Saturday, 3 February 2018

Hello again. How are you?

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  1. Tom Stephenson3 February 2018 at 16:15

    Ignore the fucking adverts, just close your eyes and listen. Nina Simone and Randy Newman - two of my favourites. X

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    1. Tom Stephenson3 February 2018 at 16:20

      I am about to subscribe to a Scandinavian browser and search engine. Am I biting a corporate hand when I say that I fucking hate Google, You Tube, Facebook and all the others? We need to get back to the Whole Earth Catalogue.

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  2. Joanne Noragon3 February 2018 at 17:07

    Is a Scandinavian browser like Whole Earth?
    I think Mark has scared the bejammers out of himself and has reeled in FB like a mother who kept her baby from falling down an elevator shaft. YouTube is OK; old songs and movies. Google owns all the rest, but is spreading itself so thin, disaster is inevitable. Not to mention, Bezos owns all the "clouds" it stores data on.Don't be involved in the drama.
    So glad you're back.

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:46

      I don't go anywhere near cloud storage. You might as well just give it to them to do whatever they want - actually, people do just that.

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    2. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 06:42

      Re Whole Earth, I just think it is trying to return to the ethos of information sharing without advertisers trying to get money from you all the time - like You Tube does.

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    3. Joanne Noragon4 February 2018 at 06:44

      Where is your Google blog stored when you hit "save"?

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    4. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 10:43

      In a cave in Utah.

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    5. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 10:44

      But it's worthless, so I don't care if they lose it. Besides, can you imagine a big start-up company selling advertising through me? Or even selling me something?

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  3. donna baker3 February 2018 at 17:39

    Welcome back. I've been searching every day to see if you were up and running again. Did I miss something?

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:46

      If you did miss something, it was probably worth missing.

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  4. Cathy3 February 2018 at 18:40

    And just like that you're back! ~ Cathy
    (Commenting via Blogger)

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:47

      That's because I didn't press the 'delete forever' button.

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  5. Cro Magnon3 February 2018 at 20:38

    Let there be light.

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:48

      I'm a bit short of light at the moment, but the days are getting longer.

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  6. Jennifer3 February 2018 at 21:38

    I've been waiting to see you again! I missed you.

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:49

      I've still been wandering around blog world giving people the benefit of my opinions.

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  7. Jacqueline @ HOME4 February 2018 at 00:08

    Lovely to see you back Tom ...... you were missed ..... blogging isn’t the same without you.
    ..... and Nina ..... one of my favourites.
    Don’t go away again !!! XXXX

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:50

      I only had a little holiday. The trouble is that I had to take myself with me.

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  8. Maria4 February 2018 at 00:42

    Hello, fine thank you and very happy to see you back Tom. I miss your writing and line of thoughts. Please don't abondon us again.
    I have a few records (yes records) of Randy Newman; my favourite too.
    Greetings Maria x

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  9. John Going Gently4 February 2018 at 01:09

    I'm very well x

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  10. Yael4 February 2018 at 01:15

    Welcome back.

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  11. Rachel Phillips4 February 2018 at 02:08

    I note you lost a follower while you were away.

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  12. Jane Karwat4 February 2018 at 04:47

    Glad your back and I haven't listened to Nina in a long time. Thanks.

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    1. Tom Stephenson4 February 2018 at 04:54

      This is a nice cover too. Maybe it was the only reggae type thing she ever did?

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  13. Christina4 February 2018 at 05:04

    Really good to have you back!

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  14. Colette4 February 2018 at 05:11

    I'm glad you have returned. I enjoy reading your blog.

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  15. Shawn4 February 2018 at 07:58

    Let us know how that Scandinavian thing works out. Everything Nordic is in right now so why not tech too? I don’t thank it’s possible to avoid Big Tech so I choose to ignore its ignominious aspects. I’m sure I can’t beat ‘em.

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  16. MrsC (Maryanne)5 February 2018 at 03:36

    Thank goodness. I thought we'd never see you again!

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