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  I just had a scary trip to the local Tesco Express. People glowered at me, muttering "Happy now, PHP developer?". One woman shielded her kids, shrieking "Don't go near the nasty server-side man, kids". And when I got home, someone had posted a ColdFusion manual through my letter box with a message in cut-out newspaper text saying "learn to code, loser".

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  "In 2022, security researcher Felix Krause showed that Instagram and Facebook’s in-app browsers injected JavaScript into the pages users visited" - what if links to web pages simply opened in your default browser, the one you installed because you trust it? Imagine being able to use the software *you choose* on a device you own. https://www.absolutegeeks.com/tech-news/whatsapp-is-building-an-in-app-browser-for-every-link-you-open/

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  Announcement: due to A.I., I have decided to quit my job in Tech, to sell John Lennon memorabilia on eBay. Imagine all the PayPal!

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  Presumably there's not room for another incompetent blonde liar in the white house. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck0j3z1q6pwgt

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  I'm all ready for the ITV report tonight.

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  Well, anyone who supports Reform now can't claim they don't know that it's stuffed full of noncey racists and sexists who are hoping to get elected then show their true colours. So your nice "moderate" friends who support Farage are knowingly fascist enablers.

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  Important meetings this week? A team strategy/ synergy offsite looming? Are YOU worried that your colleagues will LAUGH at you and KICK SAND IN YOUR FACE because you don't know the latest developments in web Standards, browsers and the Web? Don't worry! My Reading List came out on Friday - it's your quick route to ADMIRATION and INSTANT SUCCESS. https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/reading-list-362/

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  Mozilla Is Calling Out Microsoft for Forcing Edge on Users, and It's Absolutely Right https://uk.pcmag.com/migrated-3765-windows-10/167981/mozilla-is-calling-out-microsoft-for-forcing-edge-on-users-and-its-absolutely-right "European laws now force Microsoft to make Windows more respectful of user choices. … no one should have to fight their OS this hard on something as simple as a browser preference."

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  Inside the 33-hour failed boardroom coup to overthrow WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg https://fortune.com/2026/10/19/inside-the-33-hour-failed-boardroom-coup-to-overthrow-wordpress-founder-matt-mullenweg/

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  Gosh, another person who criticised Rwandan leader Paul Kagame found dead. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3lylj78777do

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  A jolly good post from my old mucker Philip Jagermeister on how to keep a vibrant and open Web: https://longlivetheweb.org/not-a-manifesto/

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  A 2024 MDN user survey: "are web applications sufficiently capable to replace native apps on these platforms?" via Rick Byers-Remorse https://bsky.app/profile/rbyers.net/post/3myax3xu3vs2e

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  Blimey crikey gosh, another one https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/18/police-investigate-reform-mayor-allegedly-sharing-naked-sexualised-images-of-himself

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  I got a record 16 questions right in last night's University Challenge, so I'm racing to complete some feedback to regulators before my intelligence diminishes back to its usual dullard levels.

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  The Media ‘Manufactured’ Millionaire Exodus From UK https://bylinetimes.com/2026/10/20/the-media-manufactured-millionaire-exodus-from-uk-campaigners-tell-ipso-in-open-letter/ "Since 2024, around the world about 30 news articles have been published every day about an exodus of millionaires and billionaires fleeing taxes. The UK, we’re told, has had the worst of it thanks to the Labour Government’s tax policies. This coverage was almost entirely based on the claims of a single study, the...

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  Does your org want to move away from Big Tech, and use a browser based in Europe? We're working on Vivaldi Enterprise: our secure, private browser built for organisations of all sizes—from businesses and public institutions to schools and Starfleet Constitution-class starships. https://vivaldi.com/enterprise/

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  Finally, a CAPTCHA that doesn't require me to instantly know what American fire hydrants or school buses look like.

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  Next they'll saw heads off in front of a stars and stripes flag, or behead them in a public square. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmy0r96xygx6o

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  If I don't keep my car roadworthy and crash into yours, it hasn't gone "rogue", it's my negligence and I'm responsible. If my dog attacks you, I am liable. There are no rogue AIs, just negligent AI companies. Prosecute them.

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  Rappin' with regulators

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  Confidence in Big Tech Continues to Slide https://news.gallup.com/poll/712436/confidence-institutions-remains-near-time-low.aspx#:~:text=Confidence%20in%20Big%20Tech%20Continues%20to%20Slide Confidence in large technology companies has fallen steadily from the 32% recorded when Gallup first included it on the list in 2020; today’s 20% rating brings it to a new low.

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  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 22rem), 1fr)); = the best bit of CSS ever. Thank you, new layout algos.

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  Exchanging billets-doux with Apple's compliance department, yet again.

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  There are no "rogue AIs". Just rogue AI companies. Regulate them hard.

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  A tasty shakshuka in a Palestinian cafe before my train. It's been too long since I've had this pleasure.

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  I'm in a hall with loads of stained glass windows and portraits of Lord mayors and worshipful aldermen of the city, surrounded by people who bill by the nanosecond.

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  Ireland has long been a fiefdom of Big Tech, and now it has the EU Presidency, this leaked non-public document shows they have submitted a presidential amendment to GDPR to allow AI free rein over your data. Yay. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnnyryan1_this-is-insanity-irish-presidencys-draft-share-7506654125808476160-hwTd/

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  What has happened to me? A lobbyist acquaintance from Trumpistan asked to pick my brains on the differences between the EU and UK tech regulatory regimes, and I've just expounded for 30 mins on the theme. What have I become? I should have learned React so I could make iOS Crypto Apps or games to sell cigarettes to children in the global South.

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  I'm orf to fakkin Laaahhndaaaaahn for some meetings and then to yell at nerds about Big Tech, squire.

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  Your occasional reminder that, with no added A.I., Vivaldi browser is guaranteed not to attempt to wipe out humanity. https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/