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I'm Steve 'Chippy' Paine. I write about mobility as it relates to tech, camping and motorcycles. I'm planning a 10000 km European tour in '27. My linktree can be found at https://chippy.meetmobility.com

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AI chatbots point vulnerable social media users to illegal online casinos, analysis shows Tech firms condemned for lack of controls with Meta AI and Gemini even offering advice on how to bypass UK gambling and addiction checks

Are we surprised? A lot of money was spent on building these unnatural paths from seemingly normal content. The chatbots are just following those paths without any gatekeeping.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

08.03.2026 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฎ

07.03.2026 12:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love that expression!

You are right of course.
Everyone wants to predict the future when the reality is a slow, slow development of the norm. But of course, that doesn't get clicks.

07.03.2026 12:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hydrogen is an incredibly inefficient energy storage technology, but, at times like this you do realise that green hydrogen can play a role in the energy chain.
Not sure I like the idea that blue hydrogen is being classed as important for the German strategy though.

05.03.2026 08:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Keep them coming! (But don't give all the secrets away to LLMs for free. They will monetise your generosity.)

04.03.2026 08:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pfadfinder!

04.03.2026 08:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday I screen-grabbed a rough ๐Ÿ๏ธ tour plan map and asked Gemini to convert it to a route. I ended up with a detailed route and GPX file. Is it NB doing the reverse analysis in Gemini? Impressive!

04.03.2026 08:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the info Chris.

04.03.2026 08:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™re putting important content in your images, and nowhere else, youโ€™re creating a huge risk that it is missed in AI search.

Oh, and that would have been a problem for โ€œtraditional searchโ€ too.

๐Ÿงต 2/2

03.03.2026 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good real life testing.

04.03.2026 08:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Your Pixel can now double up as a full Android PC with nothing more than a USB-C cable Landing with the March Pixel Drop, your Google Pixel phone can now become a mini PC thanks to Android's Desktop Mode.

16 years ago I tested the first Android laptop. The idea was very compelling but it was never a priority for anyone. Today it's baked into phones making the UMPC a reality, exactly 20 years after launch.

www.androidauthority.com/desktop-mode...

04.03.2026 07:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"AI humanisers" saw huge search growth in 2025. Check some of the keywords.

03.03.2026 17:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A bit less wild, yes. Well spotted.

02.03.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not sure why that was posted three times. The video isn't that good! ;-)

02.03.2026 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sales guy knows I won't buy it. Haha.

02.03.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2026 Kawasaki KLE500 SE review | Jack of all trades, master of none? | MCN
2026 Kawasaki KLE500 SE review | Jack of all trades, master of none? | MCN YouTube video by MCN - Motorcyclenews.com

This first-look review is a good one but there are about 10 available from the press launch a few weeks ago. youtu.be/dQoi3sPbeNM?...

02.03.2026 16:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2026 Kawasaki KLE500 SE review | Jack of all trades, master of none? | MCN
2026 Kawasaki KLE500 SE review | Jack of all trades, master of none? | MCN YouTube video by MCN - Motorcyclenews.com

This first-look review is a good one but there are about 10 available from the press launch a few weeks ago. youtu.be/dQoi3sPbeNM?...

02.03.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
2026 Kawasaki KLE500 SE review | Jack of all trades, master of none? | MCN
2026 Kawasaki KLE500 SE review | Jack of all trades, master of none? | MCN YouTube video by MCN - Motorcyclenews.com

This First-Look review is a good one but there are about 10 available from the press launch a few weeks ago. youtu.be/dQoi3sPbeNM?...

02.03.2026 15:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, whoever you are.

02.03.2026 13:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha. The seagulls! ๐Ÿ˜†

02.03.2026 13:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The first-time KLE 500 review videos are out. Not exactly long term reviews but the sentiment is very good.
However, for my 2027 tour, I'm leaning towards the Suzuki DL 800 DE now.

#motosky #motorcycle #motorbike

02.03.2026 13:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gemini is telling me that the electric pushbike is less carbon intensive than a human on a pushbike due to our energy lost to heat and the shitty energy intensive food we eat.
I'm suspicious, but it makes sense.

A solar-powered E-Bike is the most energy efficient transport on the planet.

28.02.2026 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bored. Quite a good offline (MP3, FM) solution though. Bluetooth can be so shit. Phone: ยฃ13.

28.02.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ocado failing to deliver on its potential as one of UKโ€™s great technology hopes Firmโ€™s automated warehouses are struggling to compete against swift deliveries from stores by bike riders

Another sign: automation in retail grocery warehouses isn't working out for robo-tech company Ocado. Human pickers a better fit for current market. Ocado announces 1000 job cuts.

I do feel, however, that AI focus is currently holding back robotics sector.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

26.02.2026 21:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nvidia down 8% after those results!
Investors looking at AI sector economics for guidance and finding nothing but opinion. Everything is balancing on opinion. So dangerous.

26.02.2026 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do the same. Rarely get out of third gear, waste a lot of time, but it's worth it for the long ride home. Enjoy!

26.02.2026 20:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good luck with that. (Yes, sarcasm)
I'll be watching.

26.02.2026 20:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Smart devices. Not only stealing resources but being quite a nice attack vector too.

26.02.2026 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Approx 120mW running power. Now that's efficiency.

19.02.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

24hrs off 400mah/3.7v Wow.
120mW working power. Most little FM radios take more than that.

19.02.2026 19:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0