Category Archives: Ludditis

AI Slop and the Dead Internet Theory

Posted on July 28, 2025 by peNdantry

As is so often the case with my wibblings, this one has ended up being far longer than I’d originally intended. There’s a TL;DR at the foot of this post for those whose attention span is limited (from what I … Continue reading →

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Your call is SO important to us!

Posted on August 1, 2023 by peNdantry

I saw this, and it reminded me of my 2007 post ‘Let’s Play… talk to a human‘. Although of course I’m fooling myself, I do like to think that Matt Green stumbled upon that post and thought, “Hey, that’s a good … Continue reading →

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Naomi Klein on the hallucinations of AI developers

Posted on May 9, 2023 by peNdantry

I have no time for blogging atm, but I noticed Bob Rich’s latest post and was unable to avoid following the link he recommended to Naomi Klein’s article ‘AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are‘. I learned about ‘AI … Continue reading →

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How to Shop for Tech That Actually Lasts

Posted on February 21, 2023 by peNdantry

If we are to get ourselves out of Spaceship Earth Demolition Mode, one thing we are all going to have to do is to wean ourselves off the Perpetual Upgrade Treadmill. Below is a ‘reblog’ of an interesting lifehacker article … Continue reading →

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A thorny issue: transcripts and intellectual property

Posted on May 22, 2021 by peNdantry

The story so far Forty-two§ days ago, I wibbled about the upcoming Towel Day, in a post that featured a video interview of Richard Dawkins talking about Douglas Adams — and the transcript I’d (laboriously) made of it. Goldie left … Continue reading →

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Choose your battles wisely (especially when transcribing)

Posted on May 6, 2021 by peNdantry

When I wibbled about machine transcription a few days ago, I concluded that it was perhaps still too much in its infancy to be of any use. However, I thought I would give it a second chance, as I’ve no … Continue reading →

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How not to use technology to help with (machine) transcription

Posted on April 29, 2021 by peNdantry

I’ve transcribed several videos here on Wibble. The most recent example was a short while ago: four-and-a-half minutes of Richard Dawkins talking about Douglas Adams. And almost immediately, Goldie blew my mind with a brilliant comment, asking whether I’d used … Continue reading →

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What price privacy?

Posted on March 3, 2021 by peNdantry

The Dumbest Blog Ever§ recently highlighted that ‘together, Apple and Google phones account for 99% of the smartphone market in the US‘. I avoided the dumbphone trap myself for years, relying on a ‘burner’ phone that did only what it … Continue reading →

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Feedback for Ocado

Posted on January 27, 2021 by peNdantry

This wibblette is in two parts; they are in reverse chronological order, as I wish to begin by highlighting and giving credit to Ocado for being incredibly responsive in this case! The second part is the message I sent to … Continue reading →

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WordPress editor upgrade woes

Posted on May 22, 2020 by peNdantry

Well, this is a pain. By ‘this’, I mean the new WordPress editor. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love youngsters. I can’t eat more than one at a sitting, though. My theory — which is mine — is that … Continue reading →

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