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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
Hmm, looks like the settings on this phone make me type double negatives
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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
It doesn't count as the sunk-cost fallacy if you've got nowhere else to go
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 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.
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It's dead. But on the upside, it is nice and clean!
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
Eventually I did
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 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
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM