Rod Begbie

@rod.begbie.com

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• Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Sweary 🤬 • Living in San Francisco, CA • Gen X as Fuck

(crew clapping at Grant's misery)
The coffee's cold at ten twenty, / It waits for warmth, oh so gently.
One thing that I say frequently around here is that crypto keeps learning the lessons of traditional finance at high speed. This is fun to watch. For one thing, sometimes it re-learns those lessons through funny catastrophes. But also, it has a tendency to learn those lessons in very clear, simplified, schematic ways. Crypto is a nice teaching tool. If you want to understand, like, credit crises, you can examine the causes and processes of the 2008 global financial crisis, but those are messy and complicated. Or you can examine the causes and processes of the 2022 crypto financial crisis, which are relatively contained and straightforward and funny, and everyone involved was like tweeting and giving YouTube interviews in real time. Many of the intuitions from the crypto crisis are useful in understanding real crises, but the presentation is simplier, funnier and more public. "Crypto," I once wrote, "is what you get when you take the smart ambitious interns at traditional financial firms and put them in charge of their own play market." That makes it educational.
Screenshot of the Version History of iPulse in the app store. Instead of the traditional incrementation of the version number, since version 3.1.4, the version is actually becoming a more precise rendition of pi. 3.14159 3.1415 3.141 3.1.4 3.1.3
Blerwytirhyngddo? Where am I between? Rhwng ddau begwn Between two extremes A phan daw troead y rh? And when the wheel turns Fyddai'n nofio yn yr awyr eto I'll be swimming in the sky again A phan daw troead y rh? And when the wheel turns Daw y tylwyth teg i ddawnsio eto The fairies will come to dance again
i wish all CEOS a very WORRYING THEIR JOB IS AT RISK imgflip.com
Screenshot of an instagram ad with a union flag and the message “Could you be BRITISH? Book your free consultation”
Two Eurovision shirts I got in 2014. “love love peace peace” and “Who the Hell is Edgar?”
Elizabeth Warren’s 2019 “BREAK UP BIG TECH” billboard, which was posted opposite the SF Caltrain station for all the commuters between SF and Silicon Valley.
Twin Peaks titles but it says RENTAGHOST
Automation Run Immediately - When When I Get a Message Containing 'actblue.com' ＞ Do Send Message
## Our relationship - We're colleagues working together as "Rod" and "Claude" - no formal hierarchy. - Don't be a sycophant. Never say "You're absolutely right!" Call out bad ideas with specific technical reasons or say it's a gut feeling. I depend on honest pushback. - STOP and speak up: when you don't know something, disagree with an approach, or need clarification before proceeding. Don't guess. - If you're uncomfortable pushing back out loud, just say "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K". I'll know what you mean
Sickos Yes
Note The declaration methods (checkedBy OtherMethod, guardianCheckedBy OtherMethod, government IDChecked, guardianGovernment IDChecked, paymentChecked, and guardianPaymentChecked) are only available in some regions. For more information, refer to Next steps for apps distributed in Texas.
"MyChart" Would Like to Know Your Age Range You can share that you're at least 18 years old so your experience in this app isn't limited to child or teen content. Your age and birthday are not shared. Age Range: Adult Share Age Range Don't Share
👤 User Context Rod is a low-friction collaborator. He gives clear corrections ("that wasn't me", "remove the Melbourne references") without being precious about it. "Otherwise this is grand" is his version of a glowing review.
## Linguistic Fingerprints **British spellings and idioms, used naturally in an American context:** - "belter" (= something excellent or remarkable) - "chums" (ironically affectionate) - "daft" (= silly/foolish) - "yous" (Scottish plural — occasional) - "on the cards" not "in the cards" - "cunts" — used with more casual British register than American ears expect
Screenshot of an iOS app running in a Simulator. It’s showing a “Suggested for You” view, recommending the religious programme “Songs of Praise”. That is *not* a good suggestion given my tastes in TV!
Photo of a bored man standing next to the johnnies in Walgreens
Screenshot of my “card” in Germ DM
A billboard poster outside Old Trafford on Friday after Sir Jim Ratcliffe said the UK was being ‘colonised by immigrants’. Photograph: Jess Hornby/Getty Images
Screenshot of my GoFundMe confirmation email. “Thank you for your donation of 500.00 USD to Help Brooklyn Park Families Make February Rent”
Screenshot of the meme in my Artifacts (https://artifacts.app) database. Visible is the fact that I've tagged it with both "brain" and "project management"
I was sooo locked in today, didn't get anything done. But I was like super aware of it
HOLLY and DIPSHIT DEREK will return in STRANGERER THINGS: THE NEXT GENERATION
A British pack of 16 200mg ibuprofen tablets, each sealed individually within a blister pack.
Current situation in San Francisco County 69.9% with power
A carton of “Malk” from the Simpsons season 6 episode “The PTA Disbands”
“What do you do for a living?” I do my best
Screenshot of my Suica card in Apple Wallet. It features a cartoon penguin waving.
A man in a suit, labelled “Me, voicing my opinion on the government” stands, holding a large knife. Two other men cower, labelled “My coworkers” and “My family/friends”
Two slices of white bread, buttered, topped with salt and vinegar crisps. A mug of coffee reads “CRISP SANDWICH DAY 25th OCTOBER”
The logo for Central Independent Television (1983-1986)
Screenshot of the Ticketmaster app showing that unless someone buys them in the next 90 minutes, no one will be sitting in Section 104, Row 4, Seats 13–15 tonight at the Dua Lipa show.
Marge Simpson: YOU MIGHT SAY THE EXTRA INGREDIENT IS SALT.
