Tom Freeman
@tomfreeman.bsky.social
Occasional editor and writer. Purveyor of half-baked opinions. Intermittently able to make my nieces laugh. (SnoozeInBrief on Twitter)
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
Hmm, looks like the settings on this phone make me type double negatives
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hmm, looks like the settings on this phone make me type double negatives
Finally talked to a person, who was eventually able to tell me that she can't set me up with a new phone because she can't verify my ID well enough for making a contract, so I need to go to my local phone shop with my passport etc etc etc
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Finally talked to a person, who was eventually able to tell me that she can't set me up with a new phone because she can't verify my ID well enough for making a contract, so I need to go to my local phone shop with my passport etc etc etc
It doesn't count as the sunk-cost fallacy if you've got nowhere else to go
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It doesn't count as the sunk-cost fallacy if you've got nowhere else to go
Interrupting the generic jaunty jazz every 15 seconds to thank me for my patience seems like it's intended to make me give up. But I have already spent 10 minutes finding a way past the AI assistant to even reach the hold queue, so I'm not quitting now.
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Interrupting the generic jaunty jazz every 15 seconds to thank me for my patience seems like it's intended to make me give up. But I have already spent 10 minutes finding a way past the AI assistant to even reach the hold queue, so I'm not quitting now.
It's dead. But on the upside, it is nice and clean!
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's dead. But on the upside, it is nice and clean!
Additionally: a good day to discover that my phone provider has just changed their account login procedure and I can't re-register without using my phone
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Additionally: a good day to discover that my phone provider has just changed their account login procedure and I can't re-register without using my phone
It wasn't even in a pocket, it was on my bed. Cannot imagine the physical path it took from there to the washing. Shit shit shit.
Also a good day to discover that my landline, which I only use in emergencies and don't keep plugged in, has also died of old age
Also a good day to discover that my landline, which I only use in emergencies and don't keep plugged in, has also died of old age
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
It wasn't even in a pocket, it was on my bed. Cannot imagine the physical path it took from there to the washing. Shit shit shit.
Also a good day to discover that my landline, which I only use in emergencies and don't keep plugged in, has also died of old age
Also a good day to discover that my landline, which I only use in emergencies and don't keep plugged in, has also died of old age