Dominic Preston
@dompreston
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Latest adventure in SEO fucking up the internet: my coffee machine broke, I wanted it repaired, reached out for a quote, and would you believe that this company replied to tell me they don't do coffee machine repairs?
Big fan of the Z Fold 8 so far, even if the cameras are a bit basic. Not sure how much is just the novelty, but I've really enjoyed my week with this slightly strangely shaped phone.
Huh, this piece nails almost exactly what I think of every single Chris Nolan movie
Neat morning out seeing the seals near Blakeney, Norfolk. Basically just a load of big, wet dogs.
Yup. Of the mains I had the chicken w/ miso grits and the pork chop with collard greens. The grits are very good, though quite rich - a lot of miso and butter in there, plus gravy. Delicious, but not subtle about it
Trying to get back into the habit of reading philosophy on the regular. Been looking forward to this one.
This evening I took another detour past the Emirates, this time with @arseblog.com and @gunnerblog.bsky.social in my ears, and felt the exact opposite of what I had five years ago. I'll forever be glad that England made me that sad, so that Arsenal could make me this joyful too.
Weirdly I forgot to photograph much bread, but I did eat a few good sandwiches!
Got to tag along to a friend's work event at Wimbledon last week, for a nighttime view of Centre Court and a closeup look at the trophies
An incredibly weird pair of magazines to find in a tiny London corner shop
Even pop stars are turning to the trades to avoid being replaced by AI these days
If I achieved nothing else this week, I helped come up with this horror show headline
I've always wondered why more companies haven't found a way to combine rugged phones and slushies
Not sure the dancing makes Boston Dynamics' Spot any less terrifying tbh
Got to see an early prototype of Honor's gimbal-packed Robot Phone, but since it wasn't actually doing any robot stuff, I still have no sense of how well this thing will work. But they did confirm it's getting a proper release in China!
In for my first League game of the season. Cagier than I would have liked, but the first half performance was outstanding
Not a game to settle any discomfort about the team right now, but I'll take any win I can get