttfield-Addison was locked out of his Apple Account with no explanation. Despite extensive media coverage and contact from Apple’s Executive Relations, his account remains locked days later, raising concerning questions about what happens to users without high-profile connections—and whether Apple Gift Cards are safe.
tidbits.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Don't buy Apple gift cards. “It’s digital Russian roulette.” https://tidbits.com/2025/12/17/compromised-apple-gift-card-leads-to-apple-account-lockout/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp/115727391556105570
Upgraded to Mona 7. Smooth process, simple to use my Pro Max discount to purchase Ultra - all my settings and customisations came across, only thing that didn't sync was my timelines. Already settled in nicely, every difference I've […]
Upgraded to Mona 7. Smooth process, simple to use my Pro Max discount to purchase Ultra - all my settings and customisations came across, only thing that didn't sync was my timelines. Already settled in nicely, every difference I've […]
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mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp/115727391556105570
Upgraded to Mona 7. Smooth process, simple to use my Pro Max discount to purchase Ultra - all my settings and customisations came across, only thing that didn't sync was my timelines. Already settled in nicely, every difference I've […]
Upgraded to Mona 7. Smooth process, simple to use my Pro Max discount to purchase Ultra - all my settings and customisations came across, only thing that didn't sync was my timelines. Already settled in nicely, every difference I've […]
I loved this viaduct. This is very sad. #speysideway #garmouthviaduct https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m87jlv97ro
December 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I loved this viaduct. This is very sad. #speysideway #garmouthviaduct https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m87jlv97ro
I still don't really see why a bridge-height bar across the road wouldn't also “detect over-height vehicles approaching a low railway bridge and] warn any driver that they will not be able to pass under an upcoming bridge” and be deployable more quickly… [ […]
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mastodon.social
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I still don't really see why a bridge-height bar across the road wouldn't also “detect over-height vehicles approaching a low railway bridge and] warn any driver that they will not be able to pass under an upcoming bridge” and be deployable more quickly… [ […]
Yay! The evenings are getting longer 🥳 (though I’m not convinced it’s 5 seconds… 0.5 maybe?) https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vadc5ou2fobayi4fzmj3r5qc/post/3m7xirb5o5g23
Solar Cardiff (@cardiff.solar.v.cx)
The sun will rise in #Cardiff #Wales tomorrow at 8:11, 50 seconds later than the day before. It will set at 16:03, 5 seconds later than the day before.
bsky.app
December 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Yay! The evenings are getting longer 🥳 (though I’m not convinced it’s 5 seconds… 0.5 maybe?) https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vadc5ou2fobayi4fzmj3r5qc/post/3m7xirb5o5g23
“I read the CIA Factbook, Christine, written by you. Britain’s entry: ‘slightly smaller than Oregon.’” Oh, I did love the first couple of series of #Spooks. Great article by Melissa Beattie here on 2.6 and Anglo-American relationships @CSTonlinetv […]
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mastodon.social
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“I read the CIA Factbook, Christine, written by you. Britain’s entry: ‘slightly smaller than Oregon.’” Oh, I did love the first couple of series of #Spooks. Great article by Melissa Beattie here on 2.6 and Anglo-American relationships @CSTonlinetv […]
Today I learned that Michael Palin (who was being interviewed, a bit randomly with Kylie Minogue on R2) was in Home and Away… 😮 https://youtu.be/261ugmDCcBU?si=JcDrNi3M_DVWKm_g
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Today I learned that Michael Palin (who was being interviewed, a bit randomly with Kylie Minogue on R2) was in Home and Away… 😮 https://youtu.be/261ugmDCcBU?si=JcDrNi3M_DVWKm_g
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If you've not read them, I highly recommend picking up this Murderbot Diaries book bundle from Humble Bundle. Great books, I just polished off the last one and still want more!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books-encore
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books-encore
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you've not read them, I highly recommend picking up this Murderbot Diaries book bundle from Humble Bundle. Great books, I just polished off the last one and still want more!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books-encore
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books-encore
Apple have finally announced an air date for #tehran season 3 (only a year after it aired in Israel) it starts 9 Jan. (Ok, Apple, now release The Savant) https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/tehran-lands-season-3-release-150000350.html
‘Tehran’ Lands Season 3 Release Date & Season 4 Renewal At Apple TV
Apple confirmed today that veteran actor Hugh Laurie has joined the cast of Tehran, which has finally received a Season 3 release date alongside a Season 4 renewal. Tehran season 3 will debut on Apple TV on January 9, with one episode followed by new episodes every Friday through February 27. Check out a first …
www.yahoo.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Apple have finally announced an air date for #tehran season 3 (only a year after it aired in Israel) it starts 9 Jan. (Ok, Apple, now release The Savant) https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/tehran-lands-season-3-release-150000350.html
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This looks genuinely excellent for #Cardiff and applaud @transportforwales.bsky.social for not proposing a value-engineered box (though let’s see the reality before judging!).
