Rowen Nortje
@anakha56.bsky.social
He/Him. Blue Sky is a personal space for me to enjoy the world. What I tweet/like/retweet is of my own thought space.
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Morning people versus the rest of us
October 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Morning people versus the rest of us
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Can it really be 21 years ago that Kimi Räikkönen drove an utterly storming race to win the greatest #JapaneseGP there’s ever been? Yes, it can be, & it is, for it happened #OnThisDay in 2005. Click below to read a @motor-sport.bsky.social column I wrote.
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
Räikkönen's sensational Suzuka '05 win: Japan's greatest race?
Twenty years ago, Kimi Räikkonen put in one of the finest drives of his Formula 1 career at Suzuka to win from 17th on the grid. Matt Bishop looks back at an awe-inspiring performance
www.motorsportmagazine.com
October 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Can it really be 21 years ago that Kimi Räikkönen drove an utterly storming race to win the greatest #JapaneseGP there’s ever been? Yes, it can be, & it is, for it happened #OnThisDay in 2005. Click below to read a @motor-sport.bsky.social column I wrote.
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...
So Microsoft are killing Xbox and are now drastically reducing the storage your family plan gets. Something tells me the ai bubble is losing its air...
But OneDrive storage is being cut to a shared 2TB pool across all family members. www.theverge.com/news/1008581...
Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits
OneDrive storage limits are changing, though
www.theverge.com
October 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
So Microsoft are killing Xbox and are now drastically reducing the storage your family plan gets. Something tells me the ai bubble is losing its air...
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I am angry tonight.
Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
October 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I am angry tonight.
Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
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That reminded me of something and it's just come to me
October 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
That reminded me of something and it's just come to me
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It's because they can't afford to live.
Why people don’t want to have children any more ft.trib.al/O4zvQ9N
Why people don’t want to have children any more
Social contagion can help explain falling birth rates — and offers a way out of the demographic trap
ft.trib.al
October 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
It's because they can't afford to live.
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oh god yes, just give me PRINTED WORDS.
This is a good example of why I am not a fan of the pivot to podcasts/audio articles.
It says it takes 6 minutes to read (actually about 3 mins max), but 9 minutes to listen to.
Audio is just such a SLOW way to consume words.
It says it takes 6 minutes to read (actually about 3 mins max), but 9 minutes to listen to.
Audio is just such a SLOW way to consume words.
October 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
oh god yes, just give me PRINTED WORDS.
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1/x Two of the best-known coats on any high street began as working kit for sailors on cold decks. Both carry names from my little corner of the North Sea: Duffel, a small town near Antwerp, and the Dutch word "pij". The story of the duffel coat and the peacoat. #maritimehistory
October 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
1/x Two of the best-known coats on any high street began as working kit for sailors on cold decks. Both carry names from my little corner of the North Sea: Duffel, a small town near Antwerp, and the Dutch word "pij". The story of the duffel coat and the peacoat. #maritimehistory
FFS... It's that month where the UK goes mad for loud, inconsiderate and damaging bangs for animals for a tradition stuck in the past. Fireworks should never exceed a certain decibel level and it should be more lights than noise. /End my old man rant.
October 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
FFS... It's that month where the UK goes mad for loud, inconsiderate and damaging bangs for animals for a tradition stuck in the past. Fireworks should never exceed a certain decibel level and it should be more lights than noise. /End my old man rant.
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Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source.
Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update.
getartcraft.com/apps
Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update.
getartcraft.com/apps
Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.
getartcraft.com
October 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source.
Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update.
getartcraft.com/apps
Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update.
getartcraft.com/apps
Why can't Microsoft make admins life easier and have the MS Store do reliable automatic updating through Windows Updates... So frustrating trying to remediate vulns but their store based and the user needs to do the clicking...*sigh*
October 7, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Why can't Microsoft make admins life easier and have the MS Store do reliable automatic updating through Windows Updates... So frustrating trying to remediate vulns but their store based and the user needs to do the clicking...*sigh*
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October 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Attacking the lamp
October 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Attacking the lamp
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big guy small basket
October 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
big guy small basket
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will you people shut the fuck up
October 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
will you people shut the fuck up
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Which box will Manka bobcat choose?
May 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Which box will Manka bobcat choose?
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O what a sweet chonk!
October 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
O what a sweet chonk!
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It’s Monday, hang in there!
October 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
It’s Monday, hang in there!
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Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
![Dear [name],
For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov. That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!
With this Historic Action, my Administration is taking the surplus funds that accumulated from the Obamacare ''Premium Tax" and issuing a one-time $500 REFUND to Americans who use the HealthCare.gov platform to purchase their health insurance, but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage. You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back.
Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Pnce Transparency, all while roofing out the Waste, Fraud, and abuse across our Healthcare System.
I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.
May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America!
Sincerely,
[signed]
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nnffk6m46cmabw3e6cxo2fhj/bafkreidnkmkq4exjng37i7mvp4oqyjftbfleykhwke4k22lsnpntgmxpla)
October 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Relative got a $500 check from US Treasury and a shocking letter full of lies signed by Trump and ending with "May God bless you". Basically a pre-electoral bribe. News reports say they're sending almost a million of these. Full text in alt below. (I told him to cash it quick before it bounces.)
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The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Gosh, the discourse on here is depressing this evening. Here's Ozzy taking a nap in a basin, for anyone who needs it.
October 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Gosh, the discourse on here is depressing this evening. Here's Ozzy taking a nap in a basin, for anyone who needs it.