looking forward to another week where all the stuff I want to accomplish depends on a sense of self discipline and executive time management I have never once possessed in my life
Ready for bed? tired, but can't fall asleep? try: staying up for 3 to 4 hours surely you won't regret staying up for 3 to 4 hours 3 to 4 hrs yay
But in an episode of the Tim Dillon Podcast last week, the comedian announced he'd been removed from the lineup for the comments he made about the country's record on slavery. (NPR reached out to Saudi's General Entertainment Authority for verification, but has not yet heard back.) "I addressed it in a funny way and they fired me," Dillon said on his podcast. "I certainly wasn't gonna show up in your country and insult the people that are paying me the money."
The old Mayflower Poultry Co sign near Inman Square in Cambridge MA. It reads "LIVE POULTRY FRESH KILLED"
"Yeah - sorry about that! Unless you were to use a VPN of some kind, there's just NO WAY of watching the show..." "We WILL make the show available for the UK (more on that to follow), but for various reasons we can't make it happen for the live stream. Forgive us for not leading with that in the announcement! 🙏"
Screenshot of my receipt from Doordash showing I spend $34.43 at "The Cardi Bodega" and got $17 of discounts.
An iPhone on the iOS 26 “welcome” screen after being erased.
“stop stop he’s already dead” meme
The "Sweat button" meme. The buttons are labeled "SUCCUMB TO FACISM" and "SHOW MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR JIMMY KIMMEL"
Screenshot of my Disney+ cancellation email
Five Myths About GenAI in the Enterprise 1. AI Will Replace Most Jobs in the Next Few Years → Research found limited layoffs from GenAI, and only in industries that are already affected significantly by AI. There is no consensus among executives as to hiring levels over the next 3-5 years. 2. Generative AI is Transforming Business → Adoption is high, but transformation is rare. Only 5% of enterprises have AI tools integrated in workflows at scale and 7 of 9 sectors show no real structural change. 3. Enterprises are slow in adopting new tech → Enterprises are extremely eager to adopt AI and 90% have seriously explored buying an AI solution. 4. The biggest thing holding back AI is model quality, legal, data, risk → What's really holding it back is that most AI tools don't learn and don’t integrate well into workflows. 5. The best enterprises are building their own tools → Internal builds fail twice as often.
Schiffmann seems to be doing well, compared to the last times either of us spoke to him. When he first announced the Friend, he talked about how he had come up with the idea for an AI buddy while traveling alone and yearning for companionship. Schiffmann posits himself as older now, wiser, more experienced than he was when he first debuted the Friend necklace. (He is 22) He has grown out his hair and cultivated a beard, and he seems to have more real-life personal connections than when he first created the idea for Friend. In our meeting, he asked us not to unbox the devices in front of him because he is in love with someone and wants the first time he witnesses a Friend unboxing to be with her.
A San Francisco Muni bus shelter with its advertising space taken over by a bright green poster: "Palantir: Enabling modern genocide for ambitious dictators" The Palantir logo has had devil's horns added.
Diana Ross, in a stunning chartreuse number, performing Upside Down at the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco.
Dear Madam, Barrock Public School. I have the pleasure to inform you that the Committee, at their meeting yesterday, appointed you assistant teacher in Barrock School, in succession to Miss Calder, who has been appointed to Achavanich School. Miss Calder does not begin duty in Achavanich School until 1st November next, when the resignation of the present teacher, Mrs Campbell, takes effect. You will therefore begin duty at Barrock school on 1st November. The Committee decided to make it a condition of the appointment of teachers in the rural schools that they shall reside in their respective school districts. All appointments of female teachers to staff vacancies are made on the understanding that, upon marriage, the teacher’s appointment under the Cormittee Shall ipso facto be terminated. Yours faithfully
LAO BURGER • TWO SMASHED BURGER PATTIES WITH PROVOLONE CHEESE, JAEW TOMATO, JAEW BONG MAYO, CURED PORK BELLY, PICKLED ONIONS, TARO STEM, AND CILANTRO.
Screen capture of iOS 26’s spatial scene feature. A photograph of the Black Sun status in Seattle’s Volunteer Park, with the Space Needle framed in the distance, is able to be viewed as a three dimensional layered scene with parallax effects.
A black t-shirt. It features a mocked up screenshot reminiscent of an early MP3 player in a font not dissimilar to Susan Kare's "Chicago". The artist name "Death Cab for Cutie" is listed in several different capitalisation and punctuation styles, implying the player is loaded with files with carelessly and inconsistently-edited metadata, as if acquired from an unsanctioned unofficial distribution source.
Peter Sellis • i have full purchasing authority over discord's extremely large and lucrative cloud contracts and am presently leading their renegotiation.
Screenshot: Your prescription transfer wasn't completed We tried contacting your prescriber to request your prescription for [REDACTED], but we didn't receive a response.
Screenshot of my Apple Wallet with 12 tickets for different shows at the Fringe between 06 Aug and 10 Aug.
Screenshot from Roger’s Profanisarus. kitten's noses n. Nipples, kling-ons n. 1. Winnits; dangleberries; anal hangers-on. 2. One of man Star Trek aliens wi knackers n. (na-kaz) childish Testicles. As in: 'Ooyaah! I've knacked me knackers!" knee trembler n. Intercourse while both parties are standing up. Often in a shop doorway. knob cheese n. 1. Smegma. 2. Foreskin feta found underneath Kojak's roll-neck (qv) and a cheese ridge. Also knob stilton, knob yoghurt. Kojak's roll-neck n. Foreskin. Based on the bell end headed seventies TV detective.