One big problem here though is clearly an UNCOVERED route to the tram platform. It rains in Wales *a lot*, we need roofs!
One big problem here though is clearly an UNCOVERED route to the tram platform. It rains in Wales *a lot*, we need roofs!
£140 million funding approved for Cardiff Central station revamp
The £140 million revamp of Cardiff Central railway station has been given the green light as funding is approved.
news.tfw.wales
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This looks genuinely excellent for #Cardiff and applaud @transportforwales.bsky.social for not proposing a value-engineered box (though let’s see the reality before judging!).
One big problem here though is clearly an UNCOVERED route to the tram platform. It rains in Wales *a lot*, we need roofs!
One big problem here though is clearly an UNCOVERED route to the tram platform. It rains in Wales *a lot*, we need roofs!
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Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh joy, another helpful AI infographic via LinkedIn. Off I go to my job as a liberaian, maybe to run some critical evaligane workshops and of course use New! Boulean! Logic!
“Until now, transferring my Signal account history from one phone to another always felt like delivering a crate full of eggs while riding a rickety old bicycle without brakes on a bumpy cobblestone street.” Very much this. I'm extremely glad to have the new backup feature, well worth £1.99 (and […]
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mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
“Until now, transferring my Signal account history from one phone to another always felt like delivering a crate full of eggs while riding a rickety old bicycle without brakes on a bumpy cobblestone street.” Very much this. I'm extremely glad to have the new backup feature, well worth £1.99 (and […]
Rewatching #thenightmanager is preparation for series 2 (arriving 1 Jan). Wow it is an amazingly good adaptation.
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Rewatching #thenightmanager is preparation for series 2 (arriving 1 Jan). Wow it is an amazingly good adaptation.
[UK politics, Your Party]
Well this is going about as well as could be expected https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/29/corbyn-and-sultana-at-odds-over-your-party-leadership-as-conference-opens
Well this is going about as well as could be expected https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/29/corbyn-and-sultana-at-odds-over-your-party-leadership-as-conference-opens
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day
Sultana skips Saturday’s proceeding in solidarity with delegates expelled over links to other parties
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
[UK politics, Your Party]
Well this is going about as well as could be expected https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/29/corbyn-and-sultana-at-odds-over-your-party-leadership-as-conference-opens
Well this is going about as well as could be expected https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/29/corbyn-and-sultana-at-odds-over-your-party-leadership-as-conference-opens
Flabbergasted to discover #manxshearwater can live to 50 years old. Hung out with some Manxies this summer, and their landing/walking skills did not suggest longevity (indeed there was always a fresh crop of corpses in the morning…)
November 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Flabbergasted to discover #manxshearwater can live to 50 years old. Hung out with some Manxies this summer, and their landing/walking skills did not suggest longevity (indeed there was always a fresh crop of corpses in the morning…)
The Guardian quite rightly using this story about an Apple TV series pulled over plagiarism claims, to remind us they still haven't put out The Savant. Just release it you cowards! […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Guardian quite rightly using this story about an Apple TV series pulled over plagiarism claims, to remind us they still haven't put out The Savant. Just release it you cowards! […]
[UK politics, budget, AI]
The ”AI growth zones” for Wales remind me of the oil industry promise for Milford Haven (my closest town)in the 60s. The decline of fishing meant unemployment was running at double figures. But once the refineries were constructed, they were highly automated and only […]
The ”AI growth zones” for Wales remind me of the oil industry promise for Milford Haven (my closest town)in the 60s. The decline of fishing meant unemployment was running at double figures. But once the refineries were constructed, they were highly automated and only […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
[UK politics, budget, AI]
The ”AI growth zones” for Wales remind me of the oil industry promise for Milford Haven (my closest town)in the 60s. The decline of fishing meant unemployment was running at double figures. But once the refineries were constructed, they were highly automated and only […]
The ”AI growth zones” for Wales remind me of the oil industry promise for Milford Haven (my closest town)in the 60s. The decline of fishing meant unemployment was running at double figures. But once the refineries were constructed, they were highly automated and only […]
This article is very confused. The subhead says chocolate mousse has just three basic ingredients. It has two. Although it refers to “obligatory whipped cream” it admits by saying “unless whipped cream has been omitted” that there's nothing obligatory about it. #moussedoctrine […]
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mastodon.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This article is very confused. The subhead says chocolate mousse has just three basic ingredients. It has two. Although it refers to “obligatory whipped cream” it admits by saying “unless whipped cream has been omitted” that there's nothing obligatory about it. #moussedoctrine […]
The BBC has censored Rutger Bregman’s Reith Lecture “about the cowardice of today’s elites” by taking out the line that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history”. Show don't tell, I guess? […]
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mastodon.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The BBC has censored Rutger Bregman’s Reith Lecture “about the cowardice of today’s elites” by taking out the line that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history”. Show don't tell, I guess? […]
Nooo! "Join CD tracks” is basically the only thing I actually use Apple Music for, and it's gone in Tahoe 😭😡 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256142518?sortBy=rank
Missing "Join CD Tracks" option in Apple … - Apple Community
discussions.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Nooo! "Join CD tracks” is basically the only thing I actually use Apple Music for, and it's gone in Tahoe 😭😡 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/256142518?sortBy=rank
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November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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You have a tax on international students, you have less of them, huh, you have less revenue, and whoopsdaisy, you're back to the taxes you didn't want to hike and everyone is cross.
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
You have a tax on international students, you have less of them, huh, you have less revenue, and whoopsdaisy, you're back to the taxes you didn't want to hike and everyone is cross.
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“When. Oh, yes. Yes, of course. On the 23rd day of November in the Year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Eight.”
I find it much harder to accept #silvernemesis is a whole 37 years ago then #doctorwho being 62.
#doctorwhoday
I find it much harder to accept #silvernemesis is a whole 37 years ago then #doctorwho being 62.
#doctorwhoday
November 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“When. Oh, yes. Yes, of course. On the 23rd day of November in the Year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Eight.”
I find it much harder to accept #silvernemesis is a whole 37 years ago then #doctorwho being 62.
#doctorwhoday
I find it much harder to accept #silvernemesis is a whole 37 years ago then #doctorwho being 62.
#doctorwhoday
“she said….her grandfather didn't like strangers.”
“He's a doctor, isn't he? That's a bit of a lame excuse.”
#doctorwhoday #anunearthlychild #doctorwho
“He's a doctor, isn't he? That's a bit of a lame excuse.”
#doctorwhoday #anunearthlychild #doctorwho
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“she said….her grandfather didn't like strangers.”
“He's a doctor, isn't he? That's a bit of a lame excuse.”
#doctorwhoday #anunearthlychild #doctorwho
“He's a doctor, isn't he? That's a bit of a lame excuse.”
#doctorwhoday #anunearthlychild #doctorwho