I appreciate the way the YouTube Music ‘Discover’ algorithm cautiously proffers new new genres to see if I’m into them. This week it thinks I might like ‘songs that aren’t from musical theatre but sound like they could be’ and ‘songs about zombies’.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Feb 11, 2021, 11:30

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Feb 11, 2021, 11:30

Feb 11, 2021, 11:30

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Me: Shall we get dressed so we can go outside?
Rory: No. Want to not go outside. Want to hide under the duvet.
The voice of the nation.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Feb 07, 2021, 16:01

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Feb 07, 2021, 16:01

Feb 07, 2021, 16:01

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Sometimes Google Photos gives me a notification that says ‘New memory for you’ and I can’t help but worry my past is being retroactively constructed by Google’s AI

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 31, 2021, 17:00

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 31, 2021, 17:00

Jan 31, 2021, 17:00

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Paid a couple of quid extra to get something from a seller on eBay rather than from Amazon. The seller bought it on Amazon, had it sent directly to me, and pocketed the difference. Not my most successful ethical stand ever.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 30, 2021, 08:58

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 30, 2021, 08:58

Jan 30, 2021, 08:58

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Harsh but fair.

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**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 21, 2021, 17:22

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 21, 2021, 17:22

Jan 21, 2021, 17:22

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Why would anyone want to go to a house party of more than 15 people

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 20, 2021, 10:32

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 20, 2021, 10:32

Jan 20, 2021, 10:32

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Apparently ‘inappropriate or offensive language’ will soon be banned from passwords at my work. A philosophical quandary: if a word is immediately hashed and nobody else ever sees it, can it be ‘inappropriate or offensive’?

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 20, 2021, 10:23

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 20, 2021, 10:23

Jan 20, 2021, 10:23

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

There is only one person in this house who my son will say ‘Good morning’ and ‘Goodnight’ to, and it’s the smoke alarm.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 16, 2021, 17:50

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 16, 2021, 17:50

Jan 16, 2021, 17:50

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

‘Elmer’ is surely the ultimate fantasy: to get a glimpse of how people are when you’re not around, discover they’re way less happy without you, and then do a joke so good they decide it deserves an annual parade.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 09, 2021, 20:50

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 09, 2021, 20:50

Jan 09, 2021, 20:50

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Am astonishing new high for YouTube Music’s tendency to play versions of songs from weird compilations.

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**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 04, 2021, 19:57

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Jan 04, 2021, 19:57

Jan 04, 2021, 19:57

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

I wonder what our ongoing national disaster will announce this time.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Nov 04, 2020, 11:38

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Nov 04, 2020, 11:38

Nov 04, 2020, 11:38

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Sorry everyone, my fault, didn’t realise I had this button

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**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Nov 03, 2020, 23:23

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Nov 03, 2020, 23:23

Nov 03, 2020, 23:23

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

I see the Guardian have decided against using twee pixel art pictures of the candidates for their US election updates this time around. Can’t imagine why.

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Nov 02, 2020, 18:34

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Nov 02, 2020, 18:34

Nov 02, 2020, 18:34

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

I foresee an extremely tedious news story in the near future

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Oct 31, 2020, 20:59

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Oct 31, 2020, 20:59

Oct 31, 2020, 20:59

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Hard to imagine a less appealing tagline for 2020 tbh

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**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Oct 16, 2020, 12:49

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Oct 16, 2020, 12:49

Oct 16, 2020, 12:49

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Fair enough.

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**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Oct 08, 2020, 21:43

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Oct 08, 2020, 21:43

Oct 08, 2020, 21:43

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

Wikipedia has a very roundabout way of telling you that The Tiger Who Came to Tea is about a tiger who came to tea.

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**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Sep 29, 2020, 21:08

**Mark Taylor** @markstaylor@mas.to · Sep 29, 2020, 21:08

Sep 29, 2020, 21:08

Mark Taylor @markstaylor@mas.to

The small Nutella jar glass is very much the benevolent sibling of the Gü ramekin. Next time you want a pudding, consider just eating a jar of Nutella.