Notes from Mastodon—longer than a toot, shorter than a book

I’m on Mastodon. I post notes that I started over there, over here.

The great motor insurance rip-off

The constant vigilance necessary to avoid being shafted by the insurance companies.

‘Reject all’ cookies? Don’t you believe it!

Don’t be fooled by those ‘Reject all’ buttons that appear on some website cookie consent popups.

Words that should be banished from the dictionary

Lexicographer Susie Dent has been compiling a list of words and phrases the public thinks should be axed. I have my own suggestions.

‘Alt’ text for Mastodon images

How to apply descriptions to images on Mastodon effectively.

Gary Lineker earns his first yellow card—for protesting against British asylum law

Translation of an article in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter about Gary Lineker and the BBC.