Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

IT consulting, training and support for SMEs on Apple Mac and other fine systems. macmandevon.co.uk Devon, UK Joined September 2009

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

2 years ago

Shall we introduce a new abbreviation, @JuliaBramble? TSMNFKAT - The Social Media Network formerly known as Twitter. So much quicker and easier to pronounce....

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

2 years ago

It ain't too bad, you should have seen the other guy.

Bundeskanzler a.D. Olaf Scholz @KanzlerScholz

2 years ago

It ain't too bad, you should have seen the other guy.

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

2 years ago

#Baumkuchen バウムクーヘン lovers unite. From Hannover to Osaka and Tokyo. hollaendische-kakao-stube.de/seite_04/galer…

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

2 years ago

#Google #Cloud computing can actually be beaten :-), and it's a lot cheaper too. Well done @storagereview storagereview.com/review/storage…

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

3 years ago

#ChatGPT is impressive, it really is. I wouldn't trust a machine though, due to #ConfirmationBias and the AI #circular-effect. What can we use it for? (and don't ask ChatGPT)

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Last time one person could know everything was around 1500, Leonardo da Vinci. Since then it went downhill and we even had to invent search engines. Gain new #freedom by accepting that missives of people who aren't visible at once are probably less important than you think. 😀

Julia Bramble Ph.D. @JuliaBramble

3 years ago

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Felicity Hannah @FelicityHannah

3 years ago

Did you know you can tell the age of a fake Christmas tree by counting the rings of tape on the box?

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mariana Z @mariana057

3 years ago

Elon Musk bought twitter for $43 Billion. Didn’t he know that he could download it for free from the App Store??

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

4 years ago

The word #unprecedented gets #unprecedented frequent use these days. And the #shortage of other words is #inflationary. Even on unsocial media. #xmas21 @JuliaBramble

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Gunhild Alvik Nyborg, MD, PhD, BSc @GANyborg

4 years ago

Norway is seeing the world’s first omicron superspreader event after a party downtown Oslo last Friday. Of 120 healthy non-symptomatic fully vaccinated individuals with a negative test, two had recently returned from South Africa and turned out to be positive, omicron. 1/

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Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews

4 years ago

I’ve said it before, and I’m going to say it again… #PutAFuckingMaskOn

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

4 years ago

When @trishgreenhalgh (Prof of Primary Care, Oxford) tweets about a misleading “peer reviewed paper” and this gets tagged in my #twitter notifications under "Pens & Stationary", god help us when we need #AI to tackle real problems, like a pandemic. It's artificial stupidity.

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Physics & Astronomy Zone @zone_astronomy

4 years ago

Physics is Everywhere in your life

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

4 years ago

300 cars. All outdoors on pretty wide & open grounds, therefore safe. Good weather forecasted. #classiccars #Sidmouth

Sidmouth Chamber @sidmouthchamber

4 years ago

300 cars. All outdoors on pretty wide & open grounds, therefore safe. Good weather forecasted. #classiccars #Sidmouth

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Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity

4 years ago

@dgurdasani1 @SkyNews Yes the Sky interviewer is hostile, and has been clearly taken in by false and unscientific narratives, but this leads to an opportunity for Dr Gurdasani to effectively refute all of these points as she did. Excellent interview. Share widely! youtu.be/cqyK6vBWHiw

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

4 years ago

Seen one of these lately? :-) @JuliaBramble

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Dr Bharat Pankhania @doctorshaib

4 years ago

@drgregkelly Agree and once again, I mentioned this important issue today on @BBCr4today at 0710hrs. It was not the main topic, but I managed to raise it. 👇 youtu.be/b_2MhPAgYw0

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Artie the Octopus @ArtieHas7Legs

4 years ago

Oh no - bit of a mechanical problem with @AI_Mayflower. She’s safe but is clearly out of sorts. We are going back to base to investigate. We’ll hopefully be turned around again soon. Thanks for your support!

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

4 years ago

Just helped a friend to apply for Settled Status. #settledstatus The process took us over 2 hrs because UK Gov's computers couldn't "find" her after her over 50 years of paying taxes in the UK. She called it "a humiliating" experience.

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Michael Mertens @MacManDevon

4 years ago

Ain't it funny that we constantly need to tell computers what we mean (say, by using hashtags). Artificial Intelligence is not anywhere near as intelligent as we're made to believe. Thankfully so, I hasten to